This is an easy and fun way to make a puppet theater from a box! It will work.
Steps
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Get a big cardboard box (appliance boxes work best)and stand it on end. It should be able to stand by itself. Or you can use the bottom of a TV box as the bottom of the puppet theater in to to make it more secure. The children will stand on the lid of the box when they use it.
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Cut a rectangle at the top of the bottom part of the box.
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You can hot glue a material to look like a curtain to the top of the cut out window. I used oil cloth and gathered it a little (about every inch) to look like a valance.
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Now the fun part: decorate the box! Paint the front and sides a light tan. Then sponge paint it, so it looks like bricks. Paint a vine going up the side and hot glue silk flowers to it. Paint grass and hot glue flowers around the bottom of the theater as well. You could decorate the theater to go with whatever theme you have in your room. A barn if you have a western theme, a boat if you have a nautical theme. The ideas are endless and fun. Children love to play in it. Even big kids, so retelling with this theater will spark their interest.
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Have fun with your new Puppet Theater!
Warnings
- Utility knife will be sharp, use caution!
Things You'll Need
- a big box
- utility knife
- oil cloth or material
- sponge and paint
- decorations
- puppets
- hot glue gun and glue
