How do you make a marionette puppet out of paper?
Lay the torso piece down first, then arrange the arms and legs on the marionette so that a section of each overlaps with the torso piece. Create the joints. Push a brass brad through each joint in the puppet; punch holes in the paper if it is too thick to be pierced by the brad alone.
How do you make a marionette out of cardboard?
Steps
- Lay the cardboard or poster board on a flat surface.
- Decorate the sketched puppet with markers, crayons or paint, and cut out the pieces.
- Assemble the puppet face-up on a flat surface.
- Lay down two chopsticks or pencils to form a cross.
- Thread a needle with fishing line.
How do you make a dance puppet?
- Poke two holes near the top of the toilet paper tube.
- Cut arms for your puppet about the same length as the paper tube.
- Line up the bottom arm hole with the hole in the paper tube.
- Loop a string through the top arm holes and tie a knot to secure.
- Pull down on the string to make your puppet dance.
- Try this!
What materials are used to make a marionette puppet?
Marionettes can be made of a wide range of materials: wood, paper, fabric, foam rubber, etc. Marionette combining two characters – sometimes more – which are usually placed side by side and attached to the same control.
How do you make a simple cardboard puppet?
These are the puppet manipulators.
- Cut a piece of thin cardboard about 8 cm high and 12 cm wide.
- Cut this in half to make two 12 wide pieces.
- Draw facial features in the middle one piece.
- Glue the ends of this piece together and attach to the top of the roll to form a head.
How do you make a snowman puppet?
Directions:
- Start by gluing your cupcake liners onto a white heavy cardstock paper, making sure to overlap the circles slightly to make a snowman shape. Cut out your snowman.
- Put a generous amount of tacky glue half way down your jumbo craft stick and attach your snowman to the stick. Let it dry.
- Decorate your snowman.
What can you do with a string puppet?
Make a backpack dangle. Attach your puppet to a key ring and hang it from your backpack. Make wearable puppets and action jewelry. Make a headband with antennas that can pop up. Make a bracelet or pin that moves with an action feature.
How do you make a puppet out of a cross?
Pull the strings up to the cross and tie them loosely to the sides and bottom of the cross. The head is strung to the bottom of the cross and the arms to each side. Untie and adjust each string so the head is upright and the arms are by the puppet’s sides. Tie the strings in a knot and tape in place once you are satisfied with the final placement.
When did the first string puppet come out?
String puppets, or marionettes, date back thousands of years. In the 15th century, people used puppets to tell stories or news of what was happening in faraway lands. One could almost say that string puppets were the first news anchors. You can craft a simple string puppet out of wire and newspaper.
How do you make a puppet out of newspaper?
Once you grasp the principles of making a human-shaped puppet, you can move on to dragons, dogs and other animals. Cut 20 strips of newspaper 1 inch wide and 12 inches long. Separate them into two stacks of 10. Cut a piece of floral wire 2 inches long and twist a small loop at each end, wrapping any excess around the wire between the loops.
