How to make a puppet?

How to make a puppet?

     One of the most common puppets is the sock puppet. This kind of puppet is cheap and easy to make. Different kind of features can be added to make endless array puppets.

      First the mouth pattern is printed out and the shape from the cardboard to be cut. The mouth piece is then folded into half. Then, the folded mouthpiece is inserted into the sock so that the curved ends are facing the toe end of the sock. The hand is placed at the toe end to make it comfortable. The sock is marked with the chalk ½” beyond the end of the mouthpiece. Then cut where the marked is located. After that, hand can be removed to flatten out the sock. The extra sock material is to be cut away around the rounded part of the cardboard mouthpiece ½” from the edge. The toe end of the sock and the cardboard mouthpiece is folded open. The mouthpiece should be lying on top of the sock with the top toe end of the sock folded up. A drop of hot melt glue is placed in the centre of the lower edge of the mouthpiece. The edge of the sock material is pulled over the edge of the cardboard piece and pressed in place with care. Next, another dot of glue is placed on the top edge of the mouthpiece. The edge of the sock is pulled over the mouthpiece and is pressed down. Then, glue is placed all the way around the edge of the mouthpiece for several minutes. After that, another mouthpiece is to be cut from pink or red felt for the mouth. The cardboard mouthpiece is to be cut to fit over; its edge is covered and glues it down. A tongue piece is to be cut and glue inside the mouth. Finally, other features stuff can be added to the sock puppet with the scrap material to make puppet firm.

As you can see, to make sock puppet is an easy process. Just follow the steps and you can make a proper puppet.

 

Name: Noraisah binti Abdul Fatra

            EP/24/034/08