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Http://www. PeterNigelEstes. com/ - CLICK HERE for WONDERFUL Bible stories for children told in a lighthearted, but Biblically accurate way.

Bible stories truly are the greatest stories ever told, and "Amazing Bible Puppet Theater" brings these stories to life in a unique, yet Biblically accurate way, that is as educational as it is entertaining!

Your family will be drawn into an adorable 3D world that springs off the pages of The Bible and straight into your hearts.

If you are a fan of "Veggie Tales", you'll LOVE "Amazing Bible Puppet Theater".

In "Series 1" our two stories involve the prophet Elisha:

2Kings 5:1-14

In this episode, Elisha the prophet shows Naaman, the "Big Kahuna" of the Syrian army, that God's plans are always better than man's.

2Kings 6:8-23

In this episode, the prophet Elisha demonstrates how God wants us to treat our enemies, as he shows mercy to the Syrian Army.

Told with love, and a heartwarming sense of humor, "Amazing Bible Puppet Theater" will draw your family into the Word of God in a way you'll remember for a lifetime.

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How to Make a Shadow Puppet Theater

Making shadow puppets with your hands has been a pastime since the earliest of times as men sat around an open fire. Dress it up a bit by designing a small puppet theater and cardboard shadow puppets. Then dim the lights and treat your family and friends to some entertaining performances.

Making a shadow puppet theater is an inexpensive family time activity that will build memories. It could also be used to narrate back something read for homeschool or for a book report presentation.

Items You'll Need

All you need is:

A cardboard box (a cereal box works very well), Scissors Tape Thin white paper or wax paper Either straws, craft sticks, or skewers A desk lamp works well for the light source. Oh, and you need some imagination because there are stories to be told!

Shadow Puppet Theater

This is my daughter, soon to be 10 years old, posing with her newly created shadow puppets and puppet theater. This craft was so easy to make! We started with a cereal box, rescued from the recycling pile.

Instructions

Tape the box up well so that it's sturdy and closed. Then trace about 1 - 1 1/2 inches away from the edges of the large faces of the box. Do this on both sides. These are your marking lines. Next cut out the large rectangles you just drew. We used a utility knife for this. Wait! Save the cardboard you just cut away! You can use that for making puppets. If you need to add more tape to the inside of the box to make it more sturdy, go ahead and do that now. Find a sheet of fairly thin white or light colored paper. Tracing paper or wax paper would work well too. We just used plain old copy paper. Tape that over the hole on one side only. That side with the paper faces your audience. The other side is where you, the puppetmaster will work your magic.

If you want to decorate your puppet theater, you can. But remember, it will be dark as you give your show, so the audience really won't see a lot of what you design on it. So keep it simple. The image to the right is an example of a possible border around your theater. Click it to find the original image.

Below are the puppets -- simply shapes cut from cardboard with sticks taped on. We used bamboo skewers, but you can use craft sticks or straws as well. To make your puppets more lifelike, cut out legs, jaws, or arms separately from the body parts and attach them with paper fasteners (brads). Be sure to attach a stick on each part so you can move both pieces. Sprite made her shark have a hinged mouth! Very scary!

Setting It up and Giving a Shadow Puppet Show

Now you've made your puppet theater and your puppets. All you need now is a darkened room, a lamp, and an audience to watch your brilliant performances!

Set up your room like this with the audience on one side of the theater and the lamp on the other. You need to be between the lamp and the theater but not blocking the light, of course!

Now here is my daughter Sprite testing the set up.

It works! So now, on with the show!!

Printable Shadow Puppet Templates

Really, any shaped outline will do, so visit your favorite coloring page websites and find some nice outlines of animals, people, or objects. Here are some of my favorites: Edupics and Coloring Castle.

To make hinged puppets, cut the legs (or other parts) separately, leaving room for overlap on both sides. Then use paper fasteners (brads) to affix them.

Martha Stewart's Shadow Puppets

Gorgeous shadow puppet templates with an underwater theme -- mermaid, shark, seahorse, fish, and a crab. For a muskox and a polar bear try this link. Jamboree

Jamboree shares a free template for enacting the Billy Goat's Gruff story. Tilo the Mermaid

A beautiful hinged puppet template. Directions are here. PaperDali Historic Paperdolls

Paper Dali has a long list of printables. Try these for narrating back your history lessons! Hula Dancer

Complete with hinged legs and arms!

How About You?

What is your experience with making shadow puppets?

Hand Shadows

I had this book as a child and spent a lot of boring evenings trying to mold my hands into the shapes indicated.

Others Who've Played with Shadow Puppets

The Rowdy Pea

Their shadow puppet theater gets frequent use. In this blog entry, the writer shares a fun guessing game, using their shadow puppet theater. Pink & Green Mama's Puppet Theater

MaryLea applies her creative genius to a puppet theater made from recycled boxes. Portable Puppet Theater

Here is another puppet theater design made from repurposed cardboard boxes.

Making Shadow Puppets

This video does give some good tips. I like his method of forming a hinge for the sticks on the puppets.

Worlds of Shadows - Teaching with Shadow Puppetry

This book is so interesting! Even if you don't buy it (it's quite expensive), please go to Google Books and check out the preview! You're sure to get some great ideas for making shadow puppets! I did.

Academic Connections

The science of light and shadow

Here is a lined notebooking page about shadow puppets

A Pioneer Sampler - a great living book

This book is actually the inspiration for our making a shadow puppet theater! In the book, the Robertsons spend a cold winter's evening around the fire watching to Granny cast shadows on the wall as she tells a silly story about hobgoblins.

This is such a wonderful way to learn about the American pioneers. The book centers around the Robertsons, a backwoods family of nine. Engaging stories about their lives teach about the lifestyle of our American forefathers and mothers. Interspersed among the stories are factual pages with beautiful line drawings and activity suggestions. A fascinating book!

Look at this book through Google Books for a full preview! Starting on p. 190 is the information about pioneers using shadow puppets for entertainment.

Thanks for visiting. I hope that your puppet theater is a grand success!

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RoadMonkey

Great idea for fun and education for children.

Christal

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Inventors of Tomorrow series

Thank you for this post! Lots of great ideas. We used this as an arts extension to pair with all our day's experiments for a STEM enrichment class on light and shadows: https://inventorsoftomorrow. com/2017/01/09/light-a.

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Anonymous

Hahaha. love this! so fun.

Tfsherman lm

What a beautiful lens and a great resource for me! Thanks, I really needed this info and am very happy to find you. I'm adding you to my cat storytime lens a la Boris and the Wrong Shadow.

Rose Jones

Doesn't get much better than this when it comes to Squidoo lenses: personal story, step by step instruction, great concept. Facebook liked and pinned to my board :Fun for Kids and Adults who Think like Kids - and blessings of course. Great mothering, homeschooling or not.

Sheezie77

Fantastic lens, nicely done! Squidlike

Anonymous

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Jimmyworldstar

This is a great idea, I thought shadow puppets were a lost art, of course this one is with cutouts and not hand signals.

KarenCookieJar

These look fantastic!

Anonymous

Just stopping by to let you know that I have featured your project on Fun Family Crafts! You can see it here

If you have other kid friendly crafts, I'd love it if you would submit them :) If you would like to display a featured button on your site, you can grab one from the right side bar of your post above.

Sanam

What a cute lens

Loraine Brummer

8 years ago from Hartington, Nebraska

Very nice lens and cute project. I may have to try something like it in one of my art classes this year. thanks

Eclecticeducati1

How cute! Blessed by a Squid Angel.

TeacherRenee

You really go beyond the expected with this lens -- fantastic!

JoshK47

I've always loved making hand shadow puppets - this looks like a lot of fun, as well!

Moonlitta

Another wonderfully creative idea, thank you Jimmie:) Sending also love to your daughter who I got used to seeing on your pages. )Angel blessed!

SandyPeaks

This brings back a few memories! Nice to know somebody still makes these!

Stacy Birch

This is a truly cute lens, good work.

Mary

8 years ago from Chicago area

This looks so fun! My kids would probably like to create a Simpsons puppet theatre as this point ;) Your daughter's so cute. Nice work.

Shelly Sellers

8 years ago from Midwest U. S.A.

Great instructions and the photos are terrific!

Philippians468

I love the idea of using scrap materials to make a 'stage' for the puppets! lovely lens! cheers

Diana Grant

8 years ago from United Kingdom

I think children would love to do this, and you have explained it all very clearly. Here's a Cupid Kiss from a Squid Angel for Valentine's Day

Mona

8 years ago from Iowa

I love this It looks like a lot of fun now I need is some kids. :) Really charming.

Liz Mackay

8 years ago from United Kingdom

Delightful. Blessed by a squid angel.

Sheilamarie

8 years ago from British Columbia

I love this lens! I've loved puppets for most of my life and have created many with my own kids and in the classroom. What is especially nice about your lens is the way you've included pictures of your daughter doing the activities.

Emmaklarkins

Great idea, and amazing pictures! Blessed by a Squidoo Angel!

PatrioticTees

So cute, great idea for a lens. I will try this one out!

Indigo Janson

9 years ago from UK

Fantastic! Such a fun idea. I can see kids being amused for hours with these.

TriviaChamp

What an awesome activity for the kids. I'm looking forward to getting them started. Kudos on a great lens.

Anonymous

My son's Speech therapist made one to use in his practice to help draw language from the kids, we made one for our sons as soon as we came home! Love it. I am also going to use it in a college class I'm taking where we need to develop a classroom curriculum for little kids. Thanks

Anonymous

My kids are going to love it.

Justholidays

This is a very smart craft to make and in case I get back to work in schools, I will pick the idea and apply with the kids as after school interesting activity!

Squidangel blessings to Shadow Puppet Theater!

Dianne Loomos

Shadow puppets look like great fun!

Andreaberrios lm

Thank you so much for this! My kids are going to love this! Great job here! 5*

Momto4 lm

What a great idea for and inexpensive way to entertain kids. My kids are 6, 4, 3, and 1 so they are just old enough (except the 1yr old) to enjoy this. Especially my six year old. He loves making things! Great lens!

Anonymous

Fantastic. We used this one to incorporate into our Jack and the Beanstalk tales. Great idea.

Anonymous

I think this is coo, and im like 12 i love this idea thanx.

Anonymous

Very creative. Many thanks for the great idea. My daughter loved it!

Religions7

Great lens as always - glad to say I can finally return the favor: blessed by a squidangel :)

Gods_grace_notes

What a fun project! You always do such a great job with showing us how to create all of these great ideas. Yet another great lens, Jimmie!

Clouda9 lm

What a wonderful share! So creative and encourages children to use their imagination. Will remember this one when I have little grandkiddies to entertain :)

Nightbear lm

How innovative, I love the creativity and imagination usage for the kids. Great lens, it is very useful and beautiful.

Debbie

10 years ago from England

Sprite, well done on keeping Mum busy for a while! It looks like you had a really good time with this :)

Evelyn Saenz

10 years ago from Royalton

We have always used an old sheet but I love the idea of using a cereal box for the Shadow Box Puppet Theatre. Thank you so much for sharing and for joining the Unit Studies: Fun, Creative Hands-On Leaning Group.

Anonymous

Wonderful! I just know my kids will love this:)

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