Young Artist Project
Cardboard Puppets
Puppets are so fun! Here is a way to easily make puppets out of cardboard tubes you can collect from toilet paper and paper towels.
Step 1
Gather supplies! You will need:
- Scissors
- Colored paper
- Cardboard tube
- Paint or markers
- A pencil
- String
- Glue (tacky glue, white glue, or if a parent can help you can use a glue gun)
Supplies you may also want but do not need:
- Tape
- Stickers
- Googly eyes
- Felt or multi-colored paper
Step 2
Take a cardboard tube and draw a line around the tube about 1/3 of the way down. Make sure you do not connect the line and leave about a half inch between the ends of the line. This will become a hinge for the mount.
Cut around the line.
Now make a hole in the small part of the tube right above the hinge.
Step 3
Cut a piece of string and feed it through the hole. Pull it through and up over the top of the tube and tape it down.
Step 4
Decorate! You can use paints, colored paper, stickers, or markers. We painted our puppet bodies and made the faces, hair and eyes out of paper.
Step 5
Now it’s time to perform! Write a story and perform your puppet masterpiece.
Finished
Did you make puppets? Did you make a video with your puppets? Share your creations at ce@pcad.edu or tag us on Instagram @pcad_ce
