Where to start? cardboard and glue! Beloved Puppetista Jonny Gray shares his tips for puppet making!

 

Beloved Puppetista Ron Naversen shows us how to make a bird puppet from egg cartons!

Bird Body

Bird Body

 
Lisa Barnes - These egg carton critters are wearing little nightcaps I glued to make it easy to hang them from my Christmas tree. The eyes were originally wine corks, both cork and plastic, cut into slices with a serrated knife and the eyeballs were…

Lisa Barnes - These egg carton critters are wearing little nightcaps I glued to make it easy to hang them from my Christmas tree. The eyes were originally wine corks, both cork and plastic, cut into slices with a serrated knife and the eyeballs were made from coffee beans.

Bear Head Puppet

Bear Head Puppet

Bear+Body.jpg

Beloved Puppetista Lisa Barnes shows us how she made her Armadillo puppet. This puppet’s head and tail moved!

1. pattern.JPG

Begin with a pattern

3MG_5137.JPG
5IMG_5259.JPG

Making the frame

7IMG_5484.JPG
Thinking about how to carry it in the parade.

Thinking about how to carry it in the parade.

Interior frame

Interior frame

Armadillo in the parade!

Armadillo in the parade!

 
2IMG_5089.JPG
4IMG_5152.JPG
6IMG_5456 (1).JPG
8IMG_5485.JPG
Armadillo claws!

Armadillo claws!

11IMG_5588.JPG
Armadillo in the parade!

Armadillo in the parade!

Owl mask - print  -color - cutout and add elastic!

Owl mask - print -color - cutout and add elastic!

 
The following puppet making directions are from the Puppeteers Cooperative!

The following puppet making directions are from the Puppeteers Cooperative!

Scan 3.jpeg
Scan 4.jpeg
Scan 5.jpeg