Materials
Newspaper
LINIT® Starch Paste (see recipe in the Arts & Crafts section)
Toilet paper rolls
Felt, yarn, plastic doll eyes, scraps of material
Tissue Paper (assorted colors)

Process
To make the puppet head, crumple up a sheet of newspaper and shape with hands to form ball.
Wrap ball in another sheet, gathering all ends into your hand at the bottom. Twist.
Insert head into toilet paper roll.
Follow steps for papier-mache to complete the head. (Arts & Crafts section).
When the head is completely dry, make puppet body out of cloth. For younger children, provide a paper pattern they can use to trace. Older children can create their own pattern.
Cut out a front piece and a back piece.
Sew or glue underarm and side seams.
Add felt hands.
An alternative body could be made from an old sock.
Paint a face and decorate with yarn for hair.

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