STRINGED PUPPET HOW TO

As the play progresses, the live music, the deft movements of the puppeteers blurs reality, making the lifeless Yakshagana puppets leap to life. Silence pervades the hall as the tiny curtains are drawn aside and the Yakshagana stringed puppet play, Chudamani Lankadahana, begins with the opening song - Ganapathi Vandana. His father Kogga Kamath was an award-winning master puppeteer and in the last two decades, Bhaskar has taken the art to new heights. Children and adults have crowded the hall, waiting to watch a show of Yakshagana puppetry after around two years.ДЄlso called Yakshagana Gombeyata, this stringed puppet play is now helmed by a sixth generation puppeteer ( sutradhara) Bhaskara Kogga Kamath, who quit his banking job to continue the family tradition. But all eyes inside the Ranganatha Sabha Bhavan, in Siddapura in Kundapur taluk, remain fixed on stage. We have some of the most creative toilet roll crafts around.Outside, heavy rain pounds the rooftops. If youвЂ™re on a craft roll, then take a look at our other craft ideas on our website. Our Cushelle loo rolls can be used to create things like pencil pots or even hamster and gerbil toys.

STRINGED PUPPET HOW TO

Remember, here at Cushelle we have other craft ideas beyond how to make a string puppet. Homemade toilet roll puppets are a great way to reuse old packaging and spend quality time together creating a fun toy to play with. As our tutorial proves, puppet making for kids neednвЂ™t be a complicated business. Now youвЂ™ve learned how to make a puppet youвЂ™ll be able to make a whole cast of characters. There you have it! Your in-depth guide on how to make puppets for kids! When dry, wrap and tie the ends of the wool to the sticks, ensuring the head and body are level. Glue two lollipop sticks together in a cross.Then do the same with the other length of wool at the back of the dogвЂ™s body. Cut two more lengths of wool, and thread the first length through the holes in the head and front of the body, tying a knot in each section to hold them in position.Tie large knots at the ends to stop the feet falling off. Thread it through the holes in the bottom of the dogвЂ™s body, and add the bendy straw feet. Cut two lengths of wool for the dogвЂ™s legs.Take the bendy straws and cut out a small piece for the dogвЂ™s tail.Next, make small holes in the top and bottom of one end of the head, two holes at either end of the top of the body, and two holes at each end of the bottom of the body.

You're now halfway through making the perfect puppet for kids!

Stick the ears to the back of the head, and the tongue to the front.

Then cut out a tongue, and colour with a red felt tip pen.

To make the ears, cut out two oval shapes from a sheet of strong kitchen paper (we used Plenty).

When dry, add spots to the white head and body with a black marker pen.

Next, paint the head and body with white paint and leave to dry.

Leave the other roll whole to make the body.

To make the dogвЂ™s head, carefully cut a toilet roll in half with a craft knife, and discard one piece.

Stringed puppet