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This is Laura from North Bend Public Library. Thank you all for the suggestions about the puppet theater and play kitchen. It really helped me make a decision! Hive mind is the best!</div>
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<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, June 19, 2025 9:34 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Maryanne Hirning <mhirning@clatskanielibrary.org><br>
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<b>Subject:</b> Re: [kids-lib] Help with play kitchen and/or puppet theater suggestions</font>
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<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>
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<div dir="ltr" class="x_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>
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<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.
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<p class="x_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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<div><b><font color="#38761d">To request items for curbside pickup or homebound delivery, please email
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