Dress Of The Day with Angela

  Angela with a soft toy rabbit for Chinese New Year. Selfie by Angela Lansbury. When Chinese New Year meetings were held online on Zoom for Toastmasters International speakers' clubs, I thought I should keep a prop handy. My first thought was a mask. That is an item of clothing or accessories. Everyone can relate to wearing that.  Then I thought, it was the year of the rabbit. How about a drawing of a rabbit, or download a picture of a rabbit and print it off.  Did I have a rabbit toy or puppet? I have lots of soft toys and puppets. I hunted around and, sure enough, I had a rabbit. Inface I had thre. I selected one which was just the right size. No too small to see. Just right. Rabbits I had a soft toy rabbit which I kept on my desk in case I had an opportunity to speak about it during Chinese New Year. On Saturday 28th January I was in a Zoom meeting of a Toastmasters Group for training speakers, Braddell Heights 2. I had been invited to be the Language Evaluator. The t...

  To make a simple pop-up puppet, cut a paper plate to remove a slice and glue or staple it together to make a cone with a hole at the tip. Insert a rod, wooden skewer or lollipop stick with a sock puppet on top. To make a sock puppet, just draw or embroider two eyes and a mouth, or buy face parts for DIY teddy bears, rag dolls and toys from a craft shop.  You can use an odd sock or an odd glove to make a puppet. You could also sew an old baseball cap onto a sock and add a pair of cheap or broken en sunglasses. Useful Websites You tube guide to making a puppet  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmEn9mKYwKU Have fun. About the Author Of This Post Angela Lansbury is a travel writer and photographer, author and speaker.  Please see my other blogs and posts and share with your friends the links to your favourite posts. travelwithangelalansbury.blogspot.com dressofthedayangela.blogspot.com

  Sheepish Angela. Angela Lansbury wearing a sheep apron, carrying a sheep puppet and sheep night dress case. Photo by Angela Lansbury. Copyright. What do I collect? Musical Instruments I collect accordions, Australian didgeridoos, bells, castanets, harmonicas, maracas, quarter size violins, recorders, squeaky toys, talking puppets, self-playing pianos, musical boxes, miniature musical instruments in toy shops and music shops, toy pianos, triangles, ukeleles. Toys, Dolls, Puppets Toys Where to find puppets I look for them everywhere. Every time I go into a toy store. Every time I go into a Xmas gift department. Every time I go into a charity shop. Every time I go into a museum shop. Every time I stop at a motorway gift shop or stationery and grocery store. Look online for puppets and toys, not just at Xmas, all year. From party shops, novelty shops, fancy dress shops, or just a general search.  Look at Amazon, Ebay, and the Puppet company. Search words to use: Finger puppet, h...