Puppet Programs
Puppet Programs
MSC Hospitality Puppet Programs use a fun and enjoyable format to communicate to children about serious issues. Our shows typically last 6-7 minutes, and cover topic such as: friendship, healthy eating habits, dental hygiene, poison safety, dangers of alcohol, smoking, and drugs. It is our goal to help promote a positive, healthy lifestyle to your students.
Our puppet shows are offered mainly in the Bryan/College Station area, but in the past we have traveled to Texas Children’s Hospital, the Girls’ Club of Brazos Valley, and Christmas in the Park. We can also perform before or after your general campus tour provided by MSC Hospitality.
Please look for information about puppet programs for the spring semester soon! We do request at least two weeks notice if you would like to schedule a show. Start times for our puppet shows are: 9:00, 9:30, 10:00, 10:30, 1:00, 1:30, 2:00, and 2:30.
We are always open to new ideas and suggestions! If you have any questions, suggestions, or would like to schedule a puppet show, please contact Charley Tauer at puppets@msc.tamu.edu
Puppet Show Descriptions
Cross My Heart : The importance of keeping promises
Looking Out for #1: Putting others first
Oh, Brother : Valuing brothers and sisters
Change for the Better: Returning excess change
Buck Stop : Taking responsibility for actions
Fare is Fair: Giving fair value for product or labor
Obie’s Problem: Obie (the dog) learns about the importance of healthy brushing.
Shorter show, perfect for a younger audience.
Smile, Smile, Smile: Teaches how sugar adversely affects the body’s health and well-being. Shorter show, perfect for a younger audience. (These two shows work best if combined because each alone is rather short.)
Alcohol on Trial: This show revolves around a puppet that is obviously intoxicated. Different parts of his body (stomach, liver, brain, and heart) share how they feel about his drinking and how the alcohol harms them. Suggested for 2nd grade and above due to difficult vocabulary.
This Was Your Life: Similar to “Alcohol on Trial," this show focuses on the effects that smoking has on different parts of the body. Suitable for all grades.
Keep Off the Grass: This show centers on the harm of dangerous drugs such as marijuana and cocaine. A drug abuser is hospitalized for an accident that occurred while he was under the influence of drugs. A police officer awaits his release from the emergency room while waiting various parts of the body come to visit the drug abuser. The officer converses with the body parts about the dangers of drugs. Suitable for all grades.
Lock It Up: (Poison Storage) This show emphasizes the importance of storing poisons to prevent any harmful situations. Show concludes with a song about poison prevention. Suitable for all grades.
Emergency: (First Aid for Poisoning) This show focuses on basic first aid in poisoning situations such as what to do in a room full of car exhaust, when poison is spilled on your clothes, and when poison is sprayed in your eyes. Suitable for all grades.
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