The Bizzy Hands
Puppet Company
We specialize in live, online and educational puppet shows in Gauteng and surrounding areas.
We also offer puppet making with children for events & birthdays.
We also offer puppet making with children for events & birthdays.
Puppet Shows in South Africa
Bizzy Hands Puppet Company is dedicated to educating pre-school and foundation phase children through entertainment. We specifically focus on early childhood social/emotional skills development in all our offerings.
Social - Emotional Learning Shows
We have four brand new shows for ages 4-6 year olds.
- The Party (To be more Self-Aware, Impulse control)
- Don’t Eat That Shoe with Mastering Responsible Decision Making
- My Big Feelings (To better Self-Manage)
- Why is Mondo so shy? (Be more Socially -Aware/Relationship skills)
Puppet Making
We also offer puppet making as an extra event. We provide pre-made puppet kits to your specification and we supervise the puppet construction after the puppet show. Great fun is had by all.
What is social/emotional skills?
It is a skill set essential for connecting with others. It helps us manage our emotions, build healthy relationships and feel empathy.
Why are social/emotional skills important?
The latest research has shown that a lack of these very important social/emotional skills have a devastating effect on our children. It leads to children being ostracized and labelled which can develop into low self-esteem. This has a direct impact on their academic performance.
Affected children seldom finish school and it doesn’t end there: they become un-employable adults - unable to establish meaningful relationships. This often leads to alcohol and drug abuse and ultimately violence.
Why are social/emotional skills important?
The latest research has shown that a lack of these very important social/emotional skills have a devastating effect on our children. It leads to children being ostracized and labelled which can develop into low self-esteem. This has a direct impact on their academic performance.
Affected children seldom finish school and it doesn’t end there: they become un-employable adults - unable to establish meaningful relationships. This often leads to alcohol and drug abuse and ultimately violence.
What we offer:
We are developing a TV show featuring Social/Emotional skills.
We visit nursery and primary schools and teach social/emotional learning skills in a fun and memorable way with our puppets.
We also support and educate the teachers on how to help our children practise and develop these skills.
We are also developing an online channel offering more support for parents and caregivers about social/emotional skills.
We provide practical, vocational training to our puppeteers.
We visit nursery and primary schools and teach social/emotional learning skills in a fun and memorable way with our puppets.
We also support and educate the teachers on how to help our children practise and develop these skills.
We are also developing an online channel offering more support for parents and caregivers about social/emotional skills.
We provide practical, vocational training to our puppeteers.
Who we are
Bizzy Hands Puppet Company is dedicated to educating pre-school and foundation phase children through entertainment. We specifically focus on early childhood social/emotional skills development in all our offerings.
Our mission statement
Emotional wellbeing in resource-trapped schools and households often falls by the wayside which results in kids and adults becoming more anxious and socially awkward. Due to technology and the pandemic, we are being kept away from human interaction while social media constantly puts us under a microscope, adding to our anxiety – anxious and awkward children are becoming the norm. Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) is all about creating a well-adjusted youth with an entrepreneurial world view, in turn supporting the developing world, with less violence against vulnerable groups in our society. We want to help equip the next generation with a key skill set to connect with each other. We want to support children with high levels of anxiety, but also the average kid and adult, not yet exposed to social-emotional skillsets. In short: Our shows are for everyone.
Have a quick look at the main puppet shows we have for you
Wolf, Pig, Bear and
Rabbit
This hilarious puppet show is about the clever Wolf, who wrote a book: ‘How to catch a rabbit’ – clever plans for hungry wolves.
The Noembie in
Fairyland
King Ignatius van Orangethorn is very upset. Something or someone is destroying all of Fairyland’s fruit and vegetable gardens.
Miemsie and the very naughty Lion
Based on the classic, Little Red Riding Hood, this African version, based on the book by Alex T. Smith will have young and old roaring with laughter.