Marionette Mania

A kid's favorite toys are the ones they make themselves. Have a blast making one-of-a-kind puppets with your children or for your own fun! I'll show how I made one puppet in particular, but I'm sure you and your kids will have amazing ideas of your own. 

Step 1 Materials and Supplies

You'll need:

Model Magic clay : I used one 8 oz bag. Younger kids need this much due to less developed fine motor skills, but older children or adults may be able to use less. 
String or Yarn
Elmer's glue
Skewers : I used bamboo skewers with this example, but we've also used old paintbrushes. Anything slick and thin will do. 
Styrofoam/Board with holes drilled in it/crack between two objects: Basically you just need to be ale to make the skewers stand up to keep the clay elevated. 
Pipe cleaners
Paint brush
Scissors

Optional :

Paint: Acrylic works well. Watercolors will work too. You can also use colored Model Magic and skip painting all together. 
Non-stick spray : I haven't had a lot of issues with the clay sticking to the bamboo skewers, but when I made these with my kids, we did have a few pieces get stuck. It's only really an issue when they really squish the clay on the skewer. If you avoid this, then the spray isn't necessary, but it doesn't hurt either. 

Comments

[poofrabbit]

Very cool!

[Kaptain Kool]

Wow, awesome job!

[mikeasaurus]

super fun!