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What are shoulder puppets?

Technically speaking, this isn’t so much a type of puppet, but a particular brand of puppet. That is, someone has built a puppet a certain way, and has made it so well-known the name they gave it has become well-known amongst the public. (Much like how a "muppet" isn’t really a type of puppet, just a name someone gave to their style of puppetry) I first heard about shoulder puppets via Puppets and Stuff. So what are they?

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'The Dancing Emu' in Echuca sells the Dancing emu's puppets plus those Folkmais type puppets, and a number of other type of hand, marionette and finger puppets. Mostly for childrens use I guess.

They also do Dancing Emu shows

Hope this helps.

Geppetto's is the bomb though! We bought my friends Ernie and Bert puppets there- oh and Cath went home with a Cookie Monster hahaha

PS: Did Jarrod give you the link for the Sesame Street videos- or did you give it to him lol

... Sean on Where to buy puppets in Australia?