The ArtsCenter hosts Paperhand Puppet Intervention and Transactors Improv. Dress like a Bird of Paradise at the N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences. Here's your weekend family fun!

Blather, Blarney and Balderdash Presented by the San Carlos Children's Theater. 1:30 p.m. Sun. $9. White Oaks Elementary School, 1902 White Oak Way, San Carlos. (650) 594-2730. www ...

“Don’t be afraid to lay an egg.”–“Sesame Street” star Big Bird tells Q not to worry about the mistakes you make in life.Of course, literally speaking, “I can’t [lay eggs]–I’m a ...

And, of course, there was the sudden, unthinkable death of Henson in 1990 at age 53. The film shows Spinney, in character as Big Bird, at Henson’s memorial service singing “It Isn’t Easy ...

His kindness, his ability to speak to children and his seemingly unwavering moral compass have inspired new audiences. We are currently in a Mr. Rogers renaissance.

Growing up, most children develop a certain fondness towards fictional characters. Cartoons, puppets or comics — they serve ...

What’s on tap in children’s theater this summer: Puppets and pirates. ... Oversize puppets, also made of cardboard, loom near the seats, and projections and lighting effects seem just as close.

In this 2008 file photo, puppeteer Caroll Spinney, who voices Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch, is interviewed during a break from taping an episode of Sesame Street in New York.