Intermediate/Advanced Puppet-Building for Grades 5-8

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Monday, July 21, 2025 - 9:00 AM
to Friday, July 25, 2025 - 12:00 PM

Dreamers Yolo (DavJasFran Entertainment)

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07/21/2025 09:00 AM 07/25/2025 12:00 PM America/Atikokan Intermediate/Advanced Puppet-Building for Grades 5-8 We've moved beyond paper-bag and sock-puppet territory. Each student in this camp will build a muppet-style hand-and-rod puppet from scratch, then choose a 2nd project based on the technical skills they want to learn. All students will learn: - to make a sturdy, flexible 3-dimensional puppet head structure from 2-dimensional materials - To cover the puppet with fleece using a pattern, hot glue and/or hand sewing. - To build an internal hand structure giving the puppet pose-able fingers, a magnetic attachment point, and both top and bottom sockets for removable control rods - To design a puppet's features using a mix of materials For their 2nd project students may choose from one of 3 ... Details & Tickets: https://www.upcomingevents.com/chicago/events/dreamers-yolo-davjasfran-entertainment/intermediateadvanced-puppet-building-for-grades-5-8-417281?ref=uceaddevent Dreamers Yolo (DavJasFran Entertainment), 5419 North Lincoln Avenue, Chicago, IL, 60625

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We've moved beyond paper-bag and sock-puppet territory. Each student in this camp will build a muppet-style hand-and-rod puppet from scratch, then choose a 2nd project based on the technical skills they want to learn. All students will learn: - to make a sturdy, flexible 3-dimensional puppet head structure from 2-dimensional materials - To cover the puppet with fleece using a pattern, hot glue and/or hand sewing. - To build an internal hand structure giving the puppet pose-able fingers, a magnetic attachment point, and both top and bottom sockets for removable control rods - To design a puppet's features using a mix of materials For their 2nd project students may choose from one of 3 mini-puppet options - Rubber-band-mouth puppet - "Glove Bug" puppet - Tube-spring puppet OR build any of the following features for their hand-and rod puppet: - blinking eyes - ears that move/wiggle - a nose or mustache that can be controlled to create more specific facial expressions This camp ends in a "meet the puppets" interactive event for an invited audience of family and friends. The cost of this camp includes a $25 materials fee.

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