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Where did finger puppets come from?
Description. Due to their simplicity, the creation of finger puppets is a common craft project for parents and small children and its origin as an art form is unknown.
How do you make cardboard finger puppets?
Directions:
- Cut box so you have a flat piece of cardboard. On the cardboard draw your desired puppet character.
- Cut out drawing and cut some finger holes.
- Color in or decorate the cardboard finger puppets.
- Pop your fingers through the holes and your fingers are now the characters legs.
How does puppet production being produced?
The script for a puppet production is called a puppet play. Puppeteers use movements from hands and arms to control devices such as rods or strings to move the body, head, limbs, and in some cases the mouth and eyes of the puppet. Rod puppets are made from a head attached to a central rod.
What materials are used to make puppets?
To make a puppet you will need foam, fleece, glue, eyes and hair. You will also need hot glue or contact cement, needle and thread. The more complex the puppet, the more you will need, but these are the minimum. These are the materials I use in building most of my puppets and the tools I use in my shop.
How do finger puppets work?
Finger puppets are generally very simple, consisting of a sheath that the person wearing the puppet (the puppeteer) inserts either one or two fingers into. While the movement of the puppets are limited, multiple finger puppets can be used on each hand, allowing the puppeteer to control many puppets at one time.
How do you make finger puppets with fabric gloves?
To make finger puppets using fabric gloves, start by cutting the fingers off the gloves and either hand-stitching or gluing the cut edges to make sure they don’t unravel. Since you’re using the cut-off glove finger as the puppet’s body, decide what you want it to be and wrap it with the appropriate color felt, which you can either glue or sew on.
What do you need to make puppets with felt?
Assemble the materials. You will need fabric gloves, scissors, glue, various colors of felt, and anything you want to decorate the puppets with! Fabric gloves can be found at many gardening stores. It is better to pick up a larger size to give you more room to decorate the puppets.
How do you make a puppet with glitter sticks?
Glitter sticks are great for this, or cut a felt smile and glue on. Add the hair. Use yarn, wool, string for hair. If you are making a puppet that resembles a person, add the hair to the top of the puppet, around where the seam is. If you are making an animal puppet, glue short pieces of string around the entire body.