Using Your Hand Puppets

Ginger Ingram Brown teaches a fifth grade class how to use hand puppets, with tips for puppet coaches.

Topics:
1. Character Development
2. Manipulation
3. Staging
4. Coaching
5. Final Touches

This video will help individuals, classroom teachers, and puppet coaches. We suggest that the instructor or team leader view it first and then the students, reviewing the video as needed. And the fun has just begun!

Special thanks to Mrs. Ginger Reimer and her 5th grade class, Claremont Elementary School, Claremore, Oklahoma. Lt’l Buck Hare Series & Music created by Ginger Ingram Brown. Video production by Watts Video, Tulsa, Oklahoma. Video copyright © 1992 Littlefolks Gospel Productions, Inc. All rights reserved.

Watch our companion video “How to Make a Puppet” to learn how to make your own hand puppet.

Littlefolks Gospel Productions, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization committed to helping kids learn Scripture, handle grief, develop friendships, and learn responsibility. We use puppets to teach the children, so we also offer materials for puppeteers. For more information see our website http://thelittlefolks.org/.