We took a tall, narrow cardboard box and cut large squares into each side, and the girls had fun painting it. Then we made sock puppets, and M & R put together a show with butterflies and dragon puppets, snails and moths.
Here is R, proudly painting her puppet stage. You can see K in the background, thumb in her mouth, looking a little tired.
M, busily painting her side.
And finally here is K, painting with her feet. And you can see the evidence that she painted her mouth. Again.
How to make Sock Puppets
Below you will see a striped dragon with pink wings and a butterfly.
What you will need:old socks
googly eyes
felt
buttons
pom poms
pipe cleaners
glue gun
needle and thread
I am not going to give specific instructions because every different puppet we make has something different in the way it was designed. Most of the work must be done by the adult since the glue gun and the needle could be safety hazards, depending on the age of your child. However, the girls are the ones who design them. They have a big hand in deciding what they want (whether it is a butterfly, dragon, bat, or snail) and what colors they want it to be.
One time, M made a bat with green wings, a pink and purple polka-dot body, and a big red nose. It looked like a clown.
Putting on the Show
Telling stories with a real plot line is actually a very advanced skill. The child needs to be able to recognize story structure, including conflict and resolution. So I suggested that they make their show one of the Go, Diego, Go! episodes (basically, someone is in trouble and needs rescued). So they made various stories where their puppets were falling or in trouble and needed saved by the other puppets.
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