From: Paul and Carol Greene <jpgreene-AT-hooked.net>
Date: Fri, 16 Aug 1996 20:46:29 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: puppetmaking


Frank, I'm forwarding your interesting response to the list.  We all need
more to read lately on this list.   
 
This is a great subject:  making small/simple vent puppets.  Does anyone
have any ideas along this line? 
 
I have often thought it would be fun to always have a small puppet to take
along in my pocket.  I have used Clinton Detweiler's pocket puppet, but I
wanted more.....something I could make. 
 
Here's one I made: 
Materials: 
2 -  fuzzy craft wires--long (maybe  11 or 12"?) pipe cleaners 
4 -  1" pompom balls 
2 -  wiggly eyes (1/2"?) 
a glue gun and hot glue stick (preferably the lo melt type for safety if
kids are doing it) 
optional:  fancy decorative materials such as very small dried flowers,
sequins, feathers, etc. 
 
1.  Count your fingers starting with your thumb as 1, your forefinger as 2,
etc. 
2.  Take one pipe cleaner and center it under fingers 3 and 4 bringing the
ends straight up and twisting them around each other so the wire will stay
on the fingers.  Make the finger loop big enough to slip off fingers easily
yet tight enough to stay on firmly. 
3.  Bend the ends around in two circles to form the eye sockets. 
4.  Take the other pipe cleaner and follow direction #2.  Place the pipe
cleaner behind the first wire, closer to the knuckles.  After twisting the
wire, form antennae. 
5.  Hot glue a pom pom ball to each end of the antennae and to each eye
socket.   
6.  Hot glue a wiggly eye to the center of each pom pom eye.  
7.  Hot glue decorations such as flowers in back of and on top of the eye
section.   
 
When making this puppet talk, fingers 2-3-4-5 are the  top of the mouth and
the thumb is the bottom.  I did this project with a bunch of brownie girl
scouts (ages 6-8).  They had no trouble at all, and every puppet was a
success.  It's a great puppet to use when teaching ventriloquism too. 
 
 
--------- Forwarded message ---------- 
Date:  Fri, 16 Aug 1996 00:14:37 -0700 (PDT) 
From: Frank Frazee <ffrazee1-AT-mickey.esd113.wednet.edu> 
To: Paul and Carol Greene <jpgreene-AT-hooked.net> 
Subject:  Re: Anybody out there? 
 
Thanks for the response (responce?). Yeah, I guess "Ax" does generate a 
lot of e and e responces. 
anyway 
The lack of e reading material made me go to the recycling bin, pull out 
an Orville Redenbacher(?) box, draw a cartoon profile, cut a seperate 
mouth, punch a hole and put a brad through it for a very simple talking 
puppet. Then I made another. Maybe this is yet another step 2nd graders 
can do along the path that starts with the puppet hand and ends with a 
real dummy with the head on a stick. 
Also, sent for-actualy called and ordered a flyer from Bill Andersen on 
his "to finish" heads. Have you ever seen one? Finished one? 
Well, it's 12:20 am here-I'm off to slumber land...slumberland. 
Thanks again. 
 
Later 
Me Zee 
 
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 Frank Frazee 
 R.E. Bennett Elementary   2nd grade/Technology Coordinator 
 233 S. Market Blvd 
 Chehalis WA 98532         ffrazee1-AT-mickey.esd113.wednet.edu 
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No, I have never seen a Bill Anderson finished head. 
 
 
Carol   C:o) 


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