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• • Puppet Shows 2010 Recap Our first go at puppet shows went awesome with many thanks to Shoreview Parks and Recreation. They were generous enough to loan us their wagon for our four shows as well as their experienced staff. I thought the shows were excellent and well thought. They interacted with the children and kept them in engaged the whole time. We served popcorn and lemonade for free at each of the shows. After each show there was a craft for the children to do. I had some of my summer staff help me at the shows and it worked great. Included in this recap are some details of our puppet show series this summer. First show — June 23 at Country Lakes Park Total attendance: 60 people. It had been cloudy and rainy all day, but skies cleared just in time for the puppet show. I love the location and I think it is a park that not many people know about. Generator worked great to provide power for popcorn machine and sound system. Second show — July 14 at Sunrise Park Total attendance: 47 people It was hot and humid with severe storms have just passed through earlier in the day. Good location being right in a neighborhood. Third show — July 28 at Clearwater Creek Park Total attendance: 140 people It was a beautiful night for a puppet show. We had residents starting to arrive 30 minutes prior to the start of the show. Since there are so many houses surrounding the neighborhood we were able to attract a large crowd. Fourth show — August 21 at the Community Green, as part of Blue Heron Days Total attendance: 50 people Decent turnout was expecting more but with so many other activities going on it was hard to draw a large crowd. Location wasn't the best being right next to the bounce castles. Advertising included: Quad Community Press Calendar, Electronic sign on Lake Drive, Facebook, Brochure and flyers to playground participants. Staffing: Each show had at least 2 staff, but I had 3 for Clearwater Creek as I was expecting a bigger crowd that night. For the final show I had a third staff as well as my husband partake as puppeteers because Shoreview didn't have enough staff. Crafts: Crafts for the show played off the storyline from the puppet show and were something simple that children of all ages could complete. Crafts for the most part used supplies available at Marshan and were meant to take only 5 — 7 minutes to complete since there were usually a lot of children that wanted to do the craft and limited space. • Budget: Expenses for each show included Lino Lakes seasonal staff, refreshments and $135 for the Shoreview staff and Puppet Wagon.