Not sure if I am putting this question in the right place.  I need to know if anyone has used polystyrene beads/pellets to stuff a puppet, stuffed animal, pillow, etc?  I am in the middle of a project and am having major trouble getting the beads into the item (a travel pillow I have remade for my grandson).  I've tried several options, and I think I have more beads on the floor and other surfaces of my sewing room than in the pillow, LOL. 

I know these are used for stuffed animals, so thought maybe someone has tried them in puppet arms/legs.  I am sure there is some kind of tools to blow them in, but I need something mega simple and cheap.  I tried using a plastic bag and pouring them in, a piece of pvc pipe and pouring them through that, etc.  The crazy things are so light weight they fly everywhere. Looks like it has snowed in the sewing room.

Thanks

T

Oh, I hate hate hate those things. I bought a bag years ago for a project - non puppetry related - and ever since then I've been finding pellets all over the place. It's like going to the beach and finding sand everywhere for years afterwards!

I actually bought some plastic pellets something like this:
http://www.arbee.com.au/1680/Craft_Products/Toy_Making/Stuffing_Pellets_Toy_Fill/2403/product/
They're slightly maleable in texture which means they don't make a tough stuffing (not as soft as polyfil pillow stuffing though) and are much much much easier to control. They don't cling to everything. I used them for sandbags for my shadow puppet screen, and they're heavy enough that they won't get everywhere without a major spillage.

Now if I can only work out how to get rid of the polystyrene ones I'll be happy

I know that in places like Kinko's where they pack up things up they have the plastic peanuts in a big "box" that has a large tube off the bottom of it that can be opened up and then gravity feeds the peanuts through the tube into the box they are packing.  I wonder if you could rig something like that up and it would work.