Have Puppets – Will Travel

Did you know that the World Bird Sanctuary offers Resource Nest Boxes? 

Some of the contents of our Nest Boxes

No, they aren’t boxes for birds to nest in.  They are boxes loaded with educational books, games, videos, activities and more.  For a nominal fee of $25.00, you can rent one of our Resource Nest Boxes for a two-week period through our Education Department.

The Resource Nest Boxes are a great addition to classroom teaching, for home schoolers, daycares, scout leaders or for kids that just want to have fun and learn more about our great planet and the creatures that we share it with.  Topics include:  Protect Our Planet, Rocks Rock, Talon Tote and Where We Live.

I want to highlight a particularly popular Resource Nest Box:  Talon Tote

The focus of this box is on Birds of Prey, and offers a sort of “hands on” approach to learning about them.  Birds of prey “come alive” with life-sized wearable wings, puppets and scripts for your own puppet show, books, crafts, replicas of talons and tracks and an audible Bird Identifier with raptor calls.

This box offers life size wearable “wings” of the Andean Condor, Bald Eagle, Great Horned Owl and Peregrine Falcon.  These are great tools to show children the actual wingspan of these magnificent birds.  The “wings” are made of cloth and have photos of each bird that they represent.  You will be truly amazed at their size.

Also included in this Resource Nest Box are five different books about birds of prey, track and talon replicas of the Great Horned Owl, Bald Eagle, Turkey Vulture, American Kestrel and Peregrine Falcon, as well as an audio Bird Identifier which can be used to hear the actual sounds or calls made by specific bird species.  There are also two different puppet show scripts along with nine puppets, instructions for several craft projects and props to outfit yourself with “tools” like a raptor.

If you would like to reserve one of our Resource Nest Boxes please call the Education Department at 636-225-4390 ext. 0.

Submitted by Billie Baumann, World Bird Sanctuary Outreach Coordinator