Intro to Professional Puppet Building

Building a simple, professional, hand-rod style puppet for practice or performance.

Created by: Dov Manley
Puppet performer and puppet builder

What Will I Learn?

• Use a simple building method to fabricate a professional style hand/rod puppet.
• Reduce toxic fumes in puppet building with alternate gluing techniques.
• Learn best practices in handling and working with various puppet building materials.
• Create an engaging character for practice or performance.

Requirements

• Assemble materials and tools needed. Best to view tools and materials videos before proceeding and decide on alternates if you already have some of the tools.

Target audience

• The beginner or novice builder can pick up some skills, learn 'best practices' and build a relatively simple, professional-style, hand/rod puppet with step by step instruction. For advanced builders, it's a great pattern to have to make a quick practice puppet.