Visit from Rand Darrow

Yesterday, my after school kids had a special treat, a puppet show by author and puppet maker, Rand Darrow!  Mr. Darrow explained the origin of his Baba Yaga stories from Russia, gave the kids some information about the ancient town in Russia that his stories are set in, and showed off some of his larger pieces, like Baba Yaga and her house on chicken leg stilts.  After presenting one of his original stories, Mr. Darrow then taught the kids how to make their own puppets out of milk cartons.  It was a nice change.