While the Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry is closed, the museum will offer short, puppet-building and craft workshops via Facebook Live (http://facebook.com/BallardInstitute/) every Wednesday and Friday at 2 p.m. ET!

All past workshops are available on our Facebook and YouTube.

Join us on June 17 for a Clothespin Puppet Workshop with Elise Vanase! Did you used to pretend that your clothespins could speak? Come turn them into talking puppets with us!

Recommended for ages 4+

Materials needed: cereal box cardboard, hot glue, paint/markers, pipe cleaners, yarn, clothespins