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Making 2D puppets - Education resource

Production Arts Set design
Three cartoon characters in green, orange, purple and yellow outfits against a spacey purple background

Overview

In this short educational film, puppetry director Toby Olié (original puppeteer for War Horse) demonstrates how you can make simple 2D puppets in the classroom.

Learning outcomes

This resource was designed as a step-by-step guide to support key stage 1 and 2 children as they create their own puppets. The resource can be used to support the art and design and design technology curriculum.

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Three cartoon characters in green, orange, purple and yellow outfits against a spacey purple background
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Making 2D puppets

Suitability

Suitable for 6+/KS1+

Keywords

Creativity, puppets, making, crafting, theatre, drama, primary, key stage 1, key stage 2, classroom exercises

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