Puppetry diagrams for kids

[madpaperhat]

This summer I have been asked to teach a puppetry class for a day camp. I have some diagrams and patterns but I need more projects to make it through the entire summer. I'm looking for some very simple but neat puppets for kids to make. The kids range from kindergarten to 5th grade. If anyone has links or diagrams that they would be willing to share it would be really helpful.

 

[puppetsmith]

Found this one the other day. I hear the book is great too!

http://www.hgtv.com/hgtv/cr_dolls/article/0,1789,HGTV_3242_4424086,00.html

 

[Phantom]

Great find.

 

[Buck-Beaver]

Try picking up "The Muppets Make Puppets" and "The Complete Book of How To Be A Puppeteer". They are both filled with great ideas for kids.

Bezalel mentioned John Kennedy's fantastic book (Puppet Mania) and John has a new book coming in June called "Puppet Planet". He also has website with some puppet activities at http://www.puppetkit.com

There's also a great puppetry resource page for teachers at http://www.teacherhelp.org/puppets.htm

If you wanted to get in to foam puppets, The Foam Book would be very helpful as would any of the Project Puppet Patterns. I think Blink has used them with his students.

Do you offer any kind of educational license or deal for your patterns Bezalel? I was mentioning them to a teacher here in Mexico recently and they loved them, but thought the cost of legally purchasing them for an entire class would be too high.

 

[madpaperhat]

Thanks for the great imput, I have the puppet mania book but I haven't been able to find it yet in our moving boxes. Thanks Buck for the site it will be really helpful.

 

[Blink]

...If you wanted to get in to foam puppets, The Foam Book would be very helpful as would any of the Project Puppet Patterns. I think Blink has used them with his students...

Holy Cow Buck,

That is unbelieveable! I know you keep your hand on the pulse of puppet related things but I have to know, how in the world did you find that out!

I am so curious to know now.

 

[puppetsmith]

Hi Buck. There are a few Project Puppet customers who have or are currently testing out the use of the existing Forma Series patterns for workshops of differing age groups (of course, with Project Puppet's permission). Personally, I will probably be doing a workshop or two over the summer. I am looking into creating a teacher's kit or workshop kit based on the collective experience and suggestions.

I want to make sure to put together a quality product, one that everyone involved will benefit from - the students as well as the teacher. So in answer to your question, no there is no educational license or deal for the patterns...yet. But we are working on it. So much to do and so little time.