sure you want to know how to make a puppet of paper to evoke those times of your childhood in which you liked to play with this type of elements and put together your own play.
Puppets were the fun of old times. Maybe you touched an era in which technology did not exist and the greatest fun was going out to the street to ride a bicycle and also play with your rag dolls. Although the advances of modernity can bring many advantages, it is time to get on the time machine and make a craft that you will love and want to keep.
In case you want to learn how to make rag dolls or you feel that it is time to make a cute puppet, then take note and put into practice the step by step that you will see below:
How to make an easy paper puppet
It’s time to make an incredible craft that will bring back the best memories. Have fun learning and enjoy as a family making a paper puppet.
Materials
- Cardstock or multicolored iris paper
- wool or thread
- Foami skin color
- Cigarette to skewer stick
Implements necessary
Time required
45 minutes
Estimated cost
$9,700 (COP)
Process
Step 1. Paste and fold
Unfold a sheet of paper on a surface and on it, start sticking strips of iris paper, some longer than others (some horizontally and others vertically crosswise) to form a kind of patchwork quilt. Now, he takes the paper with all these pieces attached and starts folding it like an accordion horizontally. He glues one of the ends of this accordion using a bit of silicone on each fold; this will be the body. It should be a kind of fan. Finally in this step, he takes two strips of paper and glues them together at one end (forming an L) and starts folding them by alternating a fold from each end. In the end you will have an elongated figure like another accordion. Perform this action 4 times because they will be the limbs of the puppet.
Step 2. Make the face
Now, cut out a piece of skin-colored foami and glue three pieces of circular paper on it to simulate the eyes and nose. Take another piece of paper and cut it in the shape of a hair and paste the figure of the face on it. She adorns with markers making freckles and a big smile. It is time for you to grab the fan (from the previous step) that will be the body and adhere it with silicone to the figure of the face and hair that you made in this step; glue them to the back of the puppet’s head. Finally take the limbs of the puppet and glue them to the body with the silicone (the arms at the sides and the feet at the bottom).
Step 3. Assemble
Take the straw or the skewer stick and stick a strip of thread or wool on both ends. Use a silicone dot to adhere the left side of the strips of yarn to the arms of the puppet and voila, this beautiful toy is ready to decorate any space in your home!
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