I'm Your Puppet

Friday morning we went to the glorious Detroit Institute of Arts. The museum had Holiday events for the whole family.

A scene from Pinocchio

 Sleeping Beauty

Peter Pan

Sleeping Beauty

We went to a puppet making workshop and then on to an amazing marionette performance of Pinocchio.

Peter Pan

Happy Days

Getting Elijah to let go of the wall

Mike enthralled with Terry's puppet making

The puppet called Sugar Plum, best friend to  Terry's puppet Ginger Bread

Mike wondering when it will all end?

I have to admit, I have a strange preoccupation with puppetry(I think from when I was little and I saw "The Lonely Goatherd in the Sound Of Music") and this show was spell binding. The children were entranced by the story. The puppets were so intricate and expressive. The story was presented by the amazing National Marionette Company and they gave a lecture on the art and the puppets after the show.

I was so thrilled with the performance that when Pinocchio was turned into a real boy by the glorious Blue Fairy, I started to cry.
The audience gave them huge applause and loud cheers.
The puppeteers live in Vermont and have a family business of crafting wooden marionettes,  and scenery and then performing with these beautiful pieces across the U.S.

After the gorgeous puppet show, we went on to Campus Martius for a little ice skating. It was Elijah's first  time on skates so Mimi was giving him some pointers. We got him to take a few steps. The afternoon was the best.