Presentation Board Puppet Theater - 11-16-08
Presentation Board Puppet Theater
Presentation boards can be found at any super center or office supply store. Find one in your favorite color. The science board can be decorated in any fashion you wish. Just set it up on the floor and you (or your children) can puppeteer from behind the board.
Happy Tales to You! Until next time…
Warmly, Dianne
Shoebox Puppet Theater - 11-15-08
Shoebox Puppet Theater
Sit the shoebox on its side and cut off the top. Decorate the front with a scene. Use small plastic spoon puppets or finger puppets. Another way to create a shoebox puppet theater is by creating a “diorama,” decorating the inside of the shoebox. The hand will be visible as the puppets are maneuvered but children don’t mind. They love creating the scene inside the shoebox.
Happy Tales to you! Until next time…
Warmly, Dianne
Dianne de Las Casas with a lap top box puppet theater - 11-16-08
Lap Top Box Puppet Theater
I learned this method from a school librarian in Houston when I lived there after Katrina. Take a box large enough to sit comfortably on your lap. Cut off the top and the back of the box leaving only the bottom, two sides, and the front. Decorate the front of the box to create any scene you wish. I created a meadow with grass and flowers. The puppets, props, and even a script can sit inside the box until you are ready to use them. It’s simple and ingenious.
Check out “behind the scenes” in this lap top box puppet theater.
Lap Top Box Puppet Theater Backside - 11-16-08
Happy Tales to You! Until next time…
Warmly, Dianne
Doorway Twin Sheet & Shower Rod Puppet Theater - 11-16-08
Doorway Puppet Theater
Using a tension rod or shower curtain rod across a doorway and a curtain or bed sheet, you can create an instant and inexpensive puppet theater. Kids love being behind the curtain. I used this method to entertain my youngest daughter and her cousins. I found a twin sheet that looked like a night sky. I cut slits on each side of the largest seam and threaded a shower curtain rod through the pocket. The extra length at the bottom is folded and brought back over the top of the rod to create a valance. It makes a perfect puppet theater.
Happy Tales to You! Until next time…
Warmly, Dianne
