Crazy Cardboard Chicken Marionette

Make a fun, desk top Marionette.

Start off with a 12" piece of cardboard.

Cut it into 1/2 " strips.

Roll the strips into a head and body. I used two pieces for the body and one piece for the head.

Use hot glue to keep their shapes.

Cut out four triangle shapes for the wings and feet.

Attach the wings to the body with hot glue.

locate a piece of yarn/string and cut it into equal lengths...about 3". You will need three pieces of yarn/string...one for the neck, and two legs.

Connect the head to the body.

Connect the legs to the feet.

Connect legs to body.

Make a beak, comb, and eyes for your chicken and attach them.

Assemble the cross of the marionette by gluing two 1/2" pieces together.

Attach the head to the cross first. I used a 6 1/2" piece of string to the front of the cross.

Attach the body to the cross. I used a 8 1/2" piece of string to the back of the cross.

Attach the feet to the cross. I used 12 1/2" piece of string top the sides of the cross.

Add some pennies or washers to the feet of the chicken for weight.

Make you chicken walk by tilting the cross in a side to side motion while moving it forward.

Make its head move by rotating the cross.

Have fun learning to move your chicken!