Samantha, Charlotte and Isabelle take you through the steps of making your own puppet show with children at home.

In this video they make the final touches to their human puppets and start making the set. To make the set you will need: Cardboard, a pen or pencil, a ruler, glue, scissors and/or a scoring knife, masking tape, recycled bottles, pots or jars and sticks or twigs from outside.

This activity is ideal for children ages 3-11 (younger children may need more adult help).

For more resources and ideas on making puppets at home, visit: www.littleangeltheatre.com/schools-and-community/at-home-resources

Samantha, Charlotte and Isabelle take you through the steps of making your own puppet show with children at home.

In this video, they make the set and props for their show.

This activity is ideal for children ages 3-11 (younger children may need more adult help).

For more resources and ideas on making puppets at home, visit: www.littleangeltheatre.com/schools-and-community/at-home-resources

Samantha, Charlotte and Isabelle take you through the steps of making your own puppet show with children at home.

In this video, they continue to make the set for their show, including the towel river and comb forest.

This activity is ideal for children ages 3-11 (younger children may need more adult help).

For more resources and ideas on making puppets at home, visit: www.littleangeltheatre.com/schools-and-community/at-home-resources

Samantha, Charlotte and Isabelle take you through the steps of making your own puppet show with children at home.

In the final instalment, they finish off making their set and practise puppeteering with sock puppets.

This activity is ideal for children ages 3-11 (younger children may need more adult help).

For more resources and ideas on making puppets at home, visit: www.littleangeltheatre.com/schools-and-community/at-home-resources

Charlotte and Isabelle perform 'The Baba Yaga' (with a little bit of help from mum).

See how they made the show - from storyboarding to puppet and set design - in our video series: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MT85z5NUbFU&list=PLoj9np3ZxflAiTFyOm6BQTQgM9QKpaj-0

Then have a go at making your own show!

Join puppetry director and designer Toby Olié as he shows you how to make your own puppet theatre complete with puppets and scenery. You can download the template here: https://bit.ly/38wpoGS. To learn more about Toby’s puppetry visit TobyOlie.com.

You will need: Our template (https://bit.ly/38wpoGS) and access to a printer; a sharp pencil; puppet control rods (e.g. kebab sticks, chopsticks or pencils); string; tape; scissors; cardboard (e.g. cereal boxes); glue; colouring pencils, pens or paints.

Watch Toby show you how to make the anteater puppet from 'What Does an Anteater Eat?' here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPEbrigztRg

Watch our series on making a puppet show at home: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MT85z5NUbFU

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Little Angel Theatre is a home for puppetry. Since our doors first opened in 1961 the theatre has been dedicated to creating and sharing inspiring stories. During this period of isolation we are releasing daily online resources to help you keep creative at home, on our YouTube channel and on our website: https://littleangeltheatre.com/online-shows-and-activities

All of our online activities are being made available for free. If you are able to consider making a donation - however small - to help us survive during this challenging time, it would be greatly appreciated: https://littleangeltheatre.com/support-us/donate

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