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You are doing an excellent job with your Toybox Tales ministry. I must say that my kids like your shows a lot more than VeggieTales as well as my adult volunteers. Keep up the great work! Your website and Toybox Tales have been more useful and beneficial to my ministry than any other website I have ever found. Thank you for this ministry.
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Puppetry Zone

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Puppets remain the #1 ministry tool for engaging, entertaining, and educating kids. The simply fact is KIDS LOVE PUPPETS, and while other teaching techniques come and go, puppets are here to stay! Here you will find help for both puppet teams as well as solo puppeteers.

See Also: Introduction to Solo Puppeteering | Puppet Resource List |

#1 Rated Puppet Script:
Flatman and Bobbin #1 The Bumbling Duo Discover the Gospel!

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Premium A Letter from a Friend (Solo)

Teaching to accept and read God's messages to us.

God's Word
Premium A Roof Over Your Head

Just as a roof over a house protects the inside of a house from damage, so obedience to God's commands protects us from the harmful things of this life that can pour down upon us.

Protection
Premium Cookie Caper

A girl thinks she won't go to Heaven because she stole a cookie. Dog helps her to find forgiveness.

God's Love
Premium Cover those heads!

Everyone loves to laugh at the Peeking Puppeteer Heads, except the puppeteers who are doing the show. Here is a creative way to eliminate that!

Peeking Puppeteer Heads!
Premium Flatman & Bobbin and the Deeply Deranged Divider

Flatman and Bobbin face off against the Deeply Deranged Divider, a bitter ex-superhero. They learn to forgive each other, and help the Deeply Deranged Divider forgive also.

Forgiveness
Premium Flatman & Bobbin Discover their Purpose

Flatman and Bobbin learn that God has a purpose for their lives through use of the Super Sonic Sound Simplifier (a listening device, we used a megaphone and headphones)

God has a purpose for everyone's life
Premium Flatman & Bobbin Search for the Holy Spirit

Flatman and Bobbin learn to listen to the Holy Spirit.

Holy Spirit
Premium Flatman & Bobbin try to do what is right

Bobbin has a decision-making crisis when he worries about always doing the right thing.

Doing the Right thing
Premium Friends Forever

Arnie finds out that you can be forgiven and have a friend in Jesus forever.

Forgiveness / Salvation
Premium God's Recipe

Cindy learns that following directions is like following God's recipe for our lives.

God's Word
Premium Going Overboard

Funny script about Jesus calming the storm

Faith
Premium Grezelda Gets Mad

Grezelda finds out that anger does not get you many friends.

Anger
Premium Jesus' Gift to You

Peter wants to give gifts and hopes they will be accepted, but doesn't realize he has yet to receive the best gift - Jesus' gift of life.z

Jesus
Premium Jesus is your Shepherd

A girl learns that Jesus is her perfect Shepherd.

Jesus, our Shepherd
Premium Mirror, Mirror

Andy learns from his mirror that honoring your parents can impact how long you live on the earth! Our words and attitudes should reflect our life with God.

Honoring Parents
Premium Old McPharaoh had a frog

A frog and a mouse have a discussion about the plague of frogs in the story of Moses and Pharaoh.

Moses and Pharaoh
Premium Sin Stains Our Image

Sin stains the image God gave us. Puppet believes that she has zits all over her face and then realizes that there are just spots on the mirror.

Sin
Premium Terrible Tongue

Mouse tells a lie about Tough McRuff and ruins a friendship.

Telling lies
Premium The Good Shepherd

A lamb finds that safety with the shepherd is better than freedom with danger.

Matthew 18:12,13
Premium The Lost Puppy Puppet Script

... I had gone camping and seen a lost dog (with a collar). We tried to get him but he wouldn't come to us. I felt really bad about that dog. And then it was as if God said to me, "That's how I feel when I see My children lost in their sin and not coming to My Son." The resulting puppet script is what God gave me to use...

Outreach
Premium The Prayer of Jabez Skit

The prayer of Jabez puppet skit (1 Chronicles 4:9-10)

Prayer
Premium The Prayer Pair

The first puppet demonstrates the good way to pray, while the other prays for his own good.

Prayer
Premium What Is Easter All About?

A host asks three panel guests the question "What is Easter all about?"

Easter
Premium Who is my Shepherd?

A little girl wishes to be a lamb because she wants her own Shepherd. She finds out her parents are her Shepherds.

Parents
Premium Who’s at the Door

We can be ambassadors for Jesus Christ and shine our lights for Him as we witness to others of His salvation on our lives. We can pray and share the Good News.

Evangelism
Premium Choose Your Friends

A Game Show on Choosing Friends Wisely. Contestants get to choose between friends that are rich and those that are loyal. This shows the outcome of each selection.

Friendship
Guest Flatman and Bobbin #1 The Bumbling Duo Discover the Gospel!

Two bumbling superheroes find a pamphlet with the words "The Gospel" written on it. They put it in a decoder and heed the message.

Gospel
Premium Michael Jordan's Nose

Based on Matthew 18:12 A puppet is searching frantically for a puzle piece that is missing. (It is a puzzle of Michael Jordan, and the missing piece is his nose.) A friend asks what he is doing and the result is a conversation about why he is willing to leave the other 99 pieces to search for this one. "The other 99 are made complete when the missing one is found."

God's Love
Premium Pebble Mountain

A puppet brags about his climbing exploits, but trips over a pebble and is humbled.

Pride
Premium The Seven Magic Letters!

Saying, "I'm sorry" instead of arguing saves this puppet some trouble.

Forgiveness
Basic Aaron and Hur

A 'who's on first' style puppet show. Copyrighted, but you are welcome to use in local church ministry.

Moses and Aaron
Premium Basic Puppet Techniques

Here is a training outline explaining basic techniques in puppetry.

Puppetry Training
Premium Choose Your Driver - Part 2 of the Spiritual D's

Gus and Molly are going on vacation - they have now chosen a destination, but are fighting over who is going to drive, and in the process, break the steering wheel! We need to let Jesus be the 'driver' in our life.

Putting Jesus in Charge
Premium CONsequences - Break it Down

A brother and sister discuss the meaning of the word 'consequences.'

consequences
Premium Docking Bay 94

The Intrepid crew of the USS Procrastination are back in a hysterical puppet show that involves never before seen interaction between the puppets and the leader, who is suprised by the puppet show and the way it goes. Perfect for a lesson on Abram GOING when God said to go!

Obedience
Premium Flatman and Bobbin - The Talent Crisis

Bobbin discovers that he doesn't have to go out of his way to create new talents. God has already gifted him with everything he needs to serve his savior.

Using our talents for Christ
Premium Flatman and Bobbin #2 The Dynamite Donut Detonator!

The bumbling superheroes are back and find out that a criminal they had put in jail has been released. They first are convinced that he must have tricked the guards. They later learn that he is helping out a soup kitchen feeding the poor, thus learning that nobody is beyond hope.

Witnessing
Premium Flatman and Bobbin #3 The Destructo!

The Bumbling Duo save Messyopolis by discovering the secret to defeating The Destructo and learn that everyone needs encouragement!

Encouragement
Premium Flatman and Bobbin #7 - The Grinch who stole Easter

Flatman and Bobbin rediscover Jesus' death and resurrection

Easter
Premium Flatman and Bobbin Discover the Trinity (#5)

The Bumbling Duo Discover and Discuss the Trinity.

Trinity
Premium Good News!

An Interviewer is asking several puppets what they think "Gospel" means while a paperboy in the background is selling a GOOD NEWS Newspaper.

Gospel
Premium I Will Gladly Pay You on Tuesday

Harry the Hotdog lover is always promising to pay for his hotdogs on Tuesday... but what if "Tuesday" never comes?

Promises
Premium Introduction to Solo Puppeteering

Puppet Training on doing a puppet all by yourself - ventriloquism NOT required! (Although the AVC's of Ventriloquism are included!) Tips and Advice on how to do a puppet by yourself, how to develop a character, and things you can do to enhance your lesson with a solo puppet.

Puppetry Training
Premium It's All About Me!

A girl has written a play called "It's All About Me" and finds she doesn't need her friends, because she can do everything herself better. In the end, she is all alone.

Pride
Premium It's Not My Fault!

FUNNY ROUTINE where a puppet accidentally admits to something he did – without realizing it. Then tries to blame everything and everyone but himself.

Admitting Wrong
Premium Meet Gus!

Pictures and info on the Kidologist's main puppet character, Gus! (For ideas for creating your own puppet character and personality)

Puppetry Training
Premium Peace Man!

Peace Man is the Super Hero of Peace! Whenever he sees an unpeaceful situation,he intervenes, bringing peace and calmness back to the earth.

peacemaker
Premium Puppet Resource List

Here is a list of compnies and websites that sell puppets and puppet equipment. A valuable resource!

Puppets
Premium Read the Instructions

Puppet learns that the Bible is like a book of instructions, and that not following instructions can lead to irreparable damage.

Bible
Premium Session Three: Your Puppet, Your Teaching Assistant

How to use your puppet to enhance your lesson.

Using your puppet to enhance your lesson.


  

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