A NOTE TO ADULTS Please review the instructions for these craft projects before your children make them Be Sure to help them with any steps you do not think they can safely do on their own CHERRY LAKE Publishing A NOTE TO KIDS Be sure to ask an adult for help with these You craft activities when need it Always put your safety
IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTI HOW TO BRA TABLE OF CONTENTS An Ancient Craft 4 From Feet to Hands 6 The Basics 8 Supplies and Skills 10 Girl Puppet 13 Boy Puppet 16 Puppy Puppet 18 Monster Puppet 20 Caterpillar Puppet 22 Dragon Puppet 24 Make a Puppet Stage 26 Write a Puppet Play 28 Glossary 30 For More Information 31 Index 32 About the Author 32
An Ancient Craft Puppets Controlled from above with strings are known as marionettes Puppets have been around for thousands of years Puppetry is an ancient form of storytelling It is believed that ancient people may have told tales using puppets made from animal tusks or other natural props No one is sure exactly when puppets were first invented However string operated puppets dating back to 2000 BCE have been found in Egypt Writings from ancient Greece record the use of puppets to tell
Sock puppetry has not been around nearly as long Before people could make sock puppets someone had to invent socks The oldest knitted artifact that archaeologists have uncovered is a sock dating back to 300 500 CE By 1000 socks were considered a symbol of wealth Experts think that the sock puppet may have been invented around this time In the United States sock puppetry didn't become popular until the 1920s Magazines showed parents how they could create these simple inexpensive toys with their children The sock puppet craft craze soon swept the country Sock puppets are easy to make and a lot of fun to play with
