Puppet shows are a wonderful way to extend a child’s communication skills. – $3.59 TOTAL, that’s under $5 for hours and hours of fun! – $1.00 Double sided tape and craft glue (from our stash) – $0.10 Popstick (probably less as I bought a huge bag for $2) – $1.99 Self adhesive book covering (on special at Kmart) – $0.00 Box (I love recycling and repurposing) Put to the test by a very happy four year old Attach the stars and flag to the box with double sided tape.Īnd voila, a circus-inspired table top puppet theatre. The flag was secured to a popstick with double sided tape. A few more decorative touches – three stars and a flag cut from craft foam.

I finished the top off neatly with a strip of the red tape too.ĩ. This tape came in a pack, two rolls each of four colours for $2 from the $2 shop. Now for the fun part, decorating! As I was trying for a circus tent look, I used thin, red electrical tape to make stripes. To make the inside neat and tidy, I covered the stage area with a contrasting coloured book covering.Ĩ. Slit the book covering across the centre opening, trim excess and again make small cuts and fold the book covering tightly back.ħ. To fold the book covering neatly over the curved edges, make small cuts every two centimetres or so and then fold each section tightly over.Ħ. Fold book covering tightly over all straight edgesĥ. As you go, smooth the book covering down, pushing any bubbles to the edge. I lay the book covering out, securing it at the far end with a weight and removed one section of the cover paper at a time so that I could cover one end, then the front, and finally the second end. As with the kitchen and car projects, I am choosing to use self adhesive book covering instead of paint to decorate the puppet theatre. As my design went above the fold at the top of the box, I used an offcut to reinforce the fold, gluing it into place with some craft glue and trimming off the excess cardboard.Ĥ. I cut the front and both sides and left a small lip along the back to stop the box from collapsing.ģ. Use a utility knife to cut along your marked lines. I am thinking circus-inspired and went for curves, tracing around dinner plates to make these shapes.Ģ. First, mark the shape that you would like your puppet theatre to be.

Self adhesive book colouring in your chosen coloursġ.

One medium sized box, I used a book packing box.

DIY Kids Tabletop Puppet Theatre for Under $5

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