How to make a puppet theater with your own hands?

In the past centuries in Russia flourished such an art form as a puppet theater. Disassembled people walked around the squares and fairs and played interesting performances. It would seem that such a long-standing occupation should have long ago lost its relevance. But no, and at the moment lovers of puppet theaters a lot. Especially it is loved by young children.

The history of puppet theaters of different peoples

For the first time, mention of puppet theaters is found in ancient Egypt. On holidays, women walked around the villages with small statuettes in their hands. With the help of special ropes they were set in motion. Similar dolls can be found in the culture of Latin America and Syria.

There were puppet theaters in ancient Greece. Mentioned dolls even met in the works of Greek philosophers and scientists (Aristotle, Herodotus and others). It is believed that the art of the puppet theater came to Greece from India, thanks to the groups of vagabond puppeteers.

In Russia, the first mention of the puppet theater dates back to the 17th century. At that time, each puppet theater was built by their own hands. In the eighteenth century, the first puppet tours took place. They were conducted by two groups, one of whom went to give performances in Ukraine, and the other in Russia.

Doing it yourself

All the positive aspects that the puppet theater has for the development of children can not be listed. The child will not only look at the performance with pleasure, but will also take an active part in it.

To implement such an excellent plan for entertainment children need the theater itself and dolls for him. But, unfortunately, not all can buy them, because the price for them is sometimes very high. Therefore, the only way out is to create a puppet theater with our own hands.

Particularly useful is to make a puppet theater in school. As it turned out, such a theater is not just entertainment, but also one of the elements of pedagogy. This element of learning is called art pedagogy, which involves influencing children through art.

How to make a puppet theater with your own hands?

Its manufacture consists of several stages:

1. The curtain and the stage. They can be created from a large cardboard box. It should be cut in half and "dressed" one on another (pull them with adhesive tape, so it will be stronger). Then cut the holes and pass the wire, it will hang a curtain. Hang them on the hooks, like curtains on the ledge.

1. Scenery. Make them so that they approach all fairy tales. For example, a house, a forest and a courtyard. All this must be pasted onto the cardboard and folded as a book. This will add stability.

1. Heroes. Next, go for making dolls for a puppet theater. The main actors can be made from the same cardboard, and you can make them in the form of dolls-handles, or simply put on presentations with rubber or plastic toys.

1. Sound and light. Take a regular tape recorder, with it every family member can easily cope. It will be needed for you to voice music breaks or just to play songs related to a fairy tale. You will also need a table lamp - you will direct light on the heroes.

1. Puppeteers. They can be all wishing family members.

And that your child is not bored, while you are preparing a theater, entrust him with simple tasks. For example, let him draw the sky on the screen (daylight with the sun, or at night with the stars) or cut out pictures from magazines. After that, you attach them to the "scene".

Doing a puppet theater with your own hands is a pleasure. Believe me, this is a very useful and interesting activity. And you can make puppets and a stage yourself, and then play wonderful performances.

You can even get a tradition and every weekend to prepare a new theatrical production, invite relatives and drink tea and cake.