How to Make a Puppet Penguin Out of Cardboard
by Tharindu Athapattu in Craft > Paper
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How to Make a Puppet Penguin Out of Cardboard
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Hi friends, I demonstrate how to make a puppet penguin out of cardboard in this instructable
What You Need?
You need following things to make this Puppet Penguin
- Piece of Cardboard
- Poster Color
- Strings
- Glue
- Sharp tool
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Use the provided template and draw the sketch on the cardboard sheet
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Cut out the pieces using a crafts knife or paper cutter
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Draw the details of the penguin using a pencil
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Color the penguin body and other parts using poster paint
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Apply a layer of Chemifix glue on all the penguin parts to get a nice shiny look
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Let it dry for a couple of hours
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Make holes on hand and leg parts of the penguin using a sharp tool
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Make 25 cm long, 4 strings and attach to holes of leg and hand part of the penguin
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Add marks to the back side of the penguin and make holes using sharp tool. Be careful in this step not to make holes in front side of the penguin
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Make 1.5 cm long 4 small tooth pick pieces
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Make 6 small car board pieces and stick to the back side on top and bottom
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Put some glue on one side of the small toothpick part and insert into 4 small holes on the back side of the penguin
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Attach a string to the top part
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Insert the hands and legs to the toothpick parts and apply glue to card board parts
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Put glue into the 4 holes on the other side of the penguin using a toothpick and stick it to the other side of the penguin.
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Make a knot by gathering 4 string and cut the excess
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Now you have a cute penguin puppet. Hold the penguin by top string and gently pull using the below string. Your puppet will move his hands and legs