The Petting-Zoo Animal Puppet Show

This puppet show, offered only in the suburbs of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is a hit with children under age seven. All of the animals appearing in this traveling "petting zoo" are puppets. As such they are more colorful, lively, expressive, funny and interactive than live animals.

The puppet show includes music, magic and lots of comedy. Each critter pulls stunts that spark giggles, belly laughs and squeals of delight. Most of the puppets attempt magic tricks. Some of them succeed, and others fail hilariously. As one lady remarked after seeing the puppet show, "This was the funniest puppet show I've ever seen. I'm a nanny, and this is my fourth family, and I've seen a lot of puppet shows, and this was the funniest I have ever seen." On most computers you can hear wows and belly laughs from Abby's audience by clicking play if your speakers are on and if you see a sound player here.

It's a puppet show that's like a petting zoo only better

For giggly fun, this show surpasses petting zoos and live rabbits and doves used by other magicians. And there is the same wonderment as with traditional dove or rabbit magic, because Abby produces and vanishes puppets with the same awe-inspiring techniques that magicians use with live animals. The puppets are safe to touch, and one of the tamer ones lets the children pet him. Their reactions are just precious. The puppets are as clean as animals get, producing no droppings, and each puppet comes out one at a time so as not to overwhelm the smallest members of the audience. Abby has lots of experience with puppetry and training in puppetry including workshops from Mister Puppet.

In this picture notice the audience's body language. They start out seated, but they jump up with exclamations and chortles in response to the puppet's antics. This is a typical audience reaction. (Please note that the puppet show, like all of Abby's shows, takes place indoors. Any outdoor pictures were taken years ago when she still worked outside.) To see more audience reactions to the puppet show you may click to zoom in on these thumbnails:

More for your money

Abby's standard birthday package lasts longer than that of many other entertainers. She stays for an hour and a half and makes a balloon sculpture for each child to take home.

It is recommended to call as soon as you have a date in mind for your party, as Abby generally is booked pretty far in advance. For your convenience Abby's schedule is posted here so that you may check her availability for your party date.

Coloring Activities and Invitations for your Puppet Show

Help yourself to coloring sheets of Fido the Frog, one of the stars of the puppet show. Click on the coloring picture and print as many as you need.



To use the invitation below, click it, open it in Microsoft Word, then add your party information and print.



OTHER OPTIONS: This puppet show is best for children under 7. If the children at your party will be predominantly age seven and older, consider the comedy kid's magic show, (for information click here) or the princess magic show, (for details click here) or the pirate show, (for details click here), all of which include puppet appearances.

To see closeups of the five stars of the 2007 puppet show, you may click on these thumbnail pictures.