I hope this isn't considered blaspheme in the puppet world...I really am a newbie,but why are the hand puppets mostly made out of foam rubber? I have made only a few puppets and I have stuffed…

Here is a neat Video that I have just discovered....I have never seen this one and thought that I would share it.....it is a bit about making puppets and about a puppet maker......I thought he had…

hi all I plan to have a go at my first really mechanical puppet, what im planing to do is make the puppet talk by having a mechanical mouth and have it hooked up to a cd player so the mouth moves to…

greetings...any good tops for trimming fake fur? i've tried  scissors, but that's a bit uneven...and barber's hair clippers get clogged up.chimei

Question: If I sketch a puppet's head, how do I then generate a cut pattern for foam from my sketch? How do I figure out the two-dimensional pattern so that it has the correct shape when I…

I have to share this story with all of you. My husband and I were in a second hand store a while back and we bought a cheep old toy -a Yano interactive story toy.…

"Fines of $100,000 per violation."I don't think that I've seen this discussed here yet, though maybe I just missed it.The US has recently passed a new law called the Consumer Product…

hi...i'm trying to order some fur...and i'm not sure how much i'll need. i'm building a full body character not unlike grover or elmo (including legs) and was wondering if 1/2 yd would…

need idea and/or pattern for an ant puppet. was thinking could make puppet from poof foam balls or Styrofoam balls. thank you for any help.jg puppet11

hey everyone,saw this amazing puppet on the internet and was wondering if anyone knew how to build this. Thankshttp://www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi-bin/page.cgi/es/oh/circle_1

Ms. Kavitha ..the curly hair puppet is my new creation. Prepared using stretch material. I left the hands hanging without fixing any rods.She has wiggle eyes.  

Hello All~!It's been awhile since I post but I'm sure most of you remember me asking for ideas and help with the construction of some crayon puppets. Well the performance swept by on New…

Hey everyone.I've been away for a bit.  I'm now back and working on a puppet that I'm about done with.  I wanted to make him a custom lab coat but can't really make clothes…

hi...i've been looking for eyes that are "egg-shaped" like those of oscar the grouch. i found some at puppet planet, but they are out. ayone know of another supplier? thanks

My recent and last build for 2008:http://puppetsandstuff.com/community/index.php/topic,3971.msg35378.html#msg35378uses translucent patterned paper for a shadow puppet. I'd really love it if anyone…

I've been working like mad for the past couple weeks, lurking here but not posting. I completed five rod-arm puppets, and one marionette, in addition to the busyness of the season. I had a request…

Hi Guys,Merry Christmas!   Do any of you know of a pattern to make these kinds of puppets?  It's also like the No Strings ones.  I've always been interested in ones like…

Hey for the Holidays I wanted to create a Gingerbread man like Gingy from Shrek the Musical But I wasn't sure what I should do for the mouth and for the icing. If anyone can help me please post.…

Hey Gang,I have recently finished my second marionette puppet and currently working on a third for my kids birthday! My problem is how or where to store my new friends... Does anyone have any…

greetings...i'm a newbie, literally. i'm just cutting my first bits of foam. just made an articulated hand! worked great...woohoo.i'm following a pattern, but am wondering about matting…