How to Add a Tongue to a Puppet

Making your own puppets can be a great experience. You get to use your creativity and imagination. There are many pieces and parts of a puppet, and one of those is the puppet's tongue. Follow these steps to add a tongue to a puppet.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Sheet of rubber
• Magic marker
• Scissors
• Hot glue gun with glue
• Puppet

1. Draw a tongue shape on a sheet of rubber using a magic marker. You can make a tongue in any shape you desire. Circles, triangles, hearts and forked shapes all make good designs for puppet tongues.

2. Cut the tongue shape out of the rubber sheet using scissors.

3. Use your magic marker to draw a small, straight line on the tongue from the top of the tongue down to the middle. This will make the tongue look more realistic.

4. Place a small amount of hot glue on the backside of the puppet tongue using a hot glue gun. You don't need to use much hot glue, so be sure that you don't apply too much adhesive.

5. Place the tongue, glue side down, inside the puppet's mouth. Press firmly on the puppet tongue to help form a good seal with the puppet's mouth. Let the glue dry.

Tips & Warnings

• Make a tongue that has a different color than the color of the inside of your puppet's mouth. This way, the tongue is more visible when the puppet's mouth opens.
• Be careful to avoid burns when working with hot glue.