Module 5
Vegetable puppet Force potato or carrot onto a stick or dowel. Pin, glue or paint characteristics onto the vegetable.
Paper-plate marionette Attach a small paper plate to a larger plate. Connect pleated paper strips to large plate to form arms and legs. Decorate face and attach string to top of puppet.
Paper-plate hand puppet Staple the outside of two paper plates together. Cut a hand hole. Decorate one or both sides of the plate(s) with desired features.
Styrofoam-ball puppet Use a dowel to support the styrofoam head. Make a body out of fabric. Decorate the head as desired.
Cardboard cylinder puppet Place a cardboard cylinder from paper towels or toilet paper over the finger. Decorate with desired features. Te cylinder should be used for the body and a styrofoam ball could be placed on the top of the head.
Glove puppet Different characters are made on each finger of a glove. Te characters could be made from felt pieces and glued on. Stories such as “Te three little bears” can be told with a glove puppet.
Te hand puppet Te head of the puppet can be made of papier mâché and the body of material. A simple puppet on the child’s hand seems to enable the child to speak about things he would not normally speak about.
Puppetry as a medium When children are not used to puppet shows, especially toddlers, introduce them to puppets before the time. Handle puppets so that they can see you doing it. Allow them to handle the puppets. It will help them to get rid of any possible fear of a puppet.
For older children, it is important that they do not see the handler of the puppets.
If you can change your voice so that the children can hear the different voices of the characters, the puppets will have more appeal.
Children identify with the puppets, therefore puppets’ personalities should remain constant. Get acquainted with your characters. If you know your characters, you are well on your way to a successful show. Children very seldom find a puppet show to be a failure, although you can assess for yourself whether you have succeeded.
Te old saying “practice makes perfect” definitely applies to puppet theatres:
Make sure you have practised: Which fingers to use. How to hold the head. How to move: walking, running, jumping, fright, anger, crying, etc. When using a puppet that is manipulated with the mouth, remember: vowel sounds a, e, i, o, u – open mouth. Start by practising and looking at the puppet to see if it looks “believable”.
Only move the puppet that is talking. When you say, “Te puppet is running”, make running movements. Do not talk with your head down. Project your voice. Change your voice for the different characters.
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