How To Make

What you need

tracing paper card
sticky tape scissors

hole punch
thin sticks bamboo skewers colouring pencils or crayons paper fasteners

Photocopy or trace the puppet template on to card. Colour it in.
Cut out the puppet’s body and arm pieces.
Put a piece of sticky tape around the ends of the shoulder and arm joints to keep them strong.
Punch a hole at the end of each arm joint.
Attach the arm joints together using paper fasteners. Make sure you don’t make them too tight or your puppet won’t move!
Stick a straw on to the back of the puppet, leaving enough sticking out at the bottom to hold on to.
Wind the sticky tape around the end of the skewer a few times, so that you have a small bundle of tape sticking out.
Attach the sticky tape bundle to the puppet’s hand. This gives your puppet’s arms more flexibility to move.
The shadow puppets have lots of tiny holes punched into them to create patterns and texture. You could do something similar using a thick embroidery needle.
Put a piece of Blu-tack on to the back of the puppet and press the needle through to make a small hole. How does that look held up?