How to make a stick puppet

How to make a stick puppet

Do you like playing with puppets? Watch this video to learn how to make a stick puppet!

Do the preparation task first. Then watch the video and do the activities.

LUCA : Wow! Ice lollies! Is it snack time?

LUCA : Oh. So why do you have ice lollies?

LUISA : Because today we are going to turn this ... into this!

LUCA : Wow! A stick puppet! I love it!

LUCA : So, what do we need?

LUISA : We need a stick, coloured paper, a felt-tip pen, scissors, a glue stick and something round, like a glass or a tin.

So, the first thing to do is to cut out two circles, like this one.

Great! So this is the face. Now you can draw on eyes, a mouth …

LUCA : OK! Eyes … a mouth. My puppet is very happy!

LUISA : You can have lots of fun drawing faces - angry faces, sad faces … You can stick on a nose, ears, whiskers, a bow, glasses or a hat!

And now, the final step. You need to put glue on the circles. Put the stick onto one circle and stick the other circle on top.

That's it, we have a stick puppet!

This is my favourite puppet, Mrs Rat!

LUCA : Ooh, I think I've got the perfect friend for Mrs Rat. Mr Cat! Meow! Meow!

LUISA : We hope you have fun making your own stick puppets!

LUISA AND LUCA : Bye bye!

LUISA : Remember! To make a stick puppet:

That's it! Now you can play with your stick puppet.

Did you like this video? What stick puppets would you like to make? Tell us about them!

Nice video I am going to make one now!

Luca's stick puppet is so cute. I want to try to make one too!

I make 2 pretty stick puppets: An arctic fox puppet and a dog stick puppet!

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