Licensed2Knit

This weekend I spent some time pumping up a prop story for my part of a Riverwalk presentation, which is where we bring the story time program outdoors as a special summer time treat.    Because the puppet show we were assigned was “The Three Little Pigs” I decided to add to the storybook theme and brought the book… Falling For Rapunzel by Leah Wilcox to life.  BTW I highly recommend this book for the grade school or younger set.  It’s a very silly twist on the old favorite where Rapunzel misinterprets the Prince’s plea and tosses out all the wrong stuff.  One such item is the silky dress she tosses out when he calls for her “silky tresses”.   I adapted an online freebie American Girl-sized pattern to fit my needs.

Notice the sweet rosebuds in the overlay fabric?

The pattern was free and the fabric dirt cheap on clearance at JoAnn’s.  Don’t you just love it when a plan comes together?  I also asked the talented NPL graphics people to construct a castle tower for the Rapunzel puppet that was also big enough for the puppeteer to stand behind and they came through with a wonderful castle spire, I was very pleased.   Hopefully we can reuse this wonderful prop story for many years to come.

I was also quite pleased when my boss told me that the children were laughing and really seemed to enjoy the whole presentation.   My next program is the long awaited “On the Look Out for a Cookout” which takes place Monday.