Hand Puppets
Everyone attending an in-country No Strings workshop, like this participant in Cambodia, is given a hand-made puppet. After showing children a film, they use them to break the ice and encourage young people…
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A plastic water bottle, some paint and a few bits and bobs that nobody wants, and it doesn’t take long to make something extraordinary out of nothing. Puppets can be made from…
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While it’s not exactly nice to think about, the idea of how someone else’s poop can make you sick is important to understand; the disease transmission route posters designed to help you…
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Read full article »Shadow Puppets
Tim Lagasse has puppeteered some of our most colourful characters on shoots. He also worked on two of our workshops, encouraging various approaches with his ultra-high energy; among them, shadows. Using a…
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Seamus has been quietly retired. A learning point for us all: puppets rarely fare well in washing machines. He is celebrated, nonetheless, as the pivotal figure who made it all come together,…
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Hamish is Seamus’s replacement figure, and, like his predecessor, has clocked up a great many air miles, helping No Strings share our mission with children, NGOs, and local partners in various parts…
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