Thursday, January 28, 2010

A puppet show with gloves

It will make for an interesting item for your kid brother's birthday party or a puppet drama in school finger puppets(with fingers representing as family members,friends or animals),can be treated with any inexpensive knit glove decorated using a few additional add-ons.

Other materials required are glue, tiny pom-poms and chenille stems to make the ears and nose, bits of material that could serve as scarves or hats, paints, paint brush, scissors,etc...

Now let's get on to making the puppets. Fill the fingers of a glove with plastic wrap or any stuffing that makes the fingers stand erect while you adorn them. The stuffing will also keep the glove from sticking to itself due to the glue you will be using. Stick the pom poms and chenille stems on it so it will look like a hat. Dip a needle or the end of a small paint brush into black acrylic paint and carefully make the eyes and mouths. Now allow everything to dry. Once done, cut the bottom of the glove and the thumb to make all the fingers stand erect and represent individual characters. Carefully remove the plastic wrap filled inside the fingers before you put them on.

Now get set for a fun puppet show!

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