{"product_id":"9780764424588","title":"Instant Puppet Skits: 20 Stories From People Who Met Jesus","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eUse 20 Stories From People Who Met Jesus\u003c\/i\u003e to enliven favorite Bible stories and to introduce children to puppeteering! Lead kids to discover more about Jesus from the people who knew him best—those he met...like one of the shepherds, Zacchaeus, a Roman soldier, and more!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eYou will get:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e2 compact discs with audio for each script. You and your puppeteer friends don't have to worry about digging up sound effects or reading the lines as you perform. It's already done for you!\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eScripture reference in Table of Contents,\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDirections for creating a stage,\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSimple Bible costumes for puppets,\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eReproducible patterns for props,\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eReproducible scripts with staging instructions,\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAnd a Puppet Primer with tips for powerful and imaginative productions.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe twenty scripts you'll find in \u003ci\u003eInstant Puppet Skits\u003c\/i\u003e have something in common: each features a Bible character who met Jesus and shares a personal insight. John the Baptist tells his would-be, disgusted director that he is not the star attraction, that his purpose was to prepare people to follow Jesus, and while Lazarus tries to collect a refund on his burial, he explains eternal life for those who believe. And you'll find that the scripts have other things in common too:\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eScripts have no more than four puppets on stage at any one time, and you can re-use the same four \"actors\" with different costumes to limit the costs of the puppets!\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFour or less puppets per script makes it easy for you to recruit enough puppeteers!\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eYet the audience is involved. In \"Fish and Loaves\", the audience acts the part of the crowd, each of them stuffed with food.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAfter each script you'll find group discussion points in the \"For Deeper Learning\" section.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Group Publishing, Incorporated","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47007694717168,"sku":"9780764424588","price":31.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780764424588_p0.jpg?v=1763804433","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780764424588","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}