Do you speak puppetry
Puppetry as an alternative form of communication
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How to make a Puppet from Two Similar Boxes
MATERIALS:
- 2 similar cardboard boxes, for example toothpaste boxes
- Scissors
- Masking tape
- Poster board
- Construction paper
- Colored markers
- Stapler
INSTRUCTIONS:
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Decorate the two similar boxes to create the head of the puppet.
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Connect the two boxes with masking tape, taping from the opening of one box to the opening of the other box. This will create a mouth that opens and closes.
Create a puppet body and staple its neck to the bottom box.
![making the puppet mouth](images/howto/boxes1.jpg)
![the body for the puppet](images/howto/boxes2.jpg)
![a finished puppet](images/gallery/box_puppet.jpg)