Paul Mesner Puppets!!!!

We love us some local talent.  (Miss you, Biscuit Brothers.) One that we love is Paul Mesner Puppets- they are 2 blocks away from our house.  On Sunday afternoon, my man and I walked over there with our 3 youngest to take in Go Dog, Go.

The dogs leapt from the pages of a favorite storybook and transformed to 3D, to dance, delight and dare us to snap and sing along.  The pink poodle's hats were nailed... although when I've read the books aloud (thousands of times) I always interpreted her "Good-bye!" as being a bit miffed that her hat was dismissed so easily.  The maze was clever. The cars were just perfect.  We did sort of wish there had been a puppet stoplight prop.

After the show, we were able to purchase dog puppets to assemble on site in a craft room or take home to assemble at our leisure. That was an appreciated bonus for my kids.

Paul says that he has had kids intern for him- homeschooled kids are great for winter internships, brick-school kids can intern in the summer. He needs interns and volunteers who can help with all manner of puppet-making, set design, costume sewing and website and graphic design. As an award-winning puppeteer, he's bound to be a fantastic mentor.

Go Dog, Go plays through Sunday at Paul Messner Puppets, and you can purchase tickets here. Betcha wish you'd followed my link to the Living Social deal to get a season pass or 4-pack of tickets, huh? Invite to LivingSocial