A selection of Shadow Puppets
How to make a Shadow Puppet - Part 1
How to make a Shadow Puppet - Part 2
How to make a Shadow Puppet - Part 3
Making a horse step by step
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Tools and Materials used to make Horse:
Scissors, pencil, rubber, paper, card, black spray paint, newspaper, paper fasteners, hole puncher, BluTack, self-sticking velcro, plant sticks,
SHOPS FOR MATERIALS AND TOOLS:
Stationers:
scissors, pencil, paper, rubber, paper fasteners, BluTack,
one-eyed hole puncher.
Art Shop:
Black spray paint, card, BluTack, pencil, rubber, paper, scissors,
one-eyed hole puncher.
DIY shop:
Black spray paint.
Haberdashers:
Self-sticking velcro.
Plant Shop:
Plant sticks
MAKING A SIMPLE PUPPET
How to make a duck
1) Find a picture of a duck from a book or the internet.
2) Draw your version of the duck onto some paper.
3) Decide how many parts you want to have for the puppet. Draw parts onto the body.
4) Cut out the parts using scissors and stick them onto some card using small pieces of Blu Tack or selotape.
5) Draw around each part then cut out that part using scissors.
6) Decide where you want the joints to be and mark out places for joint holes on the card. Using a drawing pin make holes for joints.
7) Push wire through the holes of the parts that you wish to link together. Make washers and push through wire so that they are between moving parts. Joints are sealed on either side by making spirals in the wire (see photos below). Link all parts together.
8) Fixing rods - stick a piece of self-sticking smooth velcro to one end of a plant stick and reinforce with one or two staples. Decide where you want the rod to be attached to the body and stick a piece of bristly velcro to that point, now you can stick rod to the body.
9) Once the two rods are on try the puppet out against the screen!
Materials : pencil, rubber, paper, card, hole puncher, self sticking velcro, plant sticks, scissors, BluTack, pliers, wire.
Where to find the materials :
Stationers : pencil, rubber, paper, scissors, BluTack.
Art Shop : card, hole puncher ("one hole" hole puncher)
Haberdashers : self-sticking velcro
Plant shop : plant sticks
DIY shop: wire, pliers
Making the duck!
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Making a Coloured Puppet
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Making The Puppet Move!
Tools and Materials
Making a Cow as a Silhouette Puppet
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Making The Pieces:
Making it Move!
The Restricting Thread
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Materials and Tools needed to make Silhouette Cow
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