• Front view of the assembled tabletop puppet theater with closed red curtains and warm fairy lights along the wooden frame
  • Two kids putting on a puppet show with the decorated wooden tabletop puppet theater, using the felt stick puppets on rods
  • Assembled wooden tabletop puppet theater kit with red fabric curtains and lit fairy lights, puppet-making supplies laid out in front
  • Full contents of the tabletop puppet theater kit: laser-cut wood panels, printed curtain fabric, fairy lights, wooden shapes, puppet rods, and a box of markers
  • Included markers, printed felt puppet characters, theater mask cutouts, and wooden shapes for decorating the puppet theater
  • Handmade wooden puppet theater with red curtains, fairy lights, and a marquee decorated with kids' drawings, in the Indianapolis workshop where each kit is made
  • Two puppet support rods with alligator clips holding printed felt stick puppets of a boy and a dog
  • Six printed felt stick puppet characters included in the kit: a girl, a boy, a cat, a dog, an alien in a UFO, and a camper van
  • 3D rendering of the laser-cut wooden puppet theater frame, showing the slot-together assembly
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Wooden Tabletop Puppet Theater Kit – DIY Stick Puppets, Curtains & Fairy Lights

Wooden Tabletop Puppet Theater Kit – DIY Stick Puppets, Curtains & Fairy Lights

$48.00 USD
$48.00 USD
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Stop handing out worksheets. Start creating stories.

This wooden tabletop puppet theater kit is precision laser-cut in Indianapolis and built for repeated use, not a one-afternoon cardboard project. It turns any table into a puppet show stage, complete with printed fabric curtains, a string of mini fairy lights, and six printed felt stick puppet characters ready to perform. The decorating is where kids make it their own: wooden shapes and marquee discs to color with the included markers or colored pencils and attach around the stage.

In classrooms and libraries, it is a storytelling and literacy tool: retell a story, practice public speaking, act out social-emotional scenarios. Elementary teachers, children's librarians, speech-language pathologists, school counselors, and children's ministry or daycare providers all put it to work. At home, it is screen-free pretend play and the kind of birthday gift that is still out on the table a month later. The theater in our photos is the family test unit, decorated by the maker's granddaughters.

What's Included:

  • All wood frame components
  • Printed fabric curtains with dowel rods
  • String of mini fairy lights
  • 6 printed felt stick puppet characters
  • Wooden shapes and marquee discs for kids to color and attach
  • 3 alligator clips and puppet supports
  • Assorted 3D-printed connectors and support pieces
  • Starter set of markers or colored pencils
  • Printed assembly instructions

Dimensions: Assembled 18.5" (W) × 16.5" (H) × 6.5" (D), with a stage opening of 13" (W) × 9" (H). Assembles and breaks down quickly, and stores flat between shows.

Laser-cut, sewn, and assembled in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Need multiple kits for a school or program? Contact us for a quote.

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