| Hi! Here are some details about myself: |
| My name is: |
Kristina Wilson |
| I have a home page at: |
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| My occupation (when I'm not doing puppets!) is: |
Teacher/mama |
| My approximate age is: |
25 - 35 |
| I live in the state of: |
MI |
| ... in the country of: |
United States |
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| Here's some information about my church or puppetry organisation: |
| My organisation's name is: |
First Baptist Of Bridgeport |
| My organisation's website is at: |
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| Some of My Puppetry Background |
| Q: Why do you write puppet scripts? What motivates you? |
| I teach the 3-5 year olds' jr. church, and I really enjoy it. When I can't find a great script here to go along with my lesson, I make one to fit, just right, so that the week's lesson- more importantly, God's truth, is communicated clearly and appropriately for my little ones. |
| Q: Tell us about your church or puppet organisation. |
| I use puppets twice in our usual routine. first out in front of the stage to teach a specific habit (Penelope the polite Flamingo is a favorite) and then my teens share the puppet story later in the lesson. |
| Q: How did you get started in puppets and what attracted you to this area? |
| My Mom, a tremendous Pastor's wife and jr. church teacher for 30 some years, always used Mr. Grinch about once a month. All of us, her jr. church kids, were always excited to see him b/c we knew that he would teach us something important, and b/c he would make us laugh really hard! |
| Q: Where does your inspiration come from to write puppet scripts? |
| My imagination, inspired by a mom who read to us, and I'm sure some good old Children's Bible Hour which we always listened to on Sunday mornings growing up. |
| Q: What advice would you give to someone just starting out in puppetry? |
| Speak clearly and LOUDLY! that seems to be the hardest thing for my teens. |
| Q: Who are your favourite puppet characters and what do you like about them? |
| Izzy the inch worm- she teaches us we can get the job done little by little. And Robby the Ribbit, he tells us a story each week that illustrates something hilarious my 3yr. old learned that week! |
| Q: What are the most important qualities in great puppet scripts? |
| Truth and a chuckle |
| Q: What would you do if you were a puppet? |
| Make a mess every time I was pulled out of the puppet bag- my little ones always relate to making messes! |
