Opinion time! I’m making puppets to sell at a local craft show. Which stories should I make?
There’s several I’ve already made, but now I can’t decide which ones to add. I need 2 or 3 more sets.
Tarzan
Jungle Book
Sword in the Stone
Emperors new clothes/King Midas (the stories are so similar, if I made them it would be a two story set)
Aladdin
Jack and the Bean stock
The Wizard of Oz
Old MacDonald
(I obviously won’t be copying Disney for copyright reasons)
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Jack and the Bean Stalk and The Wizard of Oz, both classics and fun to act out, especially with puppets! :]
How about the Princess & The Pea (I don’t think Disney has done anything with this yet).
Or… this is my favorite kid’s book: Eleanor Fajeon’s The Little Bookroom (a collection of short stories).
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1590170482/ref=olp_product_details?ie=UTF8&me=&seller=
Anything that has animals or fantasy will sell. Tarzan is easily recognisable to most people, less so Jungle Book and Sword in the Stone. Emporers New Clothes/King Midas sound ok, especially if they have princely outfits which will attract the attention of young kids. Same thing for Aladdin. Wizard of Oz is a must, as well as Old Macdonald cause you have plenty of recognisable characters there.
From experience, I know the more generic the characters, the more likely they will sell. (Unless you have an extremely unique and popular style) I have lots of great sea/underwater animals (turtle, starfish, goldfish, seahorse, etc) available to buy, but 9/10 times people buy the mermaid character. So fantasy and animal characters are the best way to go. In my opinion of course