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Diane's Puppets Kids Party Heaven

A fun and educational blog about the most important event in any child's life: their birthday party! Every child is on a mission to be big and this...
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I Love My Job

Diane's Puppets Kids Party Heaven ― “I love my job!”   How many times do you hear people say that?   Not often, I can guarantee.   But I say it almost every time I go out to work.   Granted , in my 20 years of being a London Children’s EntertainerÂ... (more)
 Diane ― Posted 4 days ago
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Diamond Jubilee : My tribute to HRH

Diane's Puppets Kids Party Heaven ― It’s Ma’am like spam I’m  not much of a Royalist to be fair, but I do enjoy the pomp and circumstance that goes with the British Monarchy. As a very proud Londoner, I couldn’t imagine  not seeing the Horseguards with their... (more)
 Diane ― Posted 13 days ago
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Diane’s Big Birthday Facebook Giveaway!

Diane's Puppets Kids Party Heaven ― A beautiful handmade puppet for you completely free! Diane celebrates her 48th birthday on Wednesday  and to mark the occasion , she is giving away this pretty handmade girl puppet to one lucky Facebook liker . All you have to do to enter is head... (more)
 Diane ― Posted 21 days ago
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Puppets: An emotional connection

Diane's Puppets Kids Party Heaven ― Being Elmo : an inspirational film Last night I went to see the wonderful documentary Being Elmo at the Ritzy Cinema in Brixton. I had booked a ticket to go and see this film ( and Q & A session ) a week previously and I had been eagerly... (more)
 Diane ― Posted 27 days ago
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Double Dip Recession? Ya boo sucks!

Diane's Puppets Kids Party Heaven ― So, yesterday all us folk in the UK were reliably informed that whoo hoo! we are back in recession . Yes folks, a whole year has gone by and zero growth. Whoop de do. I sort of thought this was going to happen. But you know what they say about what... (more)
 Diane ― Posted on Apr 26th, 2012
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How I became a Flairy : Or childhood dreams fulfilled.

Diane's Puppets Kids Party Heaven ― Today was a good day. Weather wise it couldn’t have been nicer. The sun was out and the temperature was unseasonably warm for the time of year. I woke up fresh and early , put on my work clothes , ribbons and all, packed my suitcase full of my... (more)
 Diane ― Posted on Mar 28th, 2012
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Again, Again! Or why young children love repetition

Diane's Puppets Kids Party Heaven ― Can you do something different? I hear this request often from clients. I understand this request very well with my adult brain. If I were going to a party as an adult and the same entertainer was there , be it a stand up comic or a magician and they... (more)
 Diane ― Posted on Mar 25th, 2012
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Partying with the Big Bad Wolf

Diane's Puppets Kids Party Heaven ― I’ll huff and I’ll puff and I’ll blow your candles out! Hello, Big Bad Wolf here. Yeah , you know me, that much maligned and feared character from fairy stories , well don’t believe all you read in the papers or see on the... (more)
 Diane ― Posted on Mar 17th, 2012
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Make your own Easter Bunny Puppet

Diane's Puppets Kids Party Heaven ― A photo tutorial You will need: Scissors, glue and something to sew with, in my case a sewing machine. You can of course hand sew if you wish. Step 1: Trace out the pattern and use it to lay on top of your two pieces of white fabric. Step 2: Step 3:... (more)
 Diane ― Posted on Mar 2nd, 2012
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Mummy Duck Returns

Diane's Puppets Kids Party Heaven ― Making more puppets at Diane’s Puppets I pride myself on making my own puppets here at Diane’s Puppets. I like to think that anyone who books a Diane’s Puppets party is getting a very unique experience both visually and on a... (more)
 Diane ― Posted on Mar 1st, 2012
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Puppets, Puppets, and more Puppets!

Diane's Puppets Kids Party Heaven ― Leap Year: A Puppet Making Day Today was a special day, a day that only comes around once every four years. So did I propose marriage to my long term partner? Nah! We’re happy as we are thank you very much. No, I did something much more special... (more)
 Diane ― Posted on Feb 29th, 2012
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The Human Connection In a Digital Age

Diane's Puppets Kids Party Heaven ― Saturday was a special day for me. I had just finished a puppet show at a lovely little 3 year old girl’s birthday party and was emerging from behind the puppet booth. Waiting for me was one of the older audience members, a young lady of 11... (more)
 Diane ― Posted on Feb 26th, 2012
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In a Videojug Puppet Making Frenzy

Diane's Puppets Kids Party Heaven ― After having been approached by Videojug, the video production company to make a series of how to puppet making videos for Youtube, how could I say no? Anyone who knows me a little or indeed reads this or my Diane gets Crafty blog knows I’m an... (more)
 Diane ― Posted on Feb 24th, 2012
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In a Videojug Puppet Making Frenzy

Diane's Puppets Kids Party Heaven ― After having been approached by Videojug, the video production company to make a series of how to puppet making videos for Youtube, how could I say no? Anyone who knows me a little or indeed reads this or my Diane gets Crafty blog knows I’m an... (more)
 Diane ― Posted on Feb 24th, 2012
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Parties for the Very Young

Diane's Puppets Kids Party Heaven ― Celebrating those first few milestones Birthday parties for children are important and especially important to the very young. Those first few milestones are significant. It’s all about becoming a ‘big boy’ or a ‘big girl&... (more)
 Diane ― Posted on Feb 12th, 2012