I love this. And puppetry. You ought to make a small fake little banjo for him to hold.

I'm just sitting here grinning at how cool this is!

Yes, I _would_ like to see more "random project videos every now and then". Also, hooray for the word "ventriloquy".

Hi, grown adult man here. I would totally join those preschoolers for this puppet show. I wish I had thought of something like this when I was a children’s librarian.

Wow, you're better at this than you give yourself credit for. The fake glove is a great touch and convincing enough!

The fake hand fooled me until you made him talk, and then I realized what must be going on. Very nifty!

Reminiscent of Steve Martin. A bundle of creativity here. Always a joy.

I love the matching hats 😂

Very innovative . Should be a hit with the children. thanks for sharing.

Your talents are numerous and entertaining. Nice work on your puppet. Keeping the youngins quiet while amazing them and putting smiles on tiny faces has got to be reward in itself. Thanx miss pheobe.

The kids are going to love the parrot. Job well done Phoebe. You have been blessed with the gift of creativity. :)

The fake hand looks great! I'm always a sucker for these kinds of puppets and I think it's really cool that you made all of him yourself.

Put a string in the fake hand so you can periodically move it:D

Phoebe I think Peter parrot is great and it's really very kind of you to share him with children. Puppetry is an art form with a long ancient history and has been used to tell stories, inform people, teach morals, and make people laugh. I hope you stick with him but not to the detriment of your music. Thanks for showing Peter to us and hope you have a great weekend but of course I will check in for fretless Friday.

That's really impressive that you made him from scratch! He looks great!

From a old man-your a sweetheart and I wish I was 50 years younger. Thank you for what you do.😊😊😊😊

Since parrots can mimic human speech, this could already be ventriloquy. Now I'm not sure who's really speaking in this video.

The hand fooled me….but my friends say I have the intellect of a preschooler so I may not be the best judge. Love it. Looks great & very creative!🪕🦜

Peter looks great and the illusion works really well.

You have an awesome creative mind, when that parrot starts playing the harmonica with you on fretless Friday, we are going to Vegas, luv ya

Phoebe, I am so happy that you are in this world. You are such a joy.

This is so fun and cool! He has a lot of personality. The big thing breaking the illusion is the occasional adjustment with the other hand. A stitch of thread between the base of the thumb and back side of the parrot tummy might help keep it lifted. Otherwise, misdirection is your biggest friend. Keeping the bird moving and making "eye contact" is important, which you seem to be a natural at. Overall, fantastic job! I can already see your children's show in my head, with all your puppets and crafts and banjo playing. I would definitely sit my kids down in front of it if I had any.

You did a very good job with Peter! Ventriloquism is tough, but I don't doubt you can do it.

Your talents are terrific! Peter the Parrott is perfecto and I’m sure the kids you entertain with him really enjoy the show. Very sweet of you for doing that, regardless of whether it’s for pay or not.

You are multitalented! The real feat: making the bird play a banjo

Put a feather in your hat too. That is so cool! Good work.

Super cute 🥰 Great job Phoebe ❤ How nice you do this for the Pre-Schoolers … You’re a good egg 🥚 ❣️❣️❣️

I don't know why but, this makes me smile like crazy! Good job.

Huge fan of your banjo playing and a huge fan of puppets. This was a great treat. Great job keeping the puppet active while talking to the camera--he really seemed alive and interested in looking around!

This channel just gets better and better

Can the parrot pick a banjo?

Lifting his head up at the start sold the illusion pretty good. The thing is about things like this: the audience *wants* to believe it.

Phoebe, Peter turned out amazingly! You are so gifted!! I bet the kids loved him!

You're a significantly better ventriloquist than a professional one I once saw at Sea World.

Sort of like Big Bird, but without the torture of being Big Bird.

Don't be worried that people know it's a fake hand, it's just how people naturally think of how the parrot puppet talks, it really doesn't look like a fake hand and it is pretty convincing looking. You would definitely fool my niece at least until you explained it to her. Kids are naive and will believe anything, just like how I fooled my niece about a invisible lock on a door, even though she could see my hands through the window, and watched me latch a invisible latch, she couldn't guess that I kept the door shut with my foot even though I stepped away from the door after closing it. Even when her mom said I used my foot, and she asked me about it, I asked her "how would she know, she wasn't there to see it?" Then she whined about how I did it, and I finally admitted I just used my foot, just like how her mom said the first time. Great parrot puppet. Looks like a ton of fun for the kids, and yourself.

You did fabulous making him!!! And your ventriloquist voice is great! Talented.

You're a Teacher and an Artist. Peace&Love be with you. Phoebe! P.S. I Love the feather, it dances!

As a former professional puppeteer, I'm very impressed. In my experience, those with serious artistic talent are talented at more than one thing, great to see you stretching your wings!

I think the hand looks pretty convincing. Didn't fool me because I already knew how these things work, but it's pretty good. And I really like how Peter turned out, I think he looks amazing!

Thanks for being there Phoebe. Multi colored and multi talented

Fun! Now, if you can teach Peter to frail on the banjo...but the ventriloquism is enough, I think - Squawk!

The hand fooled me at first, good job. Great talent to master.

The gloves make the look. Does the bird sing any cool songs? Cluck Ok Hen

Stay gold young lady-the future’s looking a bit brighter with that puppet in it! The fake hand looks good pretty much where it is, and your absent minded (seeming) head movements of the parrot are awesome. 👍

A multi-talented gal.

That you made the whole puppet as well as the fake arm is fantastic. And ventriloquism on top is awesome.

What a great idea! Nice puppet, Peter's full of character... he looks kind of hard to please :) A good little trick for puppeteering - look at the puppet when it's talking, and vice versa. It sells the interaction, and guides the audience's attention... also helps a bit with hiding your own mouth movements :)

You're full of talent

Can’t wait to see Peter playing the banjo! Great job. 👏

That's fantastic, but I want to hear the parrot sing! 😉

Two cool chicks in one shot🤗

That's terrific Phoebe. I was at a graduate model makers show last week. One student made a dragon puppet from How To Train Your Dragon. They cast a fake version of their hand in latex and it was really convincing. The whole puppet was made of latex, so very flexible. But your felt puppet with a latex hand would work. The glove is also cool. Well done!

It works. Every time I focus on you, rather than Peter, the fake hand becomes a real hand.

Everyone watching will be glad you took the time. I'm an old man, and most of the memories of elementary school are the magicians and jugglers and animals ❤. You're doing great👍 . Check out Steve Martin's (slightly naughty) The Great Flydini. Everyone knows his fake hand, arm, and still laugh. Or, ( no way naughty) Shari Lewis and Lamb Chop.😊🙏

Oh no, I thought that was your hand...and a real parrot! Lol. That was great. Very cool that you made it. I'm sure the kids love it.

You made a good puppet, no doubt, with proper action to distract and perform. Nice work. Enjoy.

Very nice! Even though I had a big head’s up on what the illusion was, I still noticed myself TOTALLY thinking it was a “real” hand and then Peter would move or talk and then I’d be like “Oh, he’s real!” and then back and forth for a bit. So… mission accomplished! Keep up the good work and please keep sharing the things you love to do.

Ventriloquist, puppeteer and exceptional banjo player, You`re awesome!

That's pretty awesome! He's got some personality for sure. Very nice work! (For some background, I'm a bitter old person that isn't amused by much anymore, but I grew up on The Muppets and I'm not ashamed to admit I still love puppetry. This made me smile. Good job!)

Hey, nice real parrot, Phoebe! Really, I would watch the heck out of Peter the Parrot videos. Well done!

The thing that gave it away was lifting the fake hand with the real one. This is so cool.

Don't spill the beans! Very confident execution

Nice work! I can barely work a puppet, much less make one. Yet another of Phoebe's many talents is revealed.

Love it! What's next, a Chicken puppet? Ozma with a banjo? ❤

Now you just gotta get the Parrot playing Banjo 🪕 😅

Love him! And your pupeteering skills are great... it looks like he's just minding his own business while you're talking! Don't mind one bit that we didn't get a banjo today ❤😃

The fact that you made yourself it is pretty good in itself. Don’t frighten the chickens with it.

He's fantastic! I intellectually understand the hand/glove is a decoy but just watching you with him, it naturally feels that the hand is yours and he speaks on his own - the power of suggestion overpowers my intellect! (Thank goodness, eh?)

It fooled me! For a moment I was very confused how was it moving without moving your hand, and even after I realized, your movement still sells the illusion!

He turned out awesome and your ventriloquism is pretty good! Thanks for sharing. it's cool to see something different from your banjo playing.

Such a good puppet!! Fooled me. I didn't even think about it until you brought it up🤣

Great puppet Phoebe! I’ve seen quite a few a few over my 75 years, and this is one of the coolest ones I’ve seen. Great job!!!!

That's awesome! I didn't catch onto the fake hand until you made it talk. Then I thought your right hand work petting his head worked really well! When my daughter was little (like five or seven) we used to go to "story time" at Barnes and Noble where "Miss Kiki" would read stories to the kids. She would dress in character and just had a great time. The kids all grew up enjoying her and by association Barnes and Noble and books and toys. It think she also made paid appearances for birthdays and similar events. Well done you!

You have talent at puppetry from the way he moves. Super cool idea that you have a false arm there. I fell for the illusion at first. If you can, fold in the thumb on the false hand and it'll look more natural.

That's Really Awesome! The hand/arm looks believable. Very clever design!

Another and unexpected talent from Phobe! One suggestion: Add some stiffening to the glove. It tends to sag a bit and I notice that you have to pull it up a bit agains your body. If it was stiffer it would be more realistic.

Aside from being a Baptist missionary I am one of about a dozen makers of professional ventriloquist figures in the country (it’s impolite to call them dummies). Children love the large mouth puppets but the pro vent figures scare toddlers. The worse thing to overcome is the feeling of awkwardness in talking to your vent puppet/figure. Just go for it and eventually it will take on an alter ego and weirdly talk back to you. I made one that looked like my wife. She would sit on my knee and tell me everything I wanted to heat. My human wife even got jealous saying “You talk to that thing more than you do me.”

Actually, I think you did a really good job with your puppet and it looks realistic enough, but I think you’ll do fine. And if you’re entertaining kids, don’t worry too much about the ventriloquism because I am sure they will enjoy it anyway.

He is so cool ' I'm still laughing ...great job, very creative and for a worthy cause ' ...you two are going to have many fun adventures, thank you for making me laugh out loud '

😂😂😂 Hey Phoebe, you two are so funny. Is Darcy Linn your role model? - If you can replace the hat on the bird, give him a hat with the propeller, like the one you've worn before...

Hi Phoebe, here's a quick tip for making the fake hand fool even more people, hihi. 😁Take a picture of your other gloved hand (the real one) while you are holding the parrot. You'll notice some creases in your real hand while the glove holding the parrot is stuffed in comparison. You can create creases in your stuffed glove by pinching the insides and using hot glue (only a little) at around the same places the creases show on your real hand glove. When the glue hardens, the creases will stay in place and give the illusion that an actual hand is inside it. :)

When you tilted the head over and then put it back upright with your right hand it helped sell the illusion too . . . That's pretty fun . . Thank you for sharing. You need a pith helmet to go with that. I wonder if you could rig the index finger of the fake hand with a wire that you pull from inside the head that would move the fake finger like you were scratching your belly?

Hey Phoebe, great piece! I like how the body segment is shaped and the multi colored/layered wings. Unsolicited suggestion to make you fake hand more realistic - if possible, take some of the stuffing out. your other hand doesn't fill out the glove. Other than that, keep up the great work and have fun entertaining the children :)

noticed the matching hats. great touch!

Hello. I have lots of fun puppets, too. Including an illusion parrot puppet. Here's a quick tip. "P" is a difficult letter to say without moving your lips. So, you might want to choose an easier name. Also, you can make puppets come out of a box, or flowerpot, or can, etc. Have you checked out Axtell Expressions and Fellowship of Christian Puppeteers? If you want to talk puppets, look me up! I also have a few banjos, accordions and other instrument... Just for fun. Blessings!

This is going to be fun. Nice work! Even after you showed how the illusion works, Mr. Parrot still seems realistic 🎉

I think you've done a wonderful job on it. If you move your real hand around and the fake hand moves around it gives it a bit of "life". Maybe you could get one of those litter pickers where you squeeze a handle and the pincers close and cannibalise it to make a lever somewhere near the mouth where you could squeeze it every once in a while and the pincer end attached to the thumb and fingers of the fake hand. Just a thought. I really admire what you've done. People who notice the fake hand have lost that beautiful innocent quality. They should be focused on the bird. I need to see more of Peter on the channel. :)

Well, I would never have guessed it was a fake hang on until you told me that’s OK. It looks really good. You did a good job on it. It’s too bad you can’t fix it where you can play your banjo, and your little bird friend could Sing along with you you can do it if you put your mind to it

What a neat bird you made. And you do a pretty good job of ventriloquism, too.

It is quite convincing the way he moves his big head as you are talking. But do be careful. Rod Hull's "Emu" would sometimes attack people.

Great puppet! I'm sure the kids are amazed and amused!

I love Peter the parrot. He looks great. Your awesome

Adorable. And the bird isn't bad either. You are very creative and talented. But what will the chickens say...

I'm here for anything fun and this is fun so I'm here for it!

Cool parppet! I immediately spotted the hand as soon as he moved, I wouldn't have said "Nice fake hand," I would have said "Cool illusion!"

Fearsome talons! I heard the chickens had large talons.

I like it. It was fairly convincing even having read the video's title. Maybe I would have been completely fooled without the spoiler?

Great puppet. The fake hand looks very good. Steve Taylor's "Voicing Your Dummy" is a good DVD tutorial on ventriloquism if you want to get into it.

The hand really sells it!