Bring a gentle, funny puppet show to your next gathering! 30-minute shows followed by simple puppet-making or puppet-play. Margaret's shows are best for ages four and up.
Margaret's newest show, "Taking Turns," features Mathilda and her friend Doggie, who can't stand to take turns on a bouncy house at a birthday party.
For older children and adults, "Monkey Makes Mischief in Heaven" is an exciting choice. In this episode of the Chinese epic "Journey to the West," the Monkey King is thrilled to have a job in the Heavens, but changes his attitude when the Jade Emperor leaves him out of an important banquet.
24 reviews
Gloria L.
January 12, 2026Thank you for an outstanding performance. Our students were highly engaged and gained so much from the experience.
Hired as: Storyteller
Sandi G.
October 20, 2025I am so happy to give this review of Margaret Moody Puppets! She was engaging and interactive with the audience. Both children and families enjoyed the show. I will book Margaret for many more events for our program!
Hired as: Puppet Show
Rhonda F.
July 22, 2025Our school community loved Margaret’s puppet show! Margaret knows her audience and is warm, kind and professional! Our children absolutely loved her! The kiddos are still talking about it! We can’t wait to invite her back!
Hired as: Puppet Show
Gloria L.
July 11, 2025We had the absolute best experience with Margaret and her incredible puppet show! From the moment the show started, the kids were completely captivated—laughing, shouting with joy, and totally engaged from beginning to end. The puppets were colorful and full of personality, and the storytelling was both entertaining and age-appropriate with just the right mix of humor and heart.
Hired as: Puppet Show, Storyteller
Amy R.
November 19, 2024Margaret was fantastic! She was so engaged with the kids and they loved her!
Hired as: Puppet Show
Margaret Moody Puppets
Your group was friendly and a lot of fun! Thank you for the booking.
Price range: $225 and up
Languages: English
Gig length: 40 - 70 minutes
Insurance: $1,000,000 - Individual Home business policy
My shows are lively and gentle -- a badger helps fairies build a playground; a muddy little pig decides to take a bath; a young cow struggles over whether to share cookies with his friend.
Before each show I introduce myself and some of the puppets so that children know who is behind the puppet stage. Shows last around 30 minutes, followed by time to play with soft fabric puppets or make simple ones with paper and yarn. I provide materials and clean up.
Making sure everyone is safe from Covid-19 transmission is vital. I've been vaccinated. I am happy to perform outdoors and use masks when interacting indoors. Talk to me about any concerns!
I'm a puppeteer and mother of 3 living in Arlington, Massachusetts.
Since the late 1980s I've performed in schools, museums, libraries and parties, both on my own and with two troupes -- Galapagos Puppets and Dream Tale Puppets. My children, who are now in their teens and 20s, taught me that children want to touch and make puppets so I like to include time after the show for puppet-making or puppet-play.
I love the way two hands with puppets can tell a lot of stories!
My stage is the size of a loveseat -- 4' across, 5' high, 5' deep.
For summer 2021, I plan to perform mainly outdoors, bringing a battery-operated sound system. No need for electricity.
Please allow me access to the performing area an hour in advance to set up my stage and sound equipment.
Wednesday
Taking Turns
9:00am - 1:00pm
Sunday
Dragon Boat Festival
11:00am - 2:30pm
Tuesday
Taking Turns
9:00am - 1:00pm
Saturday
Arlington Porchfest
All-day event
Tuesday
"Alice" rehearsal
All-day event
Wednesday
"Alice" rehearsal
All-day event
Thursday
"Growing Things"
9:00am - 12:00pm
Monday
Camp Event
10:00am - 10:45am
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Lexington, MA
Wednesday
Taking Turns
8:00am - 10:30am
Thursday
School Assembly
10:00am - 12:00pm
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East Weymouth, MA
Thursday
"Alice" rehearsal
3:00pm - 7:00pm
Friday
"Alice" performance, Woods Hole
12:00pm - 5:00pm
Saturday
Growing Things
All-day event
Friday
"Badger Meets the Fairies," Woods Hole
12:00pm - 5:00pm
Monday
"Badger Meets the Fairies," Cotuit
9:00am - 1:00pm
Tuesday
"Cow and Mouse's Picnic"
9:00am - 12:00pm
Wednesday
summer camp performance
12:30pm - 4:00pm
Monday
Arts camp
All-day event
Tuesday
Arts Camp
All-day event
Wednesday
Arts Camp
All-day event
Thursday
Arts Camp
All-day event
Thursday
School Assembly
11:00am - 11:30am
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Providence, RI
Friday
Arts Camp
All-day event
Monday
Arts Camp
All-day event
Tuesday
Arts Camp
All-day event
Wednesday
Arts Camp
All-day event
Thursday
Arts Camp
All-day event
Friday
Arts Camp
All-day event
Thursday
Rehearsal "Fiery Mountain"
All-day event (Fri)
Saturday
"The Fiery Mountain"
10:00am - 3:30pm
Friday
"The Ice River"
All-day event
Wednesday
rehearsal
9:00am - 1:00pm
Thursday
"Alice" rehearsal
All-day event
Wednesday
rehearsal
9:00am - 1:00pm
Wednesday
rehearsal
9:00am - 1:00pm
Saturday
“Alice” with Dream Tale Puppets
All-day event
Friday
“Alice” with Dream Tale Puppets
All-day event
Wednesday
rehearsal
9:00am - 1:00pm
Saturday
Badger Meets the Fairies
9:30am - 4:00pm
Saturday
Children’s Birthday Party
5:00pm - 6:00pm
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Westborough, MA
Sunday
Monkey Makes Mischief in Heaven
10:00am - 2:30pm
Saturday
Monkey Makes Mischief in Heaven
10:00am - 2:30pm
Sunday
Taking Turns
10:00am - 1:00pm
Saturday
Concert
1:00pm - 4:00pm
Sunday
The Ice River
All-day event
Saturday
rehearsal
All-day event
Friday
School Assembly
10:00am - 11:00am
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Salem, NH
Saturday
"Badger Meets the Fairies"
2:30pm - 5:00pm
Friday
Taking Turns
9:00am - 12:00pm
Sunday
The Trolls & the Tree
All-day event
Saturday
The Trolls & the Tree
All-day event
Friday
The Trolls & the Tree
All-day event
Thursday
The Trolls & the Tree
All-day event
Sunday
Monkey Makes Mischief in Heaven
11:00am - 1:00pm
Saturday
Monkey Makes Mischief in Heaven
11:00am - 1:00pm
Sunday
Alice
8:00am - 5:00pm
Saturday
Badger Meets the Fairies
9:00am - 2:00pm
Saturday
Arlington Open Studios
All-day event
Saturday
"Alice" performance
10:00am - 5:00pm
Friday
"Alice" Rehearsal
All-day event
Saturday
School Assembly
11:30am - 12:30pm
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Newton Lower Falls, MA
Saturday
Children’s Birthday Party
4:30pm - 5:00pm
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Providence, RI
Sunday
"Alice" Rehearsal
9:00am - 3:00pm
Saturday
"Alice" Rehearsal
9:00am - 3:00pm
Sunday
Bikeway performance
9:00am - 3:00pm
Friday
Summer Camp
All-day event
Thursday
Summer Camp
All-day event
Wednesday
Summer Camp
All-day event
Tuesday
Summer Camp
All-day event
Monday
Summer Camp
All-day event
Wednesday
Puppet Shows
9:00am - 4:00pm
Monday
Workshops
11:00am - 5:00pm
Monday
School Assembly
10:00am - 10:30am
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Providence, RI
Saturday
Alice, Dream Tale Puppets
All-day event
Friday
Alice in Wonderlands, Dream Tale Puppets
8:00am - 5:00pm
Thursday
Alice
8:00am - 5:00pm
Wednesday
Camp Event
10:00am - 10:45am
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Westborough, MA
Wednesday
Cow and Mouse's Picnic
9:00am - 12:30pm
Friday
Camp Event
10:00am - 11:00am
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Salem, NH
Thursday
Workshops
11:00am - 5:00pm
Friday
Alice rehearsal
All-day event (Sat)
Saturday
Porchfest
2:00pm - 6:00pm
Tuesday
Growing Things
9:00am - 12:00pm
Thursday
Cow and Mouse's Picnic
9:00am - 12:30pm
Sunday
Drumming concert
11:00am - 3:00pm
Monday
Trolls and the Tree
9:00am - 12:00pm
Monday
The Trolls and the Tree
9:00am - 11:30am
Saturday
Family event
12:00pm - 8:00pm
Saturday
Children’s Birthday Party
12:00pm - 1:00pm
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Boston, MA
Wednesday
Growing Things
9:00am - 12:00pm
Saturday
Taking Turns
9:00am - 12:00pm
Thursday
The Ice River
All-day event
Friday
Growing Things
9:00am - 12:00pm
Saturday
Badger Meets the Fairies
3:00pm - 4:30pm
Saturday
Cow and Mouse's Picnic
11:00am - 2:00pm
Friday
Camp Event
6:00pm - 7:00pm
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East Greenwich, RI
Tuesday
Camp Event
10:00am - 10:45am
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Cambridge, MA
Sunday
"Cow and Mouse: Planting Time"
11:00am - 1:00pm
Saturday
"Cow and Mouse: Planting Time"
11:00am - 1:00pm
Friday
Alice in Wonderland
10:00am - 3:00pm
Wednesday
Cow and Mouse: Planting Time
4:30pm - 6:30pm
Monday
Badger Meets the Fairies
1:00pm - 3:00pm
Friday
"Jack and the Beanstalk"
10:00am - 12:00pm
Thursday
"Jack in the Beanstalk"
10:00am - 12:00pm
Tuesday
Badger Meets the Fairies
11:00am - 1:00pm
Wednesday
Taking Turns
10:00am - 10:30am
Thursday
Cow and Mouse in the Garden
8:00am - 12:00pm
Thursday
"The Trolls and the Tree"
1:00pm - 5:00pm
Tuesday
"Alice" with Dream Tale Puppets
All-day event
Monday
"Alice" with Dream Tale Puppets
All-day event
Friday
“Alice”
11:00am - 6:00pm
Thursday
"The Trolls and the Tree"
9:00am - 11:00am
Thursday
TheTrolls & the Tree
8:00am - 12:00pm
Tuesday
The Trolls & the Tree
8:30am - 1:00pm
Sunday
Story and Puppet Time
11:00am - 1:00pm
Saturday
"Cow and Mouse's Picnic"
3:00pm - 4:00pm
Saturday
Story and Puppet Time
11:00am - 1:00pm
Saturday
"Cow and Mouse: Planting Time"
10:00am - 2:00pm
Sunday
Puppet and Story Time (rain date)
11:00am - 1:00pm
Saturday
Birthday party
4:00pm - 6:00pm
Saturday
Puppet and Story Time
11:00am - 1:00pm
Saturday
"The Ice River"
1:00pm - 5:00pm
Wednesday
Puppet show
3:00pm - 5:00pm
Saturday
Children’s Birthday Party
11:00am - 11:45am
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Cambridge, MA
Saturday
Children’s Birthday Party
4:30pm - 5:15pm
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Lincoln, MA
Thursday
Taking Turns
9:00am - 10:30am
Tuesday
Cow and Mouse’s Picnic
9:00am - 10:30am
Tuesday
“Mathilda’s Bath”
3:00pm - 5:00pm
Sunday
"Mathilda's Bath" -- rain date
2:00pm - 5:00pm
Saturday
"Mathilda's Bath"
2:00pm - 5:00pm
Sunday
Children’s Birthday Party
11:30am - 12:00pm
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South Grafton, MA
Sunday
Children’s Birthday Party
2:30pm - 3:15pm
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Reading, MA
Sunday
Birthday show
1:30pm - 4:00pm
Sunday
“The Trolls and the Tree”
All-day event
Sunday
"Mathilda's Bath"
11:00am - 12:00pm
Saturday
"Mathilda's Bath"
11:00am - 12:00pm
Wednesday
“Taking Turns”
2:00pm - 5:00pm
Saturday
Children’s Birthday Party
4:00pm - 4:30pm
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Hingham, MA
Sunday
Greenwoods Puppetry Festival
All-day event
Saturday
Greenwoods Puppet Festival
All-day event
Friday
Greenwoods Puppets Festival
All-day event
Friday
Rehearsal -- "Alice"
All-day event
Thursday
Rehearsal -- "Alice"
All-day event
Wednesday
Rehearsal -- "Alice"
All-day event
Monday
Personal Occasion
11:30am - 12:15pm
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Swampscott, MA
Friday
Rehearsal -- "The Ice River"
All-day event
Thursday
Rehearsal -- "The Ice River"
All-day event
Wednesday
Rehearsal -- All day
All-day event
Monday
Alice in Wonderland(s)
All-day event
Thursday
Show
10:00am - 12:00pm
Wednesday
Workshop
12:00pm - 2:00pm
Friday
Nonprofit Event
10:00am - 10:30am
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Braintree, MA
Thursday
Shows
9:30am - 1:30pm
Wednesday
Workshop
12:00pm - 2:30pm
Thursday
Puppet show
9:00am - 12:00pm
Wednesday
Puppet show
11:00am - 1:30pm
Wednesday
Mathilda’s Bath
9:30am - 1:00pm
Tuesday
Badger Meets the Fairies
2:00pm - 6:00pm
Saturday
Alice show
9:00am - 3:30pm
Friday
Rehearsal
11:00am - 6:00pm
Thursday
Alice in Wonderland(s)
All-day event
Saturday
Children’s Birthday Party
4:00pm - 4:45pm
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Holbrook, MA
Saturday
Mathilda’s Bath
10:00am - 12:00pm
Saturday
Taking Turns
3:00pm - 5:00pm
Saturday
Monkey Makes Mischief in Heaven
1:30pm - 4:30pm
Saturday
Badger Meets the Fairies
12:00pm - 5:00pm
Wednesday
Badger Meets the Fairies
4:30pm - 7:30pm
Thursday
Taking Turns, Badger Meets the Fairies
9:00am - 4:00pm
Wednesday
Cow and Mouse's Picnic
9:00am - 11:30am
Saturday
Alice with Dream Tale Puppets
10:30am - 2:30pm
Friday
Alice or the Red King’s Dream
1:30pm - 3:30pm
Wednesday
The Trolls and the Tree
10:30am - 12:00pm
Tuesday
Alice or the Red King’s Dream
6:30pm - 8:00pm
Thursday
Rehearsal
All-day event (Fri)
Saturday
The Trolls and the Tree
10:30am - 12:00pm
Saturday
Badger Meets the Fairies
2:30pm - 5:00pm
Wednesday
Nonprofit Event
11:00am - 12:00pm
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Boston, MA
Friday
Children’s Birthday Party
5:00pm - 5:30pm
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Brookline, MA
Sunday
Monkey Makes Mischief in Heaven
All-day event
Saturday
Minke makes Mischief in Heaven
All-day event
Tuesday
Preschool puppet show
10:00am - 11:00am
Monday
Preschool puppet show
10:00am - 11:00am
Thursday
School Assembly
8:00am - 9:00am
•
Coventry, RI
Saturday
Children’s Birthday Party
3:30pm - 5:00pm
•
Bedford, NH
Friday
Nonprofit Event
7:00pm - 8:00pm
•
Wakefield, MA
Tuesday
School Assembly
11:00am - 11:45am
•
Medway, MA
Friday
Library show
10:00am - 3:30pm
Wednesday
Library show
10:00am - 3:30pm
Friday
Library show
10:00am - 3:30pm
Friday
Library show
10:00am - 3:30pm
Saturday
Badger Meets the Fairies
3:30pm - 4:30pm
Tuesday
Puppet show at party
4:00pm - 5:30pm
Friday
Nonprofit Event
7:00pm - 8:00pm
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Dracut, MA
Saturday
Children's Birthday Party
1:00pm - 3:00pm
•
Westborough, MA
Saturday
Nonprofit Event
1:00pm - 2:30pm
•
Somerville, MA
Thursday
Fundraiser
2:00pm - 3:00pm
•
Pembroke, MA
Thursday
Personal Occasion
12:00pm - 2:00pm
•
Milton, MA
Saturday
Children's Birthday Party
1:00pm - 2:00pm
•
Winchester, MA
Saturday
Children's Birthday Party
2:00pm - 3:00pm
•
Winchester, MA
Saturday
Children's Birthday Party
4:00pm - 5:00pm
•
Walpole, MA
I studied traditional Taiwanese puppetry (Chang Chung Hsi, called 'theater of the palm of the hand') with a master in Taiwan. In this style of hand puppetry, puppets can flip, fly and run, as well as walk naturally and humorously. I try to bring the liveliness and intricacy of Taiwanese puppetry into all my shows.
I need a flat area 5' X 5' for my stage and backstage. Having cover from sun for the audience would be ideal.
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