accordion puppets

The darling originals below are a cinch to make & great entertainment…

Supplies: 2 strips each of two colors of construction paper, 2 popsicle sticks, glue, face decorations

1. glue the same color strips together
2. glue the two pieces at one end perpendicular to each other:

Fold the colors over each other in an accordion fashion, back & forth:

Make the face (use crayons, markers, googly eyes, yarn, noodles, paper, etc.) & glue onto facing of one end.  Glue on popsicle sticks one on each end:

Get ready to make a puppet cast & put on a show!

Live in the Kansas City area?  Check out the Paul Mesner Puppet Studio – amazing, creative & inspiring!