Here you can learn all about making a shoebox or a toy theatre in 5 minutes!
Steps
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Gather all your materials.
- Get your box and cut a reasonably sized square in the center or one side (this will be your front).
- Place the bow on one side and cut 2 other rectangles or squares either side; these will be your wings.
- Get your thin card or paper and measure it to cover the whole front of your theatre. Draw your theatre proscenium, scenery, and characters.
- Once you have printed these or made your own, color them all and make them attractive.
- Cut all of them out carefully and, if necessary, back them up with more card.
- Cut long thin strips of card and glue the figures onto them for slides.
- Stick your proscenium to your theatre front.
- Cut 3 thin strips out of your theatre by the wings to use as holders for scenery.
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On with the show! Now you have your proscenium.
Tips
- Do this very carefully.
- Leave small tabs of the bottom of characters so they are easily stuck to slides.
- This website has free downloads for figures, scenery, and proscenium for your theatre:http://www.museumofchildhood.org.uk/learning/things-to-do?utm_source=vam.ac.uk&utm_medium=redirect&utm_campaign=moc-relaunch
- Have fun!
Warnings
- If you are using sharp cutting tools, be careful.
Things You'll Need
- A shoe box (but any cardboard box will do)
- Thin card or paper
- Paint, pencils, or Pens (any of them will do)
- Glue (PVA or UHUstick)
- Scissors or a Stanley knife
- curtains
