Shadow puppet theatre

At Krafternoon this month we took advantage of the gloomy skies to make shadow puppets. Not a ground breaking idea, I'll grant you, but it was fun to be in a darkened room. Something about it feels special. We have a large screen (available to borrow locally) that I propped up with chairs and lit using a couple spot lights. It took some fiddling to find the best position for the lights, but that was a good opportunity for STEM-like experimentation. In hindsight it might have been more fun to…

A big collection of shadow puppet templates to print and make - setting up a shadow play at home will be easy and fun! #shadowpuppets #puppets #stemactivities #homeschool #homeschooling

Participate in the ancient, magical art of shadow puppetry! You'll learn how to make beautiful, mobile, well-articulated puppets out of cardboard, colored acetate, and other things that cast interesting shadows, such as lace and feathers. You'll make characters for a specific story, usually a folk tale, with your classmates, rehearse it and perform it for an audience. Time required: 3-4 hours (all at once, or 1 hour per day) Class size: Up to 30 APPROPRIATE FOR THIRD GRADE THROUGH ADULT

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Snapshot: Rehearsal of shadow play 'Shadows of Love' in Taipei (1/4)

We were sent a huge bundle of items especially for making a shadow puppet theatre and performance from Swinton Insurance. The whole family have seen the

Théâtre d'ombres (Theatre of Shadows)

shadow puppet theatre - perfect cottage afternoon... photo from flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/specialkrb/3232861836/

Chinese shadow puppetry is a theatrical art form that dates back thousands of years. The puppets are typically made of semi-transparent leather plates engraved with in...