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PAPER ROLL TREE HOLE
Here is a fun mini- puppet stage for a finger puppet of a bird, owl or squirrel.
- Take a clean toilet paper roll and half-way up on one side cut out a round hole. This will be your stage.
- Then using a finger puppet or stick puppet, stick the puppet up from the bottom of the roll so that it shows in the hole.
- Have children decorate the “Tree” with paper leaves or small branches.
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PAPER PLATE PUPPET STAGE
- Take a white paper plate and fold it in half, length-wise.
- Now cut a straight line cut from the fold to within 1” from the edge.
- Open the plate back up and decorate the plate like the sky above the cut line and like grass below the line.
- Using finger or stick puppets, stick them out the slit from the back of the plate, so that they appear to be standing on the grass.
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TISSUE BOX STAGE
You will need an empty rectangular tissue box for this activity.
- Hold the tissue box up so that the oval opening is on the side of the box.
- Cut out the side, that is now on the bottom of the box .
- Decorate the box if desired.
- Hold small puppets up inside of the box so that they can be seen from the oval opening.
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APPLIANCE BOX STAGE
You will need a large cardboard box for this activity.
- Set a large cardboard box on its side.
- Cut a window out of the box on the side that was originally on the bottom of the box.
- Let your child sit inside the box holding up hand puppets so they can be seen through the window.
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DOOR WAY STAGE
- Attach a table cloth across and open door way, using tape, about 3 feet from the floor.
- Have your child sit behind the curtain and hold up hand puppets for their audience to see.
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CHAIR STAGE
- Like the stage above, a curtain can be strung between two sturdy chairs for a puppet stage.
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STORY TELLING TIP WHEN USING PUPPETS WITH PRESCHOOLERS: Have your child use one puppet at a time when using hand puppets. Encourage them to tell a story about the character. Often when two puppets are used, it just turns into a battle between the two puppets.
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