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DIY Puppet Theater

April 9, 2012 • 5 Comments

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Before my first son was even born, my extremely talented mom had made him a puppet theater for puppet shows.   She found the old tv cabinet in a vacant building where it was destined for the dumpster.  With a few materials and a lot of imagination, she transformed it into a wonderful puppet theater.  Check out her blog, Zoom In, for step by step directions.

Create your own puppet theater with this DIY project. Turn an old tv stand into your very own puppet theater. Puppet ideas are also included. Check out all the details how to transform it.

Utilizing puppets and puppet theaters for puppet shows is an excellent way to develop literacy skills including retelling, fluency, and expression, writing, comprehension and vocabulary development.  You can tap into those learners who are auditory, visual and/or kinesthetic learners.  The more modes of learning that we use, the better our comprehension!

You don’t need a fancy puppet theater to perform your masterpieces.  You can simply use your couch and let the kids kneel behind it to perform.  Puppets don’t need to be fancy or expensive either.  Try our rhyming dust bunny puppets made from sponges or our five little monkey print and cut puppets.  You can also check out my puppet show Pinterest board for more great ideas.

Pop some popcorn and settle in for your next puppet show!

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About Jodie Rodriguez

Jodie Rodriguez is a mom of two young boys and an early childhood/elementary educator with over 20 years of experience. Jodie's passion is helping parents, teachers, librarians and anyone else interested in nurturing and reaching ALL of our youngest growing readers.

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  1. Allison says

    February 18, 2013 at 9:55 pm

    This is really amazing!

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  2. Lorie says

    April 11, 2012 at 8:04 am

    Amazing!!! So much fun to be had with this! I shared this on my facebook page (don’t know why it’s not letting me tag you!) Grab a featured button if you want one! 🙂

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  3. Amie says

    April 11, 2012 at 12:37 am

    Stopping by from the Kids Co-op! I love puppetry and getting the kids involved in making stories up or retelling. Thanks for linking up to the Kids Co-op!

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  4. Tracy says

    April 10, 2012 at 9:44 am

    This is fantastic! If you are not quite so creative, or have an old cabinet at your disposal, I have a pattern for a hanging puppet theater that hangs in a door frame (sewing unfortunately required) if anyone is interested.

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    October 15, 2012 at 6:10 am

    […] are now ready to use your letter characters in a puppet show.  After acting out different stories or scenes, you can transfer your ideas to a book making […]

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