Supplies:
- Crayola Marker Paper - 22.9 cm x 30.5 cm (9" x 12")
- Crayola Broad Line Markers
- Crayola Crayons
- Crayola Scissors
- Crayola White GLue
- Crayola Paint Brushes
- Crayola Glitter glue
- Paper Towel Rolls - 1 per student
- Paper Clips - 8 per student
Steps:
1
- Draw a picture of your character on the paper.
- Make it fill the page.
- Add colour and glitter glue.
2
- Draw an outline around your character.
- Paper clip your picture to another piece of paper that is the same size.
- Cut along the outline.
- Make sure you are cutting through both pieces of paper.
- When you have finished cutting it out, remove the paper clips.
3
- Squeeze glue around the outer edges of the back of the puppet.
- Do NOT put glue along the bottom edge.
4
- Remove the paper clips.
- Place the blank shape on top of the glued shape.
- Press the pair of shapes together.
5
- Paper clip the 2 shapes together while the glue dries.
- Crumple up the paper scraps and stuff them into the puppet.
6
- Squeeze glue along the bottom inside edge of the puppet.
- Insert the paper towel roll into the puppet.
- Leave about 4 cm of the roll sticking out of the bottom.
- Press the glued edges of the paper together and around the paper towel roll.
- Add glue to make sure the paper roll is fastened on both sides.
- Hold the paper in place for a few seconds to make sure it sticks.
7
- Remove the paper clips.
- Use your puppet to tell a story.
Subjects:
Grades:
Kindergarten,
Grade 1
