In DT this half term we have worked hard to explore, design and make our very own animal puppets.
Firstly we took our time to explore different kinds of puppets such as :
- Finger puppets
- Hand puppets
- Sock puppets
- String puppets
We worked out what each puppet was made from, how the pieces were joined together and what had been added to make the puppet look like the animal or person it was.
Then we learnt and practised using a running stitch ready for making our own puppets. Some of the children in Panther Class enjoyed it so much that they said ‘This is the best day ever!’.
After that we started to think about making our own hand puppets.
We thought about what would make a good puppet and decided:
Then we designed our own animal puppets. We thought carefully about the materials we would need to use and how we could make it look like the animal we had chosen.
Finally it was time to make our puppets! We used the running stitch we had practised to join the pieces of our hand puppets together and then used fabric, feathers, googly eyes etc to add the finishing touches to our puppets.
Here are some of our finished puppets:
How you can help at home:
- Can you design, make and evaluate a puppet at home using household objects?
- Can you create a story about your puppet?