Moving Cardboard Puppet

Materials required:
1. Cardboard
2. Scissors
3. Sticky Tape
4. Scissors
5. Thread

Method:
Make a drawing or stick a picture on a cardboard and cut it out. My drawing is of a girl playing badminton.

While drawing the picture keep in mind to draw the parts you want to be moved separately. Here in my picture i want the girls hands to move. So i drew both the hands separately. Make the hands a bit longer than usual. You need to place the moving parts behind the main picture so it needs to be a bit longer.

Place the moving parts behind the picture and once you are happy with the way it looks poke holes in both the parts

Pass the paper fasteners through the hole. Make sure that the paper fasteners are not tightly fit in the holes. Keep it loose else the moving parts will not retract properly.

Next take a piece of thread and stick it across the two hands at the back. Use sticky tape.

Take another piece of thread which is a bit longer and tie a knot in the middle of the first thread.

Cut any extra thread and the moving puppet is ready

To see it in action just pull the string down. The hands will move up and down showing the girl playing badminton.

For the video tutorial click below