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World Puppetry Day

Imagine you're playing with your toys, and you have a special toy that looks like a person or an animal. You can make it move and talk by using your hands, right? Well, that's kinda like what puppetry is all about!

World Puppetry Day is a special day where people all around the world celebrate the art and fun of making these special toys called puppets. But instead of just using them to play, puppeteers use them to tell stories, make people laugh or cry, and share their creativity with others.

Some people make puppets out of paper, or cloth, or even carved from wood. But no matter what they look like, each puppet is special because it can help people imagine things and feel emotions in a different way than just watching a movie or reading a book.

So on World Puppetry Day, people might put on puppet shows with their friends or family, have a special storytime at the library where puppets can help tell the story, or even have big festivals where lots of puppeteers come together to show their skills and share their love of puppetry. It's a day to celebrate creativity, imagination, and the joy of making something that can move and talk like it's alive!