lockdown kids activities | Puppet Lady

Here is the continuation of the making process of my vampire rod puppet. This is following on from my previous post. I am using the Beverley Puppet Festival making video by Merlin Puppet Theatre as my starting point but I have made one or two small changes. As you will see the puppet is finished and I’m going to have a go at making a little video which I will put in my next post.

Puppet videos are not something I’m used to as I am generally a live performer, so it will be interesting to see what I can come up with. Having had a little play, I have found so far that the length of the kebab skewers for the hand rods are a little short if you want to keep the puppeteer hidden. Just for extra atmosphere we have had a thunder storm today – which (of course) finished just before I started filming!

: Yoghurt pot for making fangs – the leftover pieces from the hat got recycled so I’m using a different one.

: Fangs cut out.

: Fangs attached with glue gun.

: Painting head control black after giving it a little sanding down. I used a sponge this time.

: Painting the other side

: I use 2 coats for both sides.

: Attaching fabric to neck and hands

: The puppet is complete

: I assemble various scraps that could be useful for embellishments.

: I choose a scrap of (what I think is) polyester organza to make a cravat/scarf plus 2 old clip on earrings and a red plastic tear drop shaped bead.