Folded Paper Puppet This is one of the easiest puppets to make with children. It can also be one of the most easily adapted puppets. By the time most kids have reached the third grade, they have probably folded a piece of notebook paper into a tube and then folded the tube into fourths to make a little puppet. They draw eyes on one section and a tongue and teeth on another and make the puppet talk by moving their fingers up and down. It's the kind of activity kids engage in when they're supposed to be practicing their spelling words or their times tables. Here's how to take those folded pieces of paper to the next level and actually use them as a creative tool for storytelling. (Graphic is a a scan of a real puppet. The graphic is a little smaller than the actual puppet and the nose got flattened in the scanner, but you can see how much character this guy has even without being animated by eager fingers!)
Materials 1 piece 12" x 18" Construction paper for each puppet Additional construction paper for features Scissors White glue or glue stick Pencil Markers or crayons Fold the construction paper in 1/3rds lengthwise so that you have a flat tube 4" x 18". Fold the paper in half to make a piece 4" x 9". Fold each piece in half again, folding it in the opposite direction to make a W or M with approximately 4" sections. Draw features directly on the puppet with a marker or crayons or cut features from construction paper. Eyes and nose go on section 1. Tongues and teeth go in section 3. Puppets can be quite elaborate with the addition of hair, wings,etc.
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