SCHOOL ASSEMBLY PERFORMANCES

Bring an entertaining educational assembly program to your school. All shows feature a unique blend of ventriloquism, magic, puppets and song as well as audience participation.  Jan Potter, as Cranberry the Clown, weaves an atmosphere of fantasy and fun with these expressive teaching performances.

There's Magic in a Book: (Reading Show) Celebrate reading!  Cranberry highlights the importance and joys of reading while trying to save the school's (or library's) books from destruction by Diction Harry, a bookworm. 40 min., K-3 

Caring and Sharing: (Values Show – rewritten for the 2001-2002 school year) Cranberry the Clown teaches values (sharing, helping and managing anger) in this variety show. 40 min., Pre-K through 2, follow-up activity guide

Keep Them Clean and Healthy: (Dental Show) In this award-winning program, Cranberry teaches preventative dental care using colorful oversized props. Learn the “Keep Them Clean and Healthy Song” with Sara the puppet. 40 min., K-5

PLUS - JUST FOR FUN SHOWS

Cranberry's Magical Merriment: This 45-min. variety show delivers giggles and smiles to all ages. K-6

Cranberry's Christmas Cheer Magic Show: 45-min. variety show K-6

LECTURE DEMONSTRATION ASSEMBLY

Puppet Kaleidoscope: Stretch your imagination and develop your creativity as you discover how different types of puppets are built and how they are brought to life.  Jan Potter, minus clown costume, shares her love of puppetry.  Learn how to create your own puppet characters and develop your artistic as well as decision making abilities.  Jan also presents a puppet dance and entertains with ventriloquism.  The follow-up activity guide gives puppet making instructions and teacher ideas for using puppets as a teaching tool.  K-6

Jan Potter also teaches hands-on puppet making in a classroom format.