An alternative use for a wooden spoon….

June 3, 2010 By Cassandra
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We were going to make sock puppets today but we had a bit of a disaster when we tried to stick the bits on to the sock. Never one to give up at the first hurdle, we decided to make wooden spoon puppets instead.

We didn’t use anything special, just some pipecleaners and sparkly bits from our craft box. Predictably, Miss Frugal made a princess and Master Frugal made a scary dragon.

Then we made the simplest theatre you’ve ever seen – Miss Frugal made a sign and stuck it to the front of a box we picked up when we went shopping.

It definitely wasn’t an oscar winning performance – the dragon ate the princess. End of.

I won’t be vlogging it you’ll be relieved to know

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themadhouse · 776 weeks ago

Go on you know you want to!! I can not bring myself to VLOG, but then I dont have the tools!!

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Jennefer Cullinan · 776 weeks ago

I would LOVE to see a vlog of the dragon eating the princess :D

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WeeWifie @ WeeWifie's World · 776 weeks ago

WOW that is awesome idea! bet the kids loved every minute of it too =)

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magicmummy · 776 weeks ago

I now have no wooden spoons left but we do have a king and a dog puppet too - they love them!

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magicmummy · 776 weeks ago

Lol - I guarentee you wouldn't - It lasted a looong time

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magicmummy · 776 weeks ago

You can borrow my flip cam anytime you like ;-)

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magicmummy · 776 weeks ago

I now have no wooden spoons left but we do have a king and a dog puppet too - they love them!

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magicmummy · 776 weeks ago

Lol - I guarentee you wouldn't - It lasted a looong time

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magicmummy · 776 weeks ago

You can borrow my flip cam anytime you like ;-)

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Momofsix · 731 weeks ago

Wooden spoons are a great behavior modification tool too! Sure worked when I was a little one!

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nzer · 731 weeks ago

To be honest I have never really had a great relationship with wooden spoons. As a kid growing up in 50's New Zealand wooden spoons were most mums/dads "deterrent" of choice when it came to disciplining wayward youngsters. I, and most of my friends, "fondly" remember developing our running skills across the back lawn with mum close behind taking swipes on the backs of our legs - ouch. Looking back - it never did us any great harm and we were still very much loved. It just goes to show how much societies have matured over the years - the thought of hitting a child with a wooden spoon now is abhorrent to most mature societies. Great post - thank you.

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Dave · 726 weeks ago

nzer,
Did we have the same parents? Could they also have lived in Ohio? I was raised much the same way. As my wife and I raised our three we sharply curtailed physical disciple and our grandchildren receive zero. I wonder if there is a study with the results. BTW, I still think my grandkids get more from the boxes.

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Bob Diamond · 729 weeks ago

The kids must have had a wonderful time making those wooden spoons into puppets. Makes for a fresh change rather than seeing kids playing on a gaming console or hogging the internet.

Great post. Keep it up!

Bob
Bob Diamond Real Estate Program

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Diana Kim · 728 weeks ago

It's so good to see the kids together doing something to entertain themselves. They surely had enjoyed what they are doing. They may be making their next show, right?

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Cynthia · 726 weeks ago

my kid will love this.. I'll gather our unused spoons and probably organize a project with other parents.

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Glennda · 726 weeks ago

My daughter always loves new things to her eyes. I'm sure she will love it.

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Burberry Belts For Men · 725 weeks ago

You might be so cool! I dont suppose Ive read anything like this before.So nice to find somebody with some original thoughts on this subject.realy thank you for beginning this up.this web page is something that is needed on the web, an individual having a little originality.helpful job for bringing some thing new to the world wide web!

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Fathers Day Gifts · 723 weeks ago

ha what a great way to help their craft skills and imagination. It makes a change from the wooden spoon with a sad face that we used to get when we were naughty as kids!!