The art of puppetry is a performance which involves the manipulation of puppets by puppeteers that takes many forms but they all share the process of making inanimate have the illusion of life. The puppet characters are moved by human rather than mechanical aid. They may be controlled by one or several puppeteers, who are screened from a group of spectators.

The purpose of puppetry is to tell a story or share some kind of message whether important or just for fun. The impact of puppetry depends on the process of the transformation of the puppets. It is simular to magic and plays.

Puppetry has been used throughout the world for over 300,000 years for entertainment with their performance , cultural rituals and in celebrations such as carnivals. Evidence shows that puppet shows seem to have existed in almost all civilizations and in almost all periods of time.

In today’s times puppetry is still an important practice in many different ways. We watch television shows where the puppets are the main characters to help educate our children, in the streets in various festivals in other countries, and in our churches making our kids laugh as well as learn biblical principles.

There is one thing to know and that the art of puppetry has been around for a long time and puppets are here to stay.