In this article we are talking about children's puppet show which is practically not been studied as an integral phenomenon. The phenomenon is caused by the unity of its creative and pedagogical problems. They are: the exact age-oriented focus, the complex of artistic expression means , setting for the exclusively positive life experiences, simplicity and accessibility for perception. The most important is the way of realization of artistic and imaginative content of the play with puppets. It is the subject of child's everyday life. It connects and differentiates the real and the ideal, odinary and scenic world in his mind which is of great importance for his further development.

Keywords: a puppet show, a puppet theater, a doll, a complex of artistic expression means, an age-oriented focus, person's necessity, theatrical peculiarities, everyday reality, positive life experience, pedagogical orientation, artistic and imaginative content.