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Puppetry Handbook

A Do-It-Yourself Guideto MakingPuppetsCostumesMasksfor the

Procession of the SpeciesMay 7, 2016

Produced by the organizers, volunteers, parents, kids, and artists of theProcession of the Species of the Butte Environmental Council, Chico, California.

2016

Puppetry Handbook

Endangered Species

An endangered (EN) species is one which has beencategorized by the International Union for Conservation ofNature (IUCN) as likely to become extinct. Conservationbiologists use the IUCN Red List, where "endangered" is thesecond most severe conservation status for wild populations,following critically endangered. The United States andindividual states also have designations and laws protectingendangered species. Numbers vary, but All about Wildlifeestimates that there are 5,000 species of officiallyEndangered or Threatened animals and birds on our planet. Fish, insects, plants are alsoendangered.

All About Wildlife (http://www.allaboutwildlife.com) and World Wildlife Foundation(www.worldwildlife.org) and the US Fish and Wildlife Service (fws.org) are excellent sourcesfor learning about Endangered Species and their current status. They provide detailedinformation about what animals and birds and habitats are most at risk, and what concernedpeople can do to respond to those risks.

Both Federal and State laws protect Endangered Species. These definitions explain howanimals are classified.

Endangered Species (Federal). Any species that is in danger of extinction throughout all or asignificant portion of its range. Insect pests are not included under this act.

Endangered Species (State). Any native species that is in danger of extinction throughout allor a significant portion of its range.

Threatened. Any species likely to become an endangered species within the foreseeablefuture throughout all or a significant portion of its range. Through regulations, the U.S.Department of the Interior extends most of the federal endangered species protection tofederal threatened species.

Rare (State). One step below the threatened level, thisclassification is used only for plants. It is defined under theCalifornia Native Plant Protection Act. When the CESA wasenacted, all animals with a rare classification werereclassified as threatened; however, rare plants were not.

California Condor

The Panda

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Table of Contents

Inside Cover: Definitions of Endangered Species

Page

1—Table of Contents

2—About the Endangered Species Faire

3—More Ways to Participate

4—Puppet Making Workshops in Schools

6—Paper Sculpture Puppets7—Platform Puppets7—Flying Puppets7—CD Puppet

8—Making Masks

10—Wearable Puppets

11—GIANT Puppets11—Red Mite12—Jolly Green Ecological Giant12—Leo and Lionel Lions12—Sea Turtle13—Salmon13—California Condor14—Giant Puppet Construction Ideas

16—Celebrating your creations16—Animal Council16—Your Own Endangered Species Parade

17—Registration Form

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The Endangered Species Faire

The 2015 Endangered Species Faire will be held on Saturday, May 7, from noon until 4:00 PMat the Group Picnic Area at One Mile in Lower Bidwell Park. This free event, sponsored by theButte Environmental Council, is open to the whole community. The Faire will feature hands-on learning from over 30 environmental groups. Children’s activities and games will deepenchildren’s understanding and appreciation of our environment. All participants will feel a senseof pride that they are a part of a community so actively involved in environmental causes.

The Procession of the Species

The Butte Environmental Council invites people of all ages—Individuals, groups, communityorganizations, schools, families, Churches, nonprofits, dance schools, music schools—toparticipate in a grand Procession of the Species. This event will occur from 12:00 to 12:45, onSaturday, May 7, kicking off the Endangered Species Faire.

To Participate You can

• Create puppets, costumes, or props.• Prepare parade rhythms or music.• Create dance/marching sequences.

A limited number of classroom workshops are available. Please contact Susan Tchudi([email protected] to schedule workshops.

Although our emphasis is on endangered and extinct species, all species—animals, insects,plants, fungi—may be represented in the Procession of the Species. Entries in the Processioncan be very simple or complex, large or small, but the idea is to use imagination, creativity,and recycled materials for your chosen creation.

The Procession is meant to be a joyous and uplifting celebration of the natural world, as wellas a reminder of the threats to our environment and its creatures.

To participate, please fill out the registration form (page 17) and return to Butte EnvironmentalCouncil, 116 W. Second Street, #3, Chico, CA 95928.

for more information

Contact Susan Tchudi, 781-4122, or email [email protected] or call the BEC office at891-6424.

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More Ways to Participatein the procession of the Species

You don’t have to make an elaborate puppet in order to participate in the Procession of theSpecies. Here are the some other ways to participate in the Procession. Use your imaginationto create other aspects of nature, using recycled materials to create your endangered speciesor element of nature. Be creative and colorful!

Costumes: You can dress like an endangered species—an animal, a plant, an insect, a bird ora fish. You can make a costume out of fabric or paper or cardboard.

Music or Percussion: If you like to make music, you can get together with a group to createsound to accompany the parade.

Representations of Nature: As a group or as an individual, you can represent other elements ofnature. For example, with crepe paper or construction paper, sticks and leaves, you can create“Elements”—earth, air, fire, and water. Use paper to create flowers or trees for earth, bluestreamers for water, red streamers for fire, and streamers on sticks that can be waved torepresent the wind. Think of ways you could represent the seasons—bare tree branches forwinter, tree branches with leaves for spring, tissue paper flowers for summer, sheaves ofbrown and orange leaves for fall.

Wear It on Your Back: Make a pair of wings from wire and paper and decorate them to looklike your favorite bird or butterfly. Or, using cardboard, create the shell of a turtle or the back ofa lady bug. Use string or ribbon to tie your design to your back.

Headdresses: Using cardboard, fabric, feathers, and/or paper, create a headdress to representan element of nature: the sun, flowers, beak and head of a bird, stars, a bowl of fruit, a wreathof flowers.

Masks: Create a cardboard mask of your endangered species (animal, insect, bird, etc.) orelement of nature (flower, sun, moon, star, etc.) Wear clothes that reflect the nature of yourmask.

Easy Puppets on a Stick: Create cardboard figures and glue or tape them to the end of sticks—a school of fish, a meadow of flowers, a sky full of stars, a garden of lady bugs. Or create acardboard puppet of your favorite animal.

Banners: Paint a banner of your favorite ecosystem—the rainforest, a pine forest, tropicalwaters, the deep sea, vernal pools. Fasten large sticks on each end of your banner to becarried by two people.

Learn the song we'll sing: "Feathers, Fur and Fins." Available on YouTube:www.youtube.com/watch?v=VF30YxVClyYwww.youtube.com/watch?v=XuXPYcEvYaw

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Puppet-Making Workshops in SchoolsThe Procession Volunteers will provide four in-class workshops with your students and yourvolunteer helpers:

Workshop 1: 30-minute introduction: Endangered Species, the Faire, and the Procession—discussion of species and/or habitats the students would like to represent.

Workshop 2: One-hour workshop: Creating animal shapes with packed paper and tape.Materials: newspaper and tape; two pictures of animal for observing animal shapes anddetails. Children may also be encouraged to used recycled materials (plastic containers/styrofoam), if available.

Workshop 3: One-hour workshop: Paper-macheing puppet shapes. Materials: Glue or liquidstarch newspaper torn into strips, brushes or sponge brushes, plastic or newspaper to covertables and floor.

Workshop 4: One-hour workshop: Painting. Materials (paint—poster paint, acrylic, or housepaint—brushes; pictures of animals for observing details). We encourage teachers toconduct this workshop on their own. Teachers may need to provide time for those childrento finish outside workshop schedule.

We will provide suggestions for endangered species resources, and teachers and parents willhelp children do further research to learn more about the creatures they select. MonicaMendez has created a model she used in her classroom at Wildflower that can be adapted byother teachers.

Individual classrooms might like to have a focused group of creatures. One class of fourth andfifth graders researched migratory birds and fish; kindergarten children researched seacreatures. Teachers might also have kids research an ecosystem—the plains, the desert,riparian creatures, etc. This approach allows teachers to create a coherent curriculum andchildren can learn from each other.

Schools and teachers provide:1. Time for research and puppet-making before and between workshops2. Make-up time for children who fall behind or miss workshops3. Some aide/volunteer help, especially for kindergarten and first grade4. Materials for packed paper/paper mache puppets:

a. Masking tape, about one roll per childb. Newspapers for puppet bodies and paper mache, lotsc. White glue or liquid starch, 3-4 gallons per classroomd. Paint—tempera or acrylic or leftover housepainte. Sticks—one per child (about 3’-4’)f. Clean recycled materials—cardboard, plastic bottles, tyrofoam,

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We’ll provide specific information about what happens on the day of the parade, and teacherswill pass along that information to parents. We’ll also need a list of all the names of the childrenand the creature puppets they will be bringing to the Procession. We encourage principals andteachers to create celebrations at the end of the project where children may share theirknowledge and their animal creations. A small parade, a classroom event, or a school-wideevent can give children more opportunity to celebrate and demonstrate what they’ve learned(see page 15 for an example: The Animal Council).

Plougshare tortoisePygmy three-toed slothTarzan's chameleonSeychelles sheath-tailed batJamaican iguana, Jamaicanrock iguana

Spoon-billed sandpiperLiben larkSingapore freshwater crabEdwards's pheasantLuristan newtVaquitaGreater bamboo lemurSaolaRed River giant softshell turtleJavan rhinoCebu frill-wingRed-finned Blue-eyeEstuarine pipefish

Bullock's false toadAraripe manakinBulmer's fruit batLeaf scaled sea-snakeAci Göl toothcarpActinote zikaniWhite bellied heronGiant yellow croakerGalapagos damsel fishHirolaMadagascar pochard ducklingBazzania bhutanicaGreat indian bustardCommon batagur, Four-toedterrapin

Franklin's bumblebeeRoloway guenonAmsterdam albatrossSanta Catarina's guinea pig

Research ProjectThe World's Most Endangered Species

A number of web sites list endangered species all over the world. The UK Guardiancreated a list of the most endangered species in the world. Most of us have never heard ofmany of these species. For classroom research and to find an idea for a puppet, check outsome of the following. The full website (URL below) also lists habitat, range, number ofliving animals, and what needs to be done to save them

http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2012/sep/11/100-most-endangered-species-planet

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Paper Puppet Sculptures (Puppets on a Stick)

Overview: A stick puppet is a little like a lollipop, a stick with something on the top—the heador the whole body of a creature (or plant) made of paper mâché and painted.

Number of people: This can be an individual or group project. Individuals might create apuppet to be a part of a larger group (like a school of fish or a flight of birds).

What you’ll need:� A 2- to 3-foot stick: bamboo, dowel rod, a reasonably straight thumb-sizedtree branch

� Newspaper: to create the animal sculpture and for paper mâché.� Masking tape: to create the newspaper sculpture (1 roll per puppet)� Glue: White glue or carpenter glue or starch for paper mâché� Paint: acrylic, tempera, or house paint, depending on durability you wish� Trimmings (optional): fabric remnants, construction paper, recycled materialsto create body parts

Steps:1. Find at least two pictures of the animal you are creating. It helps to see thecreature in different “poses” and to know the coloring of the creature. Create asketch to capture the main features of the creature.

2. Using crumpled newspaper (unfolded and separated from other pages),create a sculpture of your creature. Make the creature in one continuous piece.(Don’t create the body parts separately and then try to connect them; they won’tstay together well.) Use masking tape to hold the newspaper together as youwork. Shape the head upward from the body, the legs out from the body in onecontinuous piece and wrap each part as you go. Shape the face, the ears toresemble the pictures of the animal.

[Hint: You can build your puppet right onto your stick, taping it to the stick as you build;however, if you have storage problems, you may need to create the puppets and addthe sticks later.]

3. Apply paper mâché using strips of newspaper or construction paper usingdiluted white glue (about 50/50) or liquid starch. Place pieces on one at a timeand in a random pattern. Cover every part of the newspaper with paper mâchéstrips and smooth with your hands. (This is a great use of leftover scraps ofconstruction paper; you can create the color of your animal with this papermâché material.)

4. When your paper mâché is fully dried, paint the puppet. Start with your basecolor. Allow a few hours or more to allow you base paint to dry before you addadditional colors—spots, stripes, facial features.

5. When your puppet is completely dry, add the stick. Create a hole in thepuppet (taking into account how you want it to perch after it’s mounted) using ascrewdriver or a knife. Make the hole sufficiently deep to provide stability for yourpuppet. Fill the hole with white or carpenter glue and insert your stick. Add moreglue around the stick to secure the puppet well, and place your puppet carefullyon the floor or a table top to completely dry.

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Variations on the Paper Sculptured Puppet

Platform puppets

If you want to create a larger, collaborative project with more puppet makers involved, youmight want to create a Platform Puppet. The platform will have four corners, allowing two tofour puppeteers to carry the puppet together. The platform should be made of sturdy dowels orbamboo, about 2-3 feet wide and about 3-4 feet long, depending on the size of the puppet.Create a rectangle with the sticks and lash the four corners, so the platform base is sturdy andleaving room on the end to create hand space. Use string or wire to create a floor for theplatform. Attach the puppet to the floor, using sting or wire to keep the puppet upright.

Flying puppets

Instead of mounting puppets to the top of a stick you can tie puppets like birds and butterfliesto a string and attach the string to the top of the stick. Secure both ends of the string well.Warning: This makes the puppet heavier, so it’s best for lighter puppets or strongerpuppeteers.

CD Puppets:Easy Stick Puppet for Preschoolers and Kindergartners

This easy puppet is good for making use of scratched up discs and in making lady bugs andother beetles, turtles, octopuses, or any round creature. The process for the CD puppet is thesame as for other stick puppets, except that the CD or DVD is used as the base for the puppet,and the paper sculpture is created on top of the disc.

Children wad paper into balls and tape those balls on the top of the disc to make a roundedbody. The puppet sculpture is then paper mached, and when dry, painted. Legs and feelerscan be added by gluing pipe cleaners to under body and head, and features can be added withpaint. The octopus can be created by gluing or taping streamers of fabrics to the underside ofthe body.

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Making MasksAdvantages: The advantages of masks are that they are not only large and easily recognizable in aparade/festival setting, but also are easy to hang on a wall as an art piece to enjoy in your home.

Materials Needed: Flat sheet of cardboard, utility knife, duct tape, masking tape, newspaper, woodglue, yogurt container, large paint brush (2 inch brush size approx.), acrylic paint to finish.

1. Cut cardboard into mask form. Cut out eyeholes and slit around the outside edge to create flaps

2. Bend flaps around outer edge to create aconvex surface. Secure flaps with duct tape aroundthe entire outer edge of mask.

3. Crumple balls of newspaper to create thefacial features and secure with masking tapedirectly onto the mask. Tape tightly andgenerously.

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4. The ready-to-paper mache mask will be solid with tape and 3-D in form.Attaching 2 handles on the backside will allow it to be easier to carry, if it is a largemask.

5. In a large yogurt container, mix a ratio of woodglue (75%) to water (approx. 25%)

6. Using your wide brush, brush the glue mixtureon to 2 inch newspaper strips and fully cover thefront side of the mask and the handles if youmade them.

7. Do one or two coats of paper mache

Above: Masks in the process of painting. Right: Completed mask

8. Once dry, paint the mask with acrylic house paint or art paint. The finished pieces willbe beautiful and durable.

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Wearable PuppetsAdvantages: Wearable puppets are puppets that the artist wears on their body and incorporates theirown appendages into the design. These puppets are fun because the wearer can move their body inways to animate the chosen creature. The most common type of wearable puppet would be a maskwith a costume, but the possibilities are endless.

An example of a wearable puppet would be this whooping crane. The head was built on top of an oldbike helmet with an infrastructure of chicken wire built up with paper balls, masking tape and papermache-ed. Some of the chicken wire was left exposed and thick wool string was tied on to create thefeathers in the back of the head

An excellent reference with lots of examples is <http://puppetco-op.org>


GIANT PuppetsSo . . . What is a GIANT puppet? How big? Our ruleof thumb is that it is larger than the person who iswearing or carrying it. (See the Gorilla, far right.)Another rule of thumb is that it is often larger thanthe critter itself. (See the giant bug, near right.) Athird rule of thumb, in case you have three thumbs.is that a giant puppet can be anything you imagineand build. (Check out this giant elephant below,forty feet tall, with a platform that carries people.This amazing beast "marches" each year in a"Festival of the Spirt" in Nantes, France.)

Chico Procession of the Species, 2012.There really are no precise rules ofthumb (#4) for building giant puppets;each one is its own work of art involvingits own set of construction techniques,frequently developed on the fly to solveparticular problems. So we will show youa gallery of puppets that we've workedon or seen built. Then we will describe

some basic techniques for designing a giant puppet and a variety of materials that we've seenused successfully. While it's good to let your imagination flow, it also is important (as we'vediscovered) not to be too ambitious and to have plenty of people to help out. (A gianthoneybee that we tried to build wound up in the recycle bin because we didn't plan the designcarefully enough and just didn't have enough kids on hand to complete the project.)

The Red Mite

This creature was our introduction to giant puppets and aparade of puppets. The Red Mite was created by CheetahTchudi for the Procession of the Species in Olympia,Washington. Red Mites in nature are the size of a pin head, sothis really is a giant version. Cheetah built the shell out of alarge sheet of cardboard, cut to allow it to be rounded and usedpaper mache and red paint for the finish. The legs are"articuilated"—made out of individual tubes—and are controlledby sticks as you can see in the photo.


The Jolly Green Ecological Giant

This 12-foot puppet was built by the Tchudi family for aparade in Chico. The head was carved out of a big block ofstyrofoam, then covered with felt: green for the face, orangefor a carrot nose, red for rosy apple cheeks. A verticalpolypropylene pipe (very light weight) was fastened to abackpack, with a cross piece for the shoulders (padded withcardboard to ceate bulk), to which were attached thearticulated arms. The whole thing was then draped with feltto create a kind of robe to hide the operator. A viewing holecut in the chest of the puppet and then covered with a finemesh fabric that allowed the operator to see where he wasgoing. This puppet was later put into a storage shed and,alas, was ruined by mice and water.

Leo and Lionel

This father and son lion team started out as sheets of cardboard,which had V-cuts (instructions follow) to allow the head to beroughly shaped. Paper mache was then applied to round out thefeatures, followed by a careful paint job. Big Leo was attached toa backpack by a pole and draped in dark yellow cloth. CheetahTchudi carried Leo in the Endangered Species parade andactually mounted a unicycle to carry him around. Lionel, about18 inches tall, rides in an ordinary book bag, his head peeking outthe top and over the shoulder of the wearer.

The Sea TurtleKathy Faith's Sea Turtle is a veteran of manyChico area parades. It rides in a wheelbarrow asyou can see from both photos! This is basically acardboard and paper maché construction, withshell, flippers, and tail made from cardboard. Thehead can be made just like a stuffed paperpuppet: just ball up newspaper and then cover it

with mache. It ismounted on thewheeelbarrow,and then a blue drape hides the mode of transportation. Likeso many puppets, giant or other, much of the effectivnesscomes from the final paint job. With a giant puppet, you have alarge canvas, so a high level of detail can be achieved.


The SalmonThis amazing puppet models the endangeredSalmon. It was created by Ssmantha Zangrilliand Cheetah Tchudi for Kids & Creeks. Aframe was constructed with hoops ofpolypropylene pipe. You can see the hoopsunderneat the fabric skin. Notice the lips,which are also shaped from bentpolypropylene pipes. For the parade, fourpeople hoist the salmon, and they're off. Thisis a spectacular giant puppet and always

brings a buzz of excitement from the crowd. And it is an excellent reminder, as are allpuppets in the parade, that we're doing this to draw attention to animals, fish, birds, fish, andeven insects that are threatened with extinction if humankind doesn't stop messing with theirenvironment and ecosystem.

The California Condor

The California Condor almost didn't make it. Due to habitat destruction and toxins (CaliforniaCondors eat dead animals, some of which had been shot by hunters using lead bullets),Condor populations were down to 22 in 1983. With a conservation program created at the SanDiego zoo, populations have now increased to approximately 425--but the Condor is stillgreatly endangered. This puppet was built by the 7-8th graders at Wildflower Charter School.A pipe framework was created and the body was wrapped in chicken wire and covered withpaper maché. The head, neck, and feet were also covered with paper maché. We don't havea photo, but great, flexible wings were created with pipe and could be flapped by pipesattached to the wing tips. The body and wings were covered with black fabric. Then bicycleengineer Ron Toppi voluntered to mount the whole thing on a platform raised above an adulttricycle. Ron and the wing flapping team were a big hit in the 2013 parade.

Next: Giant Puppet Construction Tips


Giant Puppet Construction Ideas

!. Start with an idea and research. Just as you would with a sculpted puppet or a mask, pickthe endangered critter you want to create and then do research, including collecting lots ofphotographs.2. Draw a sketch of your idea. This doesn't have to be terribly detailed, but it translates thephotographs of your critter into what you imagine your giant puppet could look like. Here aresome sketches from the Puppeteers Cooperative. They have a wonderful page called "68Ways to Make Really Big Puppets." <http://puppetco-op.org> In fact, you might want to go tothat site right now to get a sense of the range of ways you can build your puppet.

3. Figure out your support structure or understructure.• Cardboard. See the section on making masks in this handbook to see how you can take aplain piece of cardboard and cut and shape it. What works for a one-sided mask can work fora head or even an entire body.• PVC Pipe. This stuff is inexpensive and lightweight. Plus at the hardware store you can findall sorts of connectors—elbows, u-turns, tees—almost like a big erector or lego set. You cansee this illustrated clearly in our California Condor puppet on the previous page. PVC pipe isoften used in conjunction with:• Chicken Wire. We covered the Condor frame with chicken wire before putting on the papermaché, but you can also skip the pipe and just roll, bend, and shape chicken wire into critterheads, bodies, legs. It would be our first choice for all giant puppets were it not that it involveswire cutters, and invariably there are sharp ends that can lead to bloodshed. Only work withchicken wire while wearing good heavy duty gloves.• Backpack frames. Backpacks, especially the aluminum frame type, are a particularly goodway to support a puppet and make for ease of carrying. This will also be combined with othermeans of support. For example, with Leo the Lion head, vertical PVC pipes were lashed to thebackpack frame, and from there, to Leo's head. With the Jolly Green Ecological giant, a singlestout PVC pole was lashed to the backpack and up to the styrofoam head. A crosspiece wasthen attached at the puppet's shoulder level, and the shoulder padding was added to that. A


fair amount of improvisational engineering is involved in any of these connections. We've usedwire, tape, string, rope and gorilla tape to get a secure fastening between the backpack andthe puppet.• The human body. See <http://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-Custom-Mascot-Costume>. Thissite shows how to make a simple paper maché head (using a bike helmet as a mold) and, afterpainting and decorating the head, using standard clothing of the appropriate color to create acostume. (See also "Wearable Puppets," p. 8.)

Two Chico giant puppets. Left: Endangered Wolf, apaper maché head-on-a-stick—the puppeteer caried thestick and wore a grey blanket around his shoulders forthe wolf body. Right: Also a head on a stick, but with abeautifully designed dress hanging below the head; thehands are foam, controlled with a stick—the puppet usesthree operators: one to hold the pole, two to operate thehands and arms.

Does this mountain man qualifyas a puppet? Perhaps not, butit may give you other ideasabout how to create anendangered animal.


Celebrating with Puppets

As they have made their puppets, kids have also learned a good deal about their endangeredcritter: where it lives, what it eats, who its enemies are, why it's endangered. In the Council ofthe Animals, the students gather in a circle with their puppets and talk to one another in the"voice" of their animal. The teacher can prime the discussion by asking: Who are you? Wheredo you live? Who are your enemies? What do you eat? Why are you endangered? What willit take to save you from extinction? This is also a terrific activity to do on a parents' night. Putthe parents outside the circle to observe. And if parents have some questions, that's all to thegood. To prepare for the council, make certain your kids have reviewed their notes and are ingood control of the facts. Also tell them it's OK if they don't know an answer. They can saythings like, "I don't recall" or "That's not something I can talk about."

The Council of the Animals

Your Own Endangered Species Parade

Having your own parade is good preparation for the actual Endangered Species Parade atBidwell Park. It's a chance for kids to practice being their animal, moving their puppet in waysthat reflect its nature, and just being in public. This is a wonderful event for a whole school,with the classes that have made puppets showing off for those who haven't. And also a goodevent for parents' night. Hold the parade for all classes and parents and then possibly follow itup with the Council of the Animals in individual classrooms. Pictured below are scenes fromSherwood Montessori's parade and the 2014 Parade.

Registration for the Procession of SpeciesThe Faire will be held Rain or Shine!

May 7, 2016 Deadline for Registration: April 22, 2016You can also register online at becnet.org

[ ] Classroom Registration [ ] Group Registration [ ] Individual Registration

Name of School or Group: ______________________________________________________________

Number of Students and Grade Level: _____________________________________________________

Contact Name: ________________________________________________________________________

School or Personal Address:__________________________\__________________________________

City:___________________________________Zip:____________

Phone Number/s: _____________________________________________

E-mail: (print legibly) _____________________________________________

The species (or element, habitat or theme) you would like to represent (if known):

_____________________________________________

For non-school individuals or groups:

Description of your group (number of people; puppet? dance? other?):_______________________________________________

Any muMusic you will play: _____________________________________________

Any othOther details which will help us place you in the Procession:

_____ We would like to have a workshop.

_____We will work on our puppet/costumes independently.

Submit online, or mail, or drop off application:

Butte Environmental Council116 W. Second St. #3Chico, CA 95928

530.891.6424

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