This exciting half-day camp will run from 8:30 a.m. to noon on Monday, Aug. 3, through Friday, Aug. 7, inviting young artists to bring fairytales to life through puppet-making and imaginative play.

My dad was the first person to introduce me to shadow puppets. When my sister and I were tiny kids, he would tuck us into bed, turn off the lights and then cast an image of a dog against the wall.

Fairies, a jester and some shadowy creatures will frolic in the grass in downtown Storrs this month. They’re puppets, and ...