Fairy Puppet Supplies

Series Summary

One of the easiest ways to introduce your child to the world of artistic exploration is to allow them the freedom to initiate and participate in their very own arts and crafts projects. One very simple but truly fun project for children and adults is the creation of a fairy puppet using a variety of art supplies and creative vision. Parents who are drawn to such timeless and innovative hobbies as scrap-booking and homemade frame-making will delight in the project featured in this series. Kids will love creating their own designs and watching their mind's eye create something for friends and family to enjoy. In this free video series on children's crafts, a crafts enthusiast demonstrates how to make a fairy puppet. Gather all of the necessary supplies, like scissors, glue, Styrofoam balls and yarn. Learn how to create a body out of two different sizes of Styrofoam balls, and find out how to attach decorative limbs with pipe cleaners and plastic beads. Cut wings out of clear plastic and add a string for a fun children's project that they will enjoy time and time again.

Video Transcript

"Now we're going to make a puppet. It's going to be a kind of a flying fairy puppet. It's a nice addition to any kind of a puppet show. It's kind of as an affect to your regular hand puppets. It's going to be actually hanging on a string. And let me show you the supplies that we're going to need to make our flying fairy. We're going to need two types of styrofoam balls. Now I chose to use a styrofoam ball that is in the shape of an egg because when it's attached to the smaller piece of styrofoam it actually looks more like body, but you could also just use two round shapes, one bigger than the other. But if you can get an egg-shaped styrofoam ball that would definitely be ideal. And we're going to need a scissors, as well as pipe cleaners we're going to need three pipe cleaners, one is going to be used to attach the head to the body, and the other two are going to be used for the arms and the legs. We're going to need a thick piece of plastic. This is going to be used to cut out the shape of the wings and attach to the body of the fairy. We're going to need a sharp tool to make a hole in the plastic, I chose to use an exacto knife, but any kind of sharp point will do. I have a small ring, now this ring is going to be used to hold the string where the fairy is going to be hanging on the bottom. So the ring is actually just going to be placed around your finger so you can move the puppet back and forth. I have a bunch of markers that I'm going to use to decorate the fairy and I'm going to have some scraps on hand of some pieces of felt, those are also going to be used for decorations. I'm going to need some colored pins, they are going to be used for some of the facial features and also to hold the hair, the string that's going to be wrapped around the head that's going to make up the hair. So these pins are actually made of plastic, they are sharp but they don't penetrate the skin so easily so they're not so dangerous. I'm going to be using some white glue and a paint brush to apply the white glue. I'm going need some string. Here I have some clear fishing line, it's recommended to use a clear string because while you're flying it back and forth you won't be able to see the string. It will create more of an effect like it's flying in the air. And I'm going to need some beads, I'm going to need about 20-30 beads. These beads should be big enough to fit over the pipe cleaner because they're going to be used for the arms and the legs. And they should also be the same color because they are going to be used for the arms and legs you want to keep it consistent. And I'll also need some, looks like a crocheting yarn, that is going to be used for the hair. I chose to use a color that has a little bit of a blend, a mix of two colors, and this will just create more of an effect when we put it onto the head as for the hair. It will create just a nicer look to it. So those are going to be the supplies that we're going to need to create our flying fairy puppet today."