My paper puppets made by Sesame Street Workshop

      This collection of paper puppets by Seasame Workshop once belonged to a relative of mine. The characters, Bert, Ernie and Cookie Monster are in perfect condition! I do not own many old paper toys like these so I considered myself pretty fortunate to have found them in a box of discarded items.

Three-Dimensional and Fully Assembled Paper Muppets from my paper puppet collection. 
Bert is Ernie's best friend, he collects paper clips and bottle caps, is fond of oatmeal and is
 fascinated by pigeons. His sketches were made by Henson and he was built by Don Sahlin.

Ernie is mischievous and free-spirited; he likes playing practical jokes on his best friend Bert, 
and loves playing musical instruments, singing, and "taking baths with Rubber Ducky".

       Sesame Workshop, formerly known as the Children’s Television Workshop (CTW), is a Worldwide American non-profit organization behind the production of several educational children’s programs that have run on public broadcasting around the world (including PBS in the United States). Sesame Workshop was instrumental in the establishment of education children’s television in the 1960s, and continues to provide grants for educational children’s programming four decades later.  Read more . . . 

Workshop's funding is now earned through licensing the use of their characters to
 a variety of corporations to use for books, toys, and other products marketed toward children.

My paper Cookie Monster puppet. According to
Sesame Workshop "Cookie Monster is a frenzied
yet cuddly character on a persistent quest for more
food... especially cookies!"

       The Muppets are a group of puppet characters created by Jim Henson, many for the purpose of appearing on the children's television program Sesame Street. Henson's involvement in Sesame Street began when he and Joan Ganz Cooney, one of the creators of the show, met in the summer of 1968, at one of the show's five three-day curriculum planning seminars in Boston. Author Christopher Finch reported that director Jon Stone, who had worked with Henson previously, felt that if they could not bring him on board, they should "make do without puppets".

       Henson was initially reluctant but agreed to join Sesame Street in support of its social goals. He also agreed to waive his performance fee for full ownership of the Sesame Street Muppets and to split any revenue they generated with the Children's Television Workshop (renamed to the Sesame Workshop in 2000), the series' non-profit producer. The Muppets were a crucial part of the show's popularity and it brought Henson national attention. The Muppet segments of the show were popular since its premiere, and more Muppets were added during the first few seasons. The Muppets were effective teaching tools because children easily recognized them, they were predictable, and they appealed to adults and older siblings.

Sesame Street Dolls:

• Sesame street nesting dolls
• Sesame Street 1980-1990
• Sesame Street Puppets, seems like the right way to kick things off
• Happy 40th Anniversary to Sesame Street
• Sesame Street puppets (Questor)

How Sesame Street puppets are brought to life.

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