20 May 2011
This is a puppet making week for me as I prepare for a simple puppet workshop with some of our church's children workers tomorrow. It has been a long time since I work on things like this and I enjoyed every moment of it. I got most of the ideas from a
DIY Book. The
mouth puppet was from a YouTube tutorial but I have to draw out the templates and added in more details.
So here are some pics to show you what I have done.
Sorry, I am not dressed yet ...shy...shy...
Woof! Woof! I am a sock-doggie!
mmm...what am I? Funnel Monster?
Winchy Winchy Spider, Climbing up the wall....
Peep-A-Boo Puppet......"Now you see me, now you don't!"
Sockie Spiderman!
Miss Spongie
I joined 2 big boxes together, cut a window in the centre, hold the top flaps together and there goes a simple puppet stage in a box. Put two stools inside and the puppeteers can sit comfortably to perform the puppets through the window. I look forward to see it painted and ready for Part II when they will come together to make more puppets and practice using them.
I didn't cut off the window piece, instead it is lifted up on the inside and attached to the opening ends at the back to hold the stage together. A curtain is needed to form a backdrop(attached to the lifted window piece) so the puppeteers won't be visible from the outside. I used split pins to hold the two boxes together and notice the white tapes which are to keep the pins intact.
7 puppets and a puppet stage! Can't believe I did these in 5 days!
A small group but everything starts from a
Little Dream. I hope to see a puppet team born here.
