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  • Silhouette puppet of a wolf with movable jaw, front and back

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    How to make puppet rods with duct or painters tape

    March 23, 2020March 24, 2020

    In this instructional video I am showing you how to make a silhouette or shadow puppet using a cheap and sturdy alternative for rods that are attached to the puppets with velcro. The instructions are

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  • shadow puppets of man riding a horse and wagon

    Tricks and Techniques

    Riding a horse and wagon

    February 9, 2020March 16, 2020

    If you want to act out stories from the Underground Railroad or other stories in which puppets need transportation, you may want to use a horse and wagon. In our printable library you will find

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  • Greek mythology

    Using an Overhead Projector for Shadow Puppetry

    December 2, 2018July 15, 2019

    If you are doing a shadow puppetry performance for larger audiences, using an overhead projector as the light source has several advantages. The light is stronger than traditional lamps and is distributed more evenly over

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  • Shadow puppet screen showing a man kissing a life size puppet, project from an overhead project.

    Tricks and Techniques

    Going Bigger: Using Masks and Direct Projection

    December 1, 2018July 15, 2019

    If you are using an overhead projector and big screen and want to have some variety in size (for instance to emphasize the difference between gods and mortals) there are two ways of doing so.

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  • foam board portable screen showing boy and girl puppet

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    Using a Tri-fold Presentation Board for a Durable Screen

    November 26, 2018July 16, 2019

    If you are thinking of doing shadow puppetry more than a handful of times you may want  to invest in a durable frame that can be stored easily and will withstand stains and humidity. What

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    Using Bendable Straws for Puppet Rods

    November 24, 2018July 16, 2019

    Instead of using velcro to connect moving rods to a puppet a cheap alternative is the use use bendable straws, first introduced by David and Donna Wisniewski in Worlds of Shadow, Teaching with Shadow Puppetry. You can

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    Using a Big Screen

    November 11, 2018July 16, 2019

    If you want to do shadow puppetry as a class project or for a performance, you need a larger screen and puppets that are big enough to be seen well by the audience (12″-15″). The

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