<div dir="ltr">We ordered <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B63KS9PV?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title">this puppet theater</a> from Amazon last year, and it gets consistent use and imaginative play. It gets cleaned regularly by custodial staff with disinfectant, and we only have a few puppets out at any given time. </div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Jun 18, 2025 at 7:57 PM Maryanne Hirning via Kids-lib <<a href="mailto:kids-lib@omls.oregon.gov">kids-lib@omls.oregon.gov</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">We just have the inexpensive Melissa and Doug Puppet Theater (<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Melissa-Doug-Deluxe-Puppet-Theater/dp/B000NVBF4Q" target="_blank">Amazon link</a>, sorry I just tell myself my money goes specifically to MacKenzie Scott and not Bezos...) I also bought three sets of Melissa and Doug puppets. We are a small library but the puppets and theater get used every single day and have held up really well in the three years we have had it out. I only put out 4 or 5 puppets at a time and rotate them out every week or so. I also wash them a couple times a month.<div><br></div><div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Jun 18, 2025 at 2:21 PM BERGQUIST Greta * SLO via Kids-lib <<a href="mailto:kids-lib@omls.oregon.gov" target="_blank">kids-lib@omls.oregon.gov</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt">Does anyone have a play kitchen or puppet theater your families really enjoy using in your kids’ areas? Bonus points if you can share: 1) where it’s from, 2) upkeep required 3) plans to replace/renew/refresh<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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