How to Make Practice Puppets!
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Puppetry, just like any other artform, needs to be practiced. Practice puppets are sturdy eyes you can wear on your hand to practice your puppetry at any time and place. This can be a great tool to brush up on your skills, so follow along to learn how to perfect making this little puppet.
The Benefits of Practice Puppets
Practice puppets are truly the only thing you need to practice puppetry. The eyes allow you to practice perfecting the eye contact of the puppet with where they’re talking and your hand acts as the mouth. This little tool is also small enough to fit in your pocket. This allows you to take your puppet with you wherever you go, ensuring that you stay up to date on your skills.
Materials Needed
Your practice puppet will be placed in between two of your fingers and resemble that of a ring. This makes it comfortable to hold and the possibilities for the practice puppet endless. The base of the puppet will be a small knob for a drawer that fits comfortably in between your middle and ring finger.
You’ll also need a piece of scrap wood that’s about 1’x2’. You’ll also need a marker for marking the wood, sandpaper, paint, and tools to help the puppet come alive.
Steps to Make the Puppets
Here’s how you can make your own practice puppet.