Wednesday, January 11, 2012

18 Creative Ideas For Making Puppets

My daughter and I have created a few different types of puppets in the past months and we've been having a lot of fun with creating and playing with them.  I wanted to compile a list for us (and you)  so that we could try other kinds of puppets! Hope you can find an idea that you like on this list.  I know we'll be making some of these!  Tell me what ideas that you would like to try! Let me know if you do any of them too!















from Krokotak


from: Dr. Jean








from Arts for Life








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What other puppet making ideas have I left out?
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17 comments:

  1. Thank you for sharing, Melissa! What a great inspiration! We did plastic spoon puppets from left over spoons from a gardenparty:) http://bintijua.blogspot.com/2011/10/spoon-puppets.html

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    1. Sure Pinkie! Aren't all these ideas fabulous???? I will have to check out your plastic spoon puppets! Thanks for sharing!

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  2. GREAT roundup - such fun ideas here!!

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  3. What a great post! I'll be mentioning your site in an upcoming post I'll be doing on puppet theaters. Thanks for compiling such a great list.

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    1. Thanks so much! I had fun compiling the list....I'm sure there are countless more ideas!

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  4. I am so seeing this post to be in "top 10" for you next year :) We've seen adorable sewn puppets in Barnes and Noble recently - I keep convincing my husband to try his hand at making them :)

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  5. Really, you think it will be Top Post? I hope so! Sewing puppets would be fun, that would be another one to add to the list!

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  6. Just posted about this on Craft Gossip!!! Thanks for the link suggestion:)

    http://lessonplans.craftgossip.com/?p=5379

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    1. Thanks so much for the feature! I hope everyone gets inspiration to create one of these types of puppets!

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  7. Great ideas. You might also like the puppet tutorial I have posted on my blog. http://www.chimerathreads.blogspot.com/

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  8. This is so great, Melissa! I still have a sock puppet that I made when I was 5! And it looks so much like the ones you and C made. Thanks for sharing this great resource. Oh, and congrats on the Craft Gossip mention. Yay.

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  9. What a great round up of puppets. As many as you could possibly wish for!!

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  10. We have made yoghurt pot and peg puppets.

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  11. here's a great interview with a puppeteer and puppetry teacher about puppet-making and performing with children: http://paintcutpaste.com/puppetry-interview/
    enjoy!

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  12. This is a super duper resource, Melissa! Loved all the ideas including your Fandango puppet. Loved it and the open-ended nature of making it...
    I'm pinning it so we can refer to it again and again. My daughter LOVES making puppets!

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  13. Thanks so much for linking to my popsicle stick puppets. I'm enjoying your blog and all the great ideas on it!

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