About this Event
Bring the Forest to Life: Family Puppet Banner Workshop
In this hands-on workshop, led by master puppeteer Theresa Linnihan, transform giant 6-foot tree banners into glowing, magical artwork for Park Slope’s biggest autumn celebration! Families will design and build vibrant, light-up tree banners designed to be carried in the Park Slope Civic Council Children’s Halloween Parade on October 31. Together, our enchanted forest will illuminate the parade route!
Workshop Details & Important Info
The Project: Construct and decorate one 6-foot magical tree banner equipped with battery-operated lights, turning simple materials into a towering, illuminated puppet. The banners will be very light weight and easy to carry in the Halloween Parade.
Registration Policy: Each registration covers the materials and instruction for one banner. If you have multiple children and would like each child to build and carry their own tree, please submit a separate registration for each banner.
Who It’s For: Perfect for families, kids 6+, and crafters of all ages. Younger children will need an adult partner to help assemble and handle the 6-foot frame. The "building" includes a printing process so old clothes that won't mind the rare paint accident are advised. The other structural component is simply taping the banner to a pole that carries the banner upright.
No prior crafting experience is necessary—we provide all the frames, lighting elements, textiles, and decorating supplies. Space is limited to ensure everyone gets hands-on guidance, so reserve your spot early to light up the neighborhood this Halloween!
Theresa Linnihan
Theresa Linnihan is a theater artist who, for more than four decades, has been performing, designing, directing, and writing for a multitude of stages from New York City to the great outdoors in Vermont, Massachusetts, and Minnesota. As a puppeteer she has toured to Pakistan, Turkey, France, Switzerland, Korea, and The Czech Republic. She has served as associate director for The Czech American Marionette Theater and as a producer and librarian for The New York Puppet Library, sponsored by The Puppeteers Cooperative. She founded Theater in the Open at Maudslay State Park, MA and was its artistic director for 16 years producing original adaptations of myths and fairy tales.
Event venue
Old Stone House, 336 Third Street, Brooklyn, United States
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