How do you make a shadow puppet Theatre?

How do you make a shadow puppet Theatre?

Position a lamp or torch behind, shining directly into the inside, lighting up the tissue paper from within. Make some shadow puppets and place them between the light and the screen, as close to the screen as possible works best. Use your favourite nursery rhyme or fairytale as inspiration.

What are the things needed to stage a good puppet play?

How to stage your own puppet show

  • Ironing board.
  • Large tablecloth, or your own homemade puppet theatre.
  • Portable music player.
  • Some Cds of favourite songs.
  • A simple storybook or nursery rhyme to read from.
  • Puppets.

How do you make a puppet theater from cardboard?

Most puppet Theaters need a “shelf” or “flat” stage to hold props. This can be made by cutting a strip of cardboard that is three inches wide and six inches longer than the hole for your stage. In each end, cut one slit and fit the flat piece across the bottom of the hole with the slits holding it in place.

How do you play with puppets in the classroom?

Puppeteers sit or stand behind the sheet and play the puppets over their heads. You can do this by running a clothesline from one wall of your classroom to another. The stage is the area covered by the sheet.

How do you play with puppets on a clothesline?

Puppeteers use the edge of the clothesline as the stage, and puppets appear immediately above it. Puppeteers sit or stand behind the sheet and play the puppets over their heads. You can do this by running a clothesline from one wall of your classroom to another. The stage is the area covered by the sheet.

What materials do you need to make a puppet?

Puppet-making materials (socks, buttons, dowel rods, construction paper, yarn, sewing tools, glue, fabric, clay, newspaper, modge podge, paint, popsicle sticks, etc.) Ask the students to discuss any puppet shows they have seen.

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