Puppet Show

Katie D.

As Katie R.has mentioned before, raising a family in the Upper Valley has many benefits. Our recreation and park department offers wonderful activities for kids of all ages throughout the summer.  This past Thursday was no exception to that.  A puppet show in the park; what sounds more wonderful then that.  I met up with friends at the playground, including Katie R. before she left me for two weeks to go to Ohio, and let the kids burn off some energy before having to sit for a half hour. We all then ate some lunch and made our way to the park. Colby, Andrew and all their friends sat right in front eagerly waiting for the show to begin.  I had expected it to be your basic puppet show with hand puppets but no, it was marionettes! I find marionettes a little on the scary side but God love them the kids sat there and watched this very talented gentleman perform to scary music with scary looking puppets.  Colby’s face was more serious than anything, taking it all in and not knowing how to react to most of it.  When it was over he said he had a good time but when Tom got home from work he told him that he went to a scary puppet show.  Chalk that experience up to lesson learned, don’t assume a puppet show at face value, check to see if they have marionettes! 

When we drove by the park today Colby yelled out that he wanted to watch the scary puppet show again.  He is clearly braver than I am.