Parents and children 3 to 8 years old are invited to a free puppet show on January 27, at 10 am, at Housatonic Valley Waldorf School, 1 Jacklin Road, in the school's lower level of Compass Hall.WomenforWomen.orgFamilies interested in touring the school's Early Childhood campus immediately following the performance should register online at or call Therese Lederer at 203-364-1113 to arrange a tour.waldorfct.org

The puppet show will be done in the Waldorf tradition. The show, "Akimba and the Magic Cow," is an African folktale about a poor man who gets a series of magical gifts from an old man who lives in the woods, soon losing each one to his greedy neighbor.

The puppet show features hand-sewn puppets, plant-dyed silks, and a simple, age-appropriate performance style suited to young children's attention spans and level of awareness.

.Puppet shows are free; however, the puppetry committee will happily accept a goodwill offering to support Women for Women international, an organization helping women survivors of war rebuild their lives. More information about the organization is available online at

The puppet show is open to the public.