The Zadar Puppet Theatre was established in 1951, and in 1960 it was given the status of a professional puppet theatre. The Zadar puppeteers are always seeking for something new and tending to enrich its repertoire. The puppet theatre is intended for children. It stimulates their imagination and creativity, arouses a sense of beauty and develops the ability to think critically. Furthermore, it presents reality of life and instills moral values in a manner appropriate for children. The puppet theatre eases mastering of teaching content and enables correlation in teaching. The puppet is not exclusively reserved for theatre stage, it is also applicable in the classroom teaching. It is a very powerful motivational tool and it eases a process of mastering the subject matter, and it is a particular encourage to each pupil in socialization process. This paper shows the reception of theatre play when pupils are prepared and when they are not prepared, how pupils react when watching the same theatre play for the second time, possibilities of correlation with visual culture based on the show they see, and how pupils perceive and evaluate theatre plays.