Puppets support mental health for families at Christmas in online puppet show!

At Christmas families come together to share stories, gifts, treats and traditions. One traditional family activity is the Christmas show, with it’s cracker-style jokes, sing-a-long songs and fun for all the family. You can now get all this online with Heidi and the Snow Globe until February 2021!

The Show

Wild Boor Ideas’ creatures show that being mindful can be fun and really good for your health.

The show is for families with children aged from 3-7 years. It is a wintry, online theatrical adventure set in the Snowy Alps, filled with heart, humour, and messages of resilience that makes it especially appropriate for now.

"A Magical, wonderful experience for many first time theatre goers" - Wild Boor Ideas Audience member

How to Watch

The show is full of laughs, magical puppetry, music, clowning and plenty of opportunities to join in! You can watch the full 50-minute show in one sitting or in five episodes, each of which has its own making workshops so that children can make their own puppet characters. The videos can be found at the Wild Boor Ideas YouTube channel which also hosts ‘Wild boor TV’ (free puppetry workshops for early years children and their families).

There is also a British Sign Language interpreted film available for young people and adults with sensory impairments.

Schools Workshops

Live, Covid-secure outdoor workshops are available for schools and nurseries from 1st December until Christmas and from 5th January to 28th February 2021. Emma introduces children to the puppet characters from Heidi and the Snow Globe, presents a Winter Wonderland Shadow Show in the Shadow Van and demonstrates how to make a shadow puppet to try out in the classroom (all COVID safe materials are provided).

Schools quotes

‘what a fantastic experience for my class. Lots of participation and great ideas on wellbeing that we can build on in the classroom, they thoroughly enjoyed it’. ‘Emma brings the whole workshop to life, the children were totally mesmerised by her and the fantastic array of puppets’. Mrs Axford, Cumnor Primary.

‘How lovely to be able to have such an exciting experience in this tricky Covid time, all socially distanced and easily set up. The children hugely enjoyed having a different experience, Thank you’. Year 2 teacher, Oxford.

So, whatever happens this Christmas, why not enjoy a little bit of online theatre at home with your small folk. As Heidi and the Snow Globe shows, even when the theatres are shut….there’s no business like SNOW business!!

Ends

Show Booking at www.wildboorshows.com

Tickets £10 per family or individuals, unlimited views for one week.

£60 for schools, nurseries and organisations unlimited views for until 28th February 2021.

The five free workshops to accompany the show will be available on Wild Boor Ideas YouTube channel.

To book a school or nursery Winter Wonderland day session

Working with up to a maximum of 4 classes in one day.

(Max 15 children per half-hour session).

Phone Emma Boor on 07815 118232or email [email protected].

Heidi and the Snow Globe is supported by the Jacqueline du Pre Music Building and by public funds from Arts Council England

Wild Boor Ideas is 20 years old this year. Puppeteer Emma Boor has performed across Oxfordshire in places such as the Pegasus Theatre, The Story Museum, Chipping Norton Theatre and the JdP Music Building as well as many schools and nurseries for the last ten years. Her shows include Winnie and Wilbur’s Christmas Adventure, Cinderella Green the Recycling Queen and The Peanut Butter Pirates.