Of course, the dolls from the museum of the S.V. Obraztsov Theater are beautiful. But for a home puppet theater, you can make toys with your own hands.
A home puppet theater helps to entertain a child, because here you can improvise at your own discretion. Such activities develop conversational speech, attentiveness and imaginative thinking. Dolls can be made in different ways, it all depends on your imagination and skill.
Is it difficult to do
It probably sounds a little scary: make a puppet theater! But in reality there is nothing complicated here. Most of us attended kindergartens in our early childhood.
It was mandatory for any group to have a theater area, and, of course, the dolls were made by the teachers themselves. Now this process has become much easier. It is enough to look at various photos of a do-it-yourself puppet theater on the Internet, and immediately, firstly, it will become clear that making the scenery is not at all difficult, and, secondly, you will probably want to get to work as soon as possible. Making puppet theater with a child is very interesting.
Plot-script
For the plot, it is very convenient to choose the famous Russian fairy tales “Teremok”, “Kolobok”, “Masha and the Bear”. The main characters are animals. animal puppets for a puppet theater with your own hands : on the Internet you can easily find a large number of patterns, both simple and complex. Or you can use soft toys such as a fox, a hare, a bear as animal dolls.
Russian fairy tales are very fertile material for production. The characters are simple and understandable, and the repetitions in the plot that fill fairy tales contribute to the development of memory in children and promote the development of speech. In addition, these fairy tales are well known to parents, so creating a performance based on them will not be difficult.
Kolobok
One of the oldest and most popular fairy tales is represented by the following characters: grandparents, fox, wolf, hare, bear and bun. A fold-out book is perfect as a stage.
Step-by-step description of sewing characters from the fairy tale “Kolobok”
First, it’s better to sew the characters together, and then proceed to the stage and decorations:
- Kolobok
It is sewn from 2 circles of yellow felt, on one of which facial features (eyes, smile and rosy cheeks) are embroidered.
- Grandmother and grandfather. The algorithm for sewing toys is described in detail in the fairy tale “Ryaba Hen”.
- Fox, Wolf and Bear. These characters can be sewn based on algorithms.
Making a curtain
In addition to dolls, children really like the screen-curtain in the theater. If children have attended a real theater performance, then they take the movement of the curtain very seriously. The curtain seems to fascinate the children. Therefore, in a home theater it is simply impossible to do without it. a screen for a puppet theater with your own hands is simple: just pull 2 panels of fabric onto a suitable rope, elastic band or braid.
Sheets of thick paper can serve as a screen. They can be brightly decorated by writing the name of the fairy tale-play in bright letters. You can be sure that the process of opening and closing the curtain itself will become an exciting game for the child. It is important at this moment not to forget about the performance itself.
Recommendations for dramatizations
The age of children who go to kindergarten places special demands on the action itself. For a theatrical performance, it is recommended to choose simple, uncomplicated plots that are nevertheless capable of teaching important life things. Gradually, the repertoire can be increased, while periodically returning to already staged performances. The peculiarity of children is that they quickly get tired and stop paying attention to some subject. This means that the duration of the performance should not exceed 10-15 minutes. Additionally, you can use musical accompaniment.
A puppet theater in a kindergarten will help not only to reveal the talents of each child, but also to unite the team. And not only at the stage of staging fairy tales, but also in the process of making dolls. The children will definitely be delighted and will definitely not forget the emotions they felt at these moments.
Originally posted 2018-08-29 10:54:40.
Scenery
For decorations, you can use familiar children's toys: doll furniture, children's dishes. It’s not at all difficult to choose suitable decorations for common plots.
For the fairy tale “Teremok”, you can make a house out of cardboard: windows are cut out in a rectangular sheet, decorated with small curtains, and a triangular roof is cut out on top. For the fairy tale “Kolobok”, it is enough to make 2-3 trees, and the main character will travel through this mini-forest.
The main characters made of fabric
There are a lot of patterns on the Internet for do-it-yourself felt puppet theater . This material is dense, holds its shape well, has bright saturated colors, its edges do not fray or crumble. It is enough to print the patterns on paper, then cut out the blanks using the patterns and sew them by hand.
Such dolls can be put on your hand, or you can attach them to at least a pencil and move them behind a prepared screen. For production, you can use other fabrics, even their remains, segments, pieces - everything that household mothers are “rich in” can be put into action.
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Preparation of materials
Before starting work, you need to assemble a “utility box”, it will include all the necessary tools and materials that you cannot do without, namely:
- multi-colored soft felt 1 - 2 mm thick (country of production does not matter);
- a simple pencil and pen (professionals prefer self-disappearing fabric markers, in this case colored and white);
- 2-3 crayons with thin edges (since the details will be small);
- 2 types of sharp scissors (with blunt and sharp ends for ease of cutting patterns);
- pins or needles (the thinner the better);
- glue (as an option, “Moment Crystal”; ordinary second glue is not suitable, since it impregnates the felt and leaves marks), or a glue gun (if available);
- hole punch (for cutting out small circles);
- ready-made eyes for fairy tale characters (they are sold in handicraft stores) or beads;
- multi-colored cotton threads for hand and machine sewing;
- multi-colored satin ribbons 5 mm thick;
- thick cardboard measuring 20 cm by 30 cm (more is possible), you will need 2 sheets;
- padding polyester for stuffing the house (sold in Fabric stores).
Felt and working with it implies knowledge of the characteristics of this type of fabric , which will greatly simplify the process of sewing finger theater with your own hands and creating a pattern, namely:
- there are many types of felt (to create small parts it is more convenient to work with soft synthetic felt 1 mm thick);
- You can buy felt fabric in handicraft stores or on the Internet (both in sheets and by the meter). For fairy tale characters you will need many different colors, so it is better to purchase plain felt in sheets;
- felt does not fray or crumble when trimmed, which allows you to avoid processing the edges of the products;
- it is wear-resistant (however, with intensive use, pills form on some types of fabric);
- felt toys are very light due to the porous structure of the material;
- the fabric is very plastic and does not break when bent (hard felt can form creases when bent, so it is used for working with large parts).
Making paper dolls
It's easy to make a paper puppet theater with your own hands . The hero dolls are made using the origami technique from bright thick sheets that match the color. You can also make figures using the applique technique. DIY puppet theater templates are very easy to find. To work, you will need additional materials and accessories that are likely to be found in every home:
- scissors;
- glue;
- colored paper;
- cardboard;
- buttons and beads for decoration;
- thread, needle.
Screen
For more serious presentations, you can buy a ready-made screen or make it yourself.
Video for dads who can make their own from wood, plywood or laminate:
The simplest screen for a puppet theater can be made from a large cardboard box from household appliances:
Video:
But Parsley is both a toy and a screen - “2-in-1”. The doll is hidden in a conical base made of a plastic cup using a stick on which it is placed. And it also pops out, which kids really like.
Homemade Parsley, a fair one, who can wave his fists and hide in his glass. Since it was sewn a relatively long time ago, there are no photographs of the production process. But there are no big difficulties either; it can be explained in words.
Two sticks are taken as the basis, the long one is the axis, and the short one is the shoulders. They are tied with a cross, it is advisable to file them slightly at the joint so that they hold tighter. Then a piece of cotton wool or rags is wrapped in a square of white cloth, put on a stick, and tied to create a head. Two opposite ends go to the arms, two are tied under the shoulders. A shirt is cut out of colored fabric, sewn together, and put on the doll. You need to put something in your fists for weight (small pebbles or nuts). Sew hair onto the head and paint the face.
For a barrel, you can take a plastic glass, make a hole in the bottom into which to insert a stick with Parsley. Cover the glass with fabric, tie it at the bottom, and sew a shirt on top. Decorate with braid. Now Parsley can turn around, waving his arms, hide and jump out for the amusement of the children.
But according to the Waldorf method, fairy tales are told without any screens, using ordinary toys and dolls on a toy stage:
Well, the simplest puppet theater is a shadow theater. Surely many people have been able to show a dog or an ostrich since childhood, but here are other options:
As they say, it couldn’t be more convenient
