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PROJECTS
Giant, Fantasy Stick Puppets
Designed By: Kathleen George
Typical Project Completion Time: 1-2 hours
(does not include drying time)
Kids have a blast designing and playing with these stick puppets. Let the kids decide how to decorate their figures, and have a wide assortment of materials available to fulfill their imaginary whims.
| MATERIALS NEEDED: |
STYROFOAM* Brand Products:
Ball, 6"
Other Materials:
Wooden dowel, 7/16" x 30"
Acrylic craft paint, assorted colors
Craft foam: assorted colors
Construction paper, assorted colors
Embellishments (optional): 1", 2" and 2-1/2" balls of STYROFOAM brand foam; yarn; buttons; ribbons; trims; wiggle eyes; chenille stems; drinking straws; tissue paper; toothpicks; candy cups; pom poms; felt
Paintbrush, 1", firm
Wooden skewer, pencil or chopstick
Wide mouth jar
Scissors
Thick, white craft glue or low temperature glue gun and glue sticks |
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| INSTRUCTIONS: |
| 1. Insert skewer, pencil or chopstick in foam ball to use as handle. Paint foam ball color of your choice. Let dry. |
| 2. Place head on large mouth jar and get ready to decorate! Blue puppet sports spiral hair cut from orange craft foam; ears made from a foam ball cut in half; a nose made from a foam ball; and mouth, cheeks and eyes cut from craft foam. His green tie is made from craft foam and decorated with foamie polka dots. The purple teddy bear has a muzzle, nose and ears made from foam balls; her hairbow and collar made from craft foam, as are her eyes and cheeks. |
| Other Suggestions: |
| 3. Hair: insert pieces of yarn, drinking straws or chenille stems into top of head. |
| 4. Eyes and nose: Cut from craft foam or construction paper, or glue on foam balls, wiggle eyes, candy cups, buttons, pom poms. |
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