Projects For Kids
Materials:
Scissors
Glue Stick
Light Colored Pencils
Marker
Masking Tape
Hole Puncher (optional)
Black Construction Paper (or other thick dark scrap paper)
Cereal Box
White Tissue Paper (or a piece of thin white printer paper)
A light--for example a flash light or cell phone flash light, small plug-in desk lamp, battery powered lantern or book light etc.
Click here-or on the video below--to see how you can put together a miniature shadow puppet show, with a small shadow screen made out of a cereal box and tissue paper (or thin white printer paper) and a handful of puppets made from thick black construction paper or scraps and a light source!
Follow along with us as we make underwater themed puppets (skip ahead to 14:17 to see a short example show) or get inspired to make your own cast of characters, whatever type of creatures you'd like! Then turn down the lights and perform your puppet show for your family & friends!
Scissors
Glue Stick
Light Colored Pencils
Marker
Masking Tape
Hole Puncher (optional)
Black Construction Paper (or other thick dark scrap paper)
Cereal Box
White Tissue Paper (or a piece of thin white printer paper)
A light--for example a flash light or cell phone flash light, small plug-in desk lamp, battery powered lantern or book light etc.
Click here-or on the video below--to see how you can put together a miniature shadow puppet show, with a small shadow screen made out of a cereal box and tissue paper (or thin white printer paper) and a handful of puppets made from thick black construction paper or scraps and a light source!
Follow along with us as we make underwater themed puppets (skip ahead to 14:17 to see a short example show) or get inspired to make your own cast of characters, whatever type of creatures you'd like! Then turn down the lights and perform your puppet show for your family & friends!
Materials:
Empty Toilet Paper Rolls (or an empty paper towel roll cut down to size)
Scissors
Glue Stick
Markers and Crayons
Small Scraps of Colored Paper
Click here--or on the video below--to watch our little film explaining how to make simple paper tube hand puppets!
Younger kids may need some adult help and older kids can make their puppets more detailed if they'd like!
Need some more inspiration? Try making puppets of your family members, pets and friends or characters from your favorite story book...Then put on a little puppet show!
Empty Toilet Paper Rolls (or an empty paper towel roll cut down to size)
Scissors
Glue Stick
Markers and Crayons
Small Scraps of Colored Paper
Click here--or on the video below--to watch our little film explaining how to make simple paper tube hand puppets!
Younger kids may need some adult help and older kids can make their puppets more detailed if they'd like!
Need some more inspiration? Try making puppets of your family members, pets and friends or characters from your favorite story book...Then put on a little puppet show!
Materials:
Large Empty Food Box (like a frozen pizza or cereal box)
Scissors
Stapler
Crayons (or whatever you have to color with!)
Pencil or Marker
Scrap piece of string, yarn or elastic
Click here--or on the video below--to watch the steps on how to make your own Animal Mask! You can make a tiger like the example OR transform it into any animal or creature you'd like by using different colors and/or shapes! Younger kids might need some help with cutting and assembly.
Once your mask is completely dry you can wear it and put on a show for your family! Practice making animal noises, pretend you're on the hunt for food, or act out a story of your own!
Large Empty Food Box (like a frozen pizza or cereal box)
Scissors
Stapler
Crayons (or whatever you have to color with!)
Pencil or Marker
Scrap piece of string, yarn or elastic
Click here--or on the video below--to watch the steps on how to make your own Animal Mask! You can make a tiger like the example OR transform it into any animal or creature you'd like by using different colors and/or shapes! Younger kids might need some help with cutting and assembly.
Once your mask is completely dry you can wear it and put on a show for your family! Practice making animal noises, pretend you're on the hunt for food, or act out a story of your own!
Materials:
Empty Cereal Box
Construction Paper- 1 full sheet and some smaller scraps
Scissors
Pencil
Markers
Glue Stick
Tape
Click here--or on the video below-- and follow along to learn how to make your own Chatty Monster Hand Puppet! You can make a monster like the example OR transform your puppet into any creature you'd like by decorating it differently! Be Creative! Younger kids might need some help with cutting and assembly. Once your puppet is done try using it to tell a story or some funny jokes to make someone laugh!
**If you don't have construction paper, you can still make a Chatty Hand puppet, just use markers and or crayons to color directly on the cereal box to decorate it instead of covering it with paper! And any scrap paper from the recycle bin can be used to make the arms and legs.
Empty Cereal Box
Construction Paper- 1 full sheet and some smaller scraps
Scissors
Pencil
Markers
Glue Stick
Tape
Click here--or on the video below-- and follow along to learn how to make your own Chatty Monster Hand Puppet! You can make a monster like the example OR transform your puppet into any creature you'd like by decorating it differently! Be Creative! Younger kids might need some help with cutting and assembly. Once your puppet is done try using it to tell a story or some funny jokes to make someone laugh!
**If you don't have construction paper, you can still make a Chatty Hand puppet, just use markers and or crayons to color directly on the cereal box to decorate it instead of covering it with paper! And any scrap paper from the recycle bin can be used to make the arms and legs.
Materials:
2 full sheets of 9"x12" construction paper (any color!)
A small scrap of red paper
Scissors
Glue Stick
Marker String/Yarn (at least 3 feet long)
Ruler
Pencil
Click here--or on the video below-- to learn how to make your own snake string puppet that can wiggle and slither and hop! Younger kids may need some help measuring with the ruler and/or cutting out the paper strips. Hope you have fun making this funny snake!
Want to make another puppet using the same folded paper technique? Here are some other ideas you could try: Add some paper wings to make your snake into a flying dragon or give it legs and antennae to turn it into a caterpillar!
**If you don't have full sheets of construction paper, try making the snake using any scrap paper you can find around the house! The paper strips we cut were 1.5" wide and 9" long- but yours can be a bit bigger or smaller, as long as your strips are all the same size it should work!
2 full sheets of 9"x12" construction paper (any color!)
A small scrap of red paper
Scissors
Glue Stick
Marker String/Yarn (at least 3 feet long)
Ruler
Pencil
Click here--or on the video below-- to learn how to make your own snake string puppet that can wiggle and slither and hop! Younger kids may need some help measuring with the ruler and/or cutting out the paper strips. Hope you have fun making this funny snake!
Want to make another puppet using the same folded paper technique? Here are some other ideas you could try: Add some paper wings to make your snake into a flying dragon or give it legs and antennae to turn it into a caterpillar!
**If you don't have full sheets of construction paper, try making the snake using any scrap paper you can find around the house! The paper strips we cut were 1.5" wide and 9" long- but yours can be a bit bigger or smaller, as long as your strips are all the same size it should work!
