Tag Archives: puppets

Hand Shadow Fun

Since it’s snowing here in Colorado, I doubt any groundhogs will be seeing their shadow today. We can still have fun with shadows, even though I’m quite sure that Colorado is in for at least six more months of winter. Hand shadow puppets are easy and fun. All you need is a dark room, a flashlight or two and your hands. You can take turns shining the flashlight onto each other hands so that your hands make a dark spot on the wall. Or you can prop up the flashlight so it shines on the wall and put your hands … Continue reading →

The Dark Crystal (1982)

1000 years ago, a race of higher beings called the Urskesks became haughty, and in their arrogance cracked a huge crystal that split them into two separate beings. The Urskeks became the Mystics, great beings of peace, and the Skeksis, retched looking vulture like beings of evil. After a shard broke from the crystal, it became the dark crystal, controlled by the Skeksis. They presumably used the crystal to prophesize that a Gelfing would be able to restore the crystal, so all Gelflings were ordered to be killed. The Skeksis felt that rejoining the crystal would be the death of … Continue reading →

Computer Generated Crafts

Your computer is a great resource for craft projects. Not just because you can find fun stuff online, but also because of the fun stuff you can create. Using clip art or Web Dings found in your software programs, you can print out plenty of cute images to use in creative ways. Make a Countdown Calendar Design a calendar, and then print pictures to cut out that you can use to mark each day off the calendar as you count down to a special event. Cut out carrots for the Easter Bunny to count down until Easter (a little late … Continue reading →

New Life for Paper Bag Puppets

The Fandango movie ticket ads have breathed new life into the old paper bag puppet. I love it when some creative genius takes a mundane thing that’s been around for ages and makes me sit up and take notice of it again. The beauty of the puppets is that they are engaging, and yet are entirely low-tech. There is nothing more humble than a paper bag puppet. When I see one of these ads, I want to run right home after the movie and make a funny puppet with pasta hair and real jewelry. I’ve never done it, but after … Continue reading →