Create a Puppet Drama

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Age: All ages
Time: Will vary
Type of Activity: Art, drama

Materials Needed:

• Simple household tools, such as scissors and rulers
• Plastic utensils, such as forks and straws
• Toothpicks
• Regular or colored pencils
• Paper
• Modeling compounds, doughs, or clays
• Lightweight cardboard or paper towel tube
• Clear or masking tape
• Optional: paint brushes, comb, paints and water container, glues to add embellishments such as feathers, yarns, beads, sequins, fake furs.

Learning Experience
Children will enjoy communicating their perceptions, ideas, and understandings about the earth's creatures — and their interchange with the environment — through puppet-making and drama. This art-based project can be done individually, with family members, or with community or school groups. The interdisciplinary approach encourages children to combine science and communication skills with the visual arts.

Instructions
Finger Puppet
Hand Puppet

This learning experience was adapted from the 1993-94 Crayola Dream-Makers guide EARTH, SEA & SKY, Edition 6, authored by Diann Berry, director of art education at Binney & Smith.

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