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

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


Use the provided template and draw the sketch on the cardboard sheet


Cut out the pieces using a crafts knife or paper cutter



Draw the details of the penguin using a pencil




Color the penguin body and other parts using poster paint


Apply a layer of Chemifix glue on all the penguin parts to get a nice shiny look

Let it dry for a couple of hours


Make holes on hand and leg parts of the penguin using a sharp tool


Make 25 cm long, 4 strings and attach to holes of leg and hand part of the penguin


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


Make 1.5 cm long 4 small tooth pick pieces


Make 6 small car board pieces and stick to the back side on top and bottom

Put some glue on one side of the small toothpick part and insert into 4 small holes on the back side of the penguin

Attach a string to the top part



Insert the hands and legs to the toothpick parts and apply glue to card board parts


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.



Make a knot by gathering 4 string and cut the excess


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