Summary
Make a silly one-eyed cyclops hand puppet. The teaching artist guides kids through building a big-mouthed monster puppet they can open and close to make it talk.
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
- 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?