Socks, strings and sticks — those are our go-to everyday guys to affix cute puppets in no time. And with just that much of a buttress, we blow life into fictional characters. They borrow voices to talk, and shade and light to act or walk — all for unfeigned delight. Although adults cheerily soak in such joy, puppetry has always tickled a child’s imagination more. Inspired by this ingenuous connection, a weekend event will perform popular fables through novel puppet-play.

Presented by art and culture platform Hooted1ce, and Ethiros Theatre Group, Let’s Puppet aims to captivate children with variety. “Puppetry does cast an enchanting spell. Sometimes kids find companions in paper/shadow manifestations of characters. Our performance involves glove, shadow and glow-in-the-dark puppets. I am certain that the latter kind will take our little audiences by surprise,” says Nishil Kamalan, director of the act.