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 The head must be allowed to dry well before removing it from the mold, or it will distort and can tear. Popular ones include blankets and parachutes to symbolize water, a spray bottle to simulate ocean mist, environmental tapes for children to hear the sounds of the forest, or hand lotion to provide the smell and feel of sun screen. To dry the puppet, gently squeeze between towels or drip-dry from clothesline. You'll fall in love! Different ways to use puppets. And, besides, they aren't selling these kits by the thousands--not yet, anyway. Then sew from the bottom of the mouth to the bottom of the body.
| Manhattan Toys info: In this configuration for a right-handed ventriloquist, the index finger operates the mouth lever and the thumb operates the one-finger eye/blinker control. With one puppeteer, one hand will go in the head while the other goes through a sleeve. Rod puppets may also be worked with rods from above, or any direction necessary for good movement and performance. See also Puppet Ministry, and pages related to Manhattan Toys. |
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