[kids-lib] Help with play kitchen and/or puppet theater suggestions

[Laura Chipman]

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!
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To: Maryanne Hirning <mhirning at clatskanielibrary.org>
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Subject: Re: [kids-lib] Help with play kitchen and/or puppet theater suggestions

We ordered this puppet theater<https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B63KS9PV?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title> 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.

On Wed, Jun 18, 2025 at 7:57 PM Maryanne Hirning via Kids-lib <kids-lib at omls.oregon.gov<mailto:kids-lib at omls.oregon.gov>> wrote:
We just have the inexpensive Melissa and Doug Puppet Theater (Amazon link<https://www.amazon.com/Melissa-Doug-Deluxe-Puppet-Theater/dp/B000NVBF4Q>, 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.



On Wed, Jun 18, 2025 at 2:21 PM BERGQUIST Greta * SLO via Kids-lib <kids-lib at omls.oregon.gov<mailto:kids-lib at omls.oregon.gov>> wrote:

Hi folks,



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



Thanks!



Best,

Greta



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State Library of Oregon

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