Electric Eel Ultraviolet Puppet
3 minPre-KK1st2nd3rdTheatreArt
Summary
Make a glowing electric-eel ultraviolet puppet. The teaching artist shows how to build a bright, wiggly eel that looks like it lights up as it swims.
Viewer safety
All ages
Uses child-safe craft supplies (paper, scissors, glue/tape). A grown-up can help with cutting.
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Teaching resources
Discussion questions
Puppet talk
- What makes an ultraviolet puppet look like it is glowing?
- What is your glowing puppet's name and personality?
- Where would your puppet's story take place -- underwater, in space, in the dark?
Quick work-a-long
Try it: Hold your bright puppet up and give it a swimmy, floaty way of moving. Add a sound effect to match.