BIG Puppets…


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How to make and operate a BIG puppet:
Start with a sketch or model of your finished puppet. Look online for ideas. Other folks, amateurs and professionals alike, are making BIG puppets!
Diagrams of our style of BIG Puppets take some of the guess work away. However, you will need to adapt your puppet design to fit your needs. We've tried to be complete and accurate, but may have errors and ommissions. Downloadable PDFs of diagrams:

Puppet front view

Puppeteer side view

Puppet spine

Bungy joints & Shoe Attachment

Puppet hand attachment

Instructions for our style of BIG Puppets go with the diagrams listed above. Consider these as suggestions. We've tried to be complete and accurate, but may have errors and ommissions. Downloadable PDFs of instructions:

Supplies

Construction

Puppeteer

Crowds & Misc

Resources & Ideas.

**NOTE**These are local to Oregon and the Pacific Northwest. Explore your local area to find equivalent materials.

Downloadable PDFs of resources:

Resources

Ideas:

Enter Big Puppet, Michael Curry puppet, or other search strings in the images section of your favorite browser.

Enter Big Puppet in You Tube's search.

Photos of puppets in our community.

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Updated: 11/6/06

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