Summary
A longer, detailed make-along for a plundering pirate hand puppet. The teaching artist walks children through every step of building a pirate with a movable mouth ready to say 'Arrr!'
Viewer safety
All ages
Uses child-safe craft supplies (paper, scissors, glue/tape). A grown-up can help with cutting.
Our rating is a quick teacher-to-teacher guide — preview before showing.
Teaching resources
Discussion questions
Puppet talk
- How does moving your hand change what your puppet is feeling?
- What is your puppet's name and personality?
- How can your puppet show happy, then surprised, without any words?
Quick work-a-long
Try it: Slip your puppet on and act out a feeling with no words. Can a friend guess it?