A puppet is a movable model of a person or animal that is used in entertainment and is typically moved either by strings controlled from above or by a hand inside it.
*Inspired by Catherine Karp
Puppets can be very simple or very detailed
Let's look at various puppets that you can make
with the materials in the art room.
Popsicle Stick
Spoon Puppets
Paper Bag Puppets
Paper Bag Puppets Continued
Sock Puppets
These materials are found in the Fibers Studio.
Fortune Teller/Origami
Folded Puppets
Moveable (Kinetic) Puppets
Use a hole puncher and brass fastener to create joints like knees and shoulders.
Shadow Puppets
shadow puppets are part of an ancient form of storytelling that presents flat cut-out figures (shadow puppets) which are lit from behind and create shadows onto a screen. Marionettes |