THE FUN& FOAMY

Puppet ShowEverybody loves a puppet show!Well show you how to make yourown fun and foamy puppets usinga drink huggie, a little imagination,and of course foam!!

puppet palooza!

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supplies: Assorted Foam Sheets(8 x 5 ) Foam Can Huggie Acrylic Paint of Your Choice Circle Cutter Foam Brush Craft Knife

Cutting Pliers Ruler Dowel Rod (3" x 36") Dowel Cap (1" x 3" hole) Pencil Hot Glue Gun Hot Glue Sticks

1. Draw (or trace) several tufts of grassyou

can get creative with size, shape and color.Then, carefully cut out with a craft knife.

2. Draw and cut out a series of small circles torepresent flowers. Shape, size and colorcan vary a little.

3. Using the ruler as a straight edge, draw a

series of uniform rectangles to representbricks. The number of bricks can vary, basedon your intended design. Cut out brickswith a craft knife.

5. Then use the

hot glue gun to adhere grass

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4. Using hot glue, adhere

bricks to the can huggie as shown.

6. And adhere flowers to the huggie asshown. Your tower is complete! Set itaside for now.

8. Paint the7. Use cutting pliers to shorten the dowel to 2".

dowel rod withcoordinating acrylicpaint. Allow to dry.

10. Choose a sheet of foam to represent9. Paint dowel

cap to match dowel rod. Allow to dry.

the body of the puppet. Using a ruler,draw a line across long side of foamsheet, approximately 3 from the top.

11. To create the puppet's

skirt, start at thepencil line, using aruler and craft knife tocut fringe, as shown.

13. Measure and mark a strip offoam (same color as the foam you usedfor the body), approximately 1"x 2 ". Cutout the strip with a craft knife.

12. Hot glue the

dowel to the top, unfringed edge and rollfoam as shown, using hot glue to secure.

14. Then, use the craft knife to cut a small slitin the center of the strip, as shown.Hobby Lobby Product Inspirations 3

16. Choose a color

for the puppetshair. Then, use thecircle cutter tocreate two circlesfrom the foamyouve chosen.They should beprecisely the samesize as the head.

15. Use the circle cutter to cut out a circle

(approximately 1) to represent thepuppets head. Then, use a craft knife tocut out a rectangle to represent the neck.

17. Adhere one circle tothe back of the head. Apply glue to onlythe top half of the circle, leaving a flapunder which to insert the neck.

18. Insert the neck under the flap, and glueto secure.

19. Cut second

circle asdesiredyoure creatinga hairstyle foryour puppet.

20. Then, glue front hair to

front of head, as shown.

21. Draw and cut out

a pair of pigtailsfor your puppet.

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22. Position pigtails

between back hairand head, as shown.Glue into place.

24. Draw and cut out the

desired shape. The bottomof the crown shouldbe slightlyrounded tofollow thecontour ofthe head.

23. Glue two squares of foam together toform the crown.

26. Retrieve 1 x 2 strip

of foam. Insert neck intoslit, as shown, using hotglue to secure.

25. Glue crown to top of head, as shown.

27. Fold the strip over the

body of the puppet,as shown, usinghot glue to secure. Now,youve made the bodice!

28. Using

the ruler as astraight edge, usethe craft knife to cut foamstrips for the sash and the arms.

30. Tuck arm

29. Glue the sash into place, as shown.

strips underthe bodice asshown, gluing tosecure. Then, crossarms over bodice andglue into place.Hobby Lobby Product Inspirations 5

31. Use the

circle cutterto createa circle toserve as thebase of thebouquet.

32. Cut a series

of decorativenotches in thecircle, as shown.

33. Cut a series of small circles to represent

flowers. Glue the circles to the bouquet,as shown.

34. Position bouquet over arms,as shown. Glue to secure.

36. Use the craft knife to cut two slits35. Use the circle cutterto create a 2 circle from foam thatcoordinates with the can huggie.

in the circle, forming an X asshown. Position circle over thehole in the bottom of the huggie,gluing to secure.

37. From the open

end of the huggie,poke the dowelend of the puppetthrough the holein the bottom ofthe huggie. Thedowel shouldprotrude fromthe bottom ofthe huggie.

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38. Place the painteddowel cap onthe dowel rod tocreate a handle.Glue to secure.

39. And youre done!

Move the dowelup and down tomanipulate thepuppet. Here weshow the backsideof the charminglittle princessfrom the cover.

40. Use the samemethod tocompleteyour cast ofcharacters.Make ahandsomeprince

41. Or a scary, but

loveable, dragon!

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