Cardboard finger puppets. Do-it-yourself paper puppet theater

Today we will show you how to make cool finger paper toys for the little ones. With the help of these little animals, your kids will be able to play a fun farm, or even show a small puppet theater. Making them is very easy, as we have already prepared animal templates for you. All you need to do is print them out and assemble them. You can make a pig, a cat, a horse, a mouse and a rabbit for your children.

Everything, that you will need:

• thick paper
• scissors
• toy templates (download)

Doing

First, print out the templates for future toys, carefully cut them out. Look carefully, there are still parts for rings that will be glued into the heads of animals, and then put on the child's finger so that he can control the character's head. These rings also need to be cut.

Now fold the animals' bodies to form the main ring where the child will insert his finger.

Now it's time for the little rings to be glued into the heads of the animals.

That's it, the toys are ready! You can start playing with the kids.

Finger theater do it yourself

Master class on making finger puppets from felt

Author: Demidova Ekaterina Nikolaevna, educator, MBDOU "Kindergarten of a combined type No. 62" Silver Hoof ", Kurgan

Theater is thoughts free flight,
Theater - fantasy blooms generously here ...
Vladimir Miodushevsky
The master class is designed for educators and specialists preschool institutions, teachers additional education, parents and creative individuals.
The finger theater is designed for theatrical activities in kindergarten and at home, can be used directly in the course of educational activities like a surprise. It can become a wonderful tradition for your family.
The choice of material - felt is due to the following criteria:
easy to process, the edges do not crumble;
wide range of colors, different thickness and density;
natural, safe for health!!!
Target: making a finger theater for the development of children's creative abilities through theatrical activities.
Tasks:
introduce the technology of making finger puppets from felt;
develop acting and directing abilities of children;
develop fine motor skills;
contribute to the enrichment and activation of vocabulary, develop monologue and dialogic speech;
to form interest in arts and crafts;
develop the skills of organizing practical activities.
Materials and tools:
simple felt, on a self-adhesive basis;
lace;
beads, rhinestones, small buttons, small eyes for dolls;
reinforced threads;
tailor's pins;
needle;
tailor's chalk;
pattern paper;
glue "second";
scissors;
sewing machine.

Chanterelle patterns:

Technology for making a finger puppet "Fox".
Before we get started, let's remember the basic safety rules when working with scissors and needles.
store needles and pins in a designated place (pincushion). Do not take needles, pins in your mouth and do not stick them into your clothes.
do not use rusty needles and pins in your work.
do not leave the blades of the scissors open during operation.
don't cut on the go.
Making a pattern for a finger puppet will not take you much time. First you need to decide on the size. The base of the toy should be approximately forefinger. Draw the body and other details. Do not forget to make allowances for those parts that are inserted into the base.
We select materials for our fox. The details are transferred to paper and cut out.
Base - 2 parts;
Head - 1 detail;
Muzzle - 1 detail;
Ears - 2 parts;
Tail - 1 detail;
The tip of the tail - 1 detail;
Paws - 2 parts.

We transfer the pattern to felt. Larger details are pinned to the material with pins, small ones are circled with tailor's chalk.

We distribute the details in places.

We adjust the right foot to the base. We do bindings.

We adjust the second paw. We do bindings.

We adjust the muzzle on the head. Align the edges with scissors.

Sew the ears to the head with a triple clip.

We make out the tail - we adjust the tip of the tail to the detail. Align the edges with scissors.

We connect the body parts along the contour. Don't forget to add a ponytail to the side. We do bindings. Align the edges along the contour.

Attach the head to the body with glue. We work with glue carefully, as traces may appear on the surface of the material. We make eyes and a nose from large black beads. They can be glued or sewn with threads in color.

Technology for making a finger puppet "Mashenka".
A distinctive feature of the performance will be the processing of the head.
We draw a pattern. We select materials.
Base (dress) - 2 parts;
Sleeves - 2 details;
Hands - 2 parts;
Bast shoes - 2 parts;
Head - 1 detail;
Scarf (front part) - 1 detail;
Kerchief (rear view) - 1 detail;
Scythe - 1 detail;
Spout - 1 detail;
Bangs - 1 detail.

Patterns of the doll "Mashenka"

Cut out blanks. Putting the details in place.

We adjust the sleeves on the dress, we put pens on the bottom of the sleeves (without adjusting them).

We sew lace on the bottom of the dress. We do bindings.

We set up bast shoes. We do bindings. We sew the dress along the contour. Align the edges along the contour.

We adjust the bangs and nose on the head. To prevent the spout from slipping under the foot of the sewing machine, it must first be glued.

Glue the head to the base. Glue a self-adhesive felt scarf on top. We fix the braid between the two parts of the scarf. Align the edges.

We fix the edges of the scarf with machine stitching. We do bindings.

Glue the eyes - beads. We brown the cheeks with a red pencil.

Mashenka's eyes can be decorated using special accessories for needlework - a peephole.

Here's what we got!

My first works.

Design options for the finger puppet "Frog".

Design options for the finger puppet "Cockerel".

Design options for finger puppets - little men.

I sewed two sets: for home and for kindergarten.

The flat finger theater made of paper "Teremok", from our point of view, is not very suitable for children under 5 years old. But 5-6 year old children will be happy to play with it. The principle of movement of the dolls is very simple - insert the index and middle fingers. These are the "legs" of the doll. Now she can walk. Of course, children of this age know the fairy tale "Teremok" by heart. But here we are going to “play theater”. And almost all the guys want to be an artist. But, although the fairy tale is familiar, such games will develop the speech of children - after all, for each character you need to speak in a certain voice, try to convey his character. The hare speaks timidly, the fox slyly, the mouse squeaks, and the bear growls menacingly. To convey all these shades with a voice is an interesting and difficult task for younger preschoolers. In addition, children can actively participate in the creation of puppets and scenery for the finger theater from Teremok paper.

Flat finger theater made of paper "Teremok"

To make puppets for our finger paper theater you need to print (or draw) the heroes of the fairy tale teremok on plain paper. The height of the dolls should be approximately 9-10 cm, and the width at the bottom of the figurine should be less than 4.5 cm - so that you can freely cut holes for the fingers.
Templates of puppets for a flat finger theater made of paper "Teremok"

We paste the template on very thick paper or thin cardboard. We give to lie down under the load (2-3 thick books) for 10-15 minutes. We color the animals with colored pencils of suitable colors.
Cut out the figure, cut holes for the fingers.
If you wish, you can paint the back of the doll. Keep in mind that it will be more difficult for a child to paint an already cut figure. The doll is ready.

You can print colored figures right away or use the appliqué technique (as in the photo below).

Scenery for the finger theater from paper "Teremok"

To play a fairy tale with such dolls, we need a decoration - a house-teremok. Making it is quite easy.
Step 1
Take a sheet of brown (not glossy!) cardboard. Draw it as shown in the diagram.

Step 2
Cut out the windows.

Step 3
Cut strips of red paper 1 cm wide for the windows and 2-3 cm for the roof. Decorate the windows and the slope of the roof with stripes. You can make a carved edge on the strips.

Step 4
Cut out circles-logs with a diameter of about 2 cm from yellow paper. Stick them on the teremok.

Step 5
Cut grass out of green paper and glue it on the bottom.

Step 6
Finish the details with a felt-tip pen and cut off the excess cardboard above the roof.

Step 7
From another sheet of cardboard, fold an accordion. The first link of the "accordion" is 2 cm, the second and third - 5 cm. Fold the remaining piece of cardboard in half again (that is, the fourth and fifth link will be about 3-4 cm each)
We glue the narrowest part of the "accordion" to the tower from below.

In order for the tower to be stable, we glue the side parts of the second link of the "accordion" to the tower. A pocket is formed, as it were, in which we will “populate” the animals.

The photo shows how our teremok will look from behind.

Teremok is ready, you can start the performance.
The Teremok finger theater can be done in other ways, for example. Or . These models do not require any decorations. In addition, you can play with them with very young children 2-3 years old.

Tatiana Verukhina

Importance of small toys for little ones fingers is hard to overestimate. Such toys have many valuable qualities that are not found in any newfangled children's toy.

Games with finger puppet theater develop curiosity, imagination, sociability in a child, contribute to the development of speech, memory, attention, perseverance, broadening one's horizons. In addition, the child can invent stories on his own. By using finger theater you can conduct educational conversations, and, of course, develop fine motor skills and prepare your hand for writing.

Also, play this theatre the smallest, and older children, and even parents can.

I suggest you make the simplest view together with the children finger theater - paper. To making a paper puppet theater You can also involve your child. This process can be quite exciting for him. A younger kid will be able to draw a face, and an older child will be able to complete the whole process completely independently, under the guidance of an adult.

For this we need:

White and/or colored paper;

Scissors;

PVA glue;

Ruler;

Simple and colored pencils, markers.

To start, you need to paper draw squares.

We made a square 6 * 6cm and 8 * 8cm with 6-year-old children.

Then boldly cut them out.

After that, we make cups using the origami technique according to the scheme (see photo)

Now the process becomes creative. You can draw faces and muzzles on the cups various heroes fairy tales or cartoons or print "faces" the right heroes on the printer, cut out and glue on cups with "facial" sides.

dolls for finger puppet theater ready!

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Master class for parents "Making a finger theater from dough" Master class for parents. Making a finger theatre. Characters of the fairy tale "Gingerbread Man" using the testoplasty technique. (Slide number 2).

Good day, dear colleagues! I bring to your attention Master Class"Fox" for finger theatre. We need to work.

Master Class. Stand for finger theater. Educator: Kuznetsova Irina Alexandrovna Dear educators! I offer you a master class.

Good evening dear colleagues! As you know, "Finger Theater" is a wonderful game that adults and children like. Finger.

Today I present to your attention a master class on making masks for showing the fairy tale "The Fox and the Hare". The master class is designed for children.

Theatrical games occupy a certain place in the kindergarten system. Familiarization with different types theaters start early.

Marina Topychkova

The purpose of my work:

Create conditions for the development of children's creative activity in theatrical activities.

Tasks:

1. Improve the ability of children to convey the images of the heroes of a fairy tale.

2. To develop fine motor skills of the hands and fingers in children, develop memory.

3. Form friendly relationships.

4. Enrichment of vocabulary.

5. Increasing the level of speech development.

6. Cultivate the ability to perform freely and loosely.

Methods:

Playful, creative, verbal.

Preliminary work:

Reading the story, looking at the illustrations.

What is Finger Theatre?

Finger theater is a set of figurines-characters that are put on a separate finger. It can be just individual dolls, animals, some items for staging a fairy tale, or everything. famous characters our beloved Russians folk tales. When playing, it is important to work different fingers, with pairs of fingers, with one and two hands, with several fingers at the same time. All this helps with the development of coordination of movements, the brain.

1. Finger theater is unique opportunity place a fairy tale on the palm of a child in which he can play the role of any hero.

2. Theater is also an excellent speech and sensory-motor simulator. Dolls develop the mobility of the fingers of both hands, help to master the speech of the characters, help to develop vocabulary and activates speech functions.

3. The game can be used for dating and learning counting

(for example, in the fairy tale "Teremok" a mouse, a frog, a hare three of them began to live, then a fox came - there were four of them);

to get to know the characters and the plot of the fairy tale,

to get acquainted with the concepts of “right - glory”, “nearby”, “one after another”.

4. And small figurines of the finger theater will keep you company during the walk. With their help, you can revive any poems, fairy tales, nursery rhymes. Simple toys develop intonation, artistic skills, Creative skills, imagination, memory, thinking, attention, fantasy.

Benefits of finger theater

The finger theater is one of the types of puppet theater and has the following advantages over its other types:

Finger theater promotes development fine motor skills. Thanks to actions with puppets, thin differentiated movements of the fingers are formed;

The use of finger theater does not imply that the child has special technical skills that may be needed when using glove puppets, puppets, etc.

Finger theater is familiar to children from the youngest preschool age, since educators widely use it in various classes in the learning process;

In dramatizations, the finger theater allows the child to show several characters at once;

Finger theater puppets take up little space and do not require large material costs. There are various types of finger theater made using various technologies that take into account the physiological capabilities of children.

In the finger theater, director's play is used as a type of theatrical games. In it, the child does not play the role of any character himself, but controls the artists - puppets. In this type of theatrical game, the child "voices" his characters and comments on the plot as the author, thereby developing his monologue speech.

Types of finger puppets

1. Finger theater made of paper. Perhaps the easiest type of finger tetra that you can make with your child. The disadvantage of this type of dolls is their fragility. Due to its ease this species finger theater is recommended to use on initial stage working with children of all age groups.

2. Finger theater made of fabric. Such a theater can be purchased in stores. You can also make it with your own hands, but having previously prepared a pattern. Due to the material is very functional. Can be used in all age groups.

3. Finger theater from junk and natural material. Another type of easy-to-make finger theater. The material can be various cups, pieces of cloth, threads, buttons, plastic spoons and forks, etc. You can make such a theater together with the children, having previously prepared the material. Prerequisite: the safety of the material used. Such a finger theater can be used in all age groups, subject to the physiology of children.

4. Wooden finger theater. It has gained wide distribution in various online stores. Producers pack such a theater in a variety of "boxes" that correspond to the theme of a particular work. Figures can also be used as table theater. Often used on junior group due to the small recess for the finger. The main disadvantage is the difficulty in choosing the size of the dolls for each child.

5. Knitted finger theater. One of the most durable and easy-to-use types of finger theater. The main condition: possession of knitting skills, as well as the availability of certain patterns for knitting a particular character. Puppets of such a finger theater are very "live", soft and pleasant to use. Can be used in all age groups.

6. Finger theater made of felted wool and fabric. Felting or dry felting is the process of making products using special needles that mix and tangle wool fibers. Dry felting is suitable for creating three-dimensional products: toys, decorative figurines, designer dolls, drawing patterns on felt and felt.

7. Finger theater "Puppet heads". Usually factory. Can be made of rubber or plastic. Requires the child to own a certain technique, as it is the most difficult to use.

This is the kind of theater we have.

Now I want to introduce you to making a finger puppet using the origami technique.

First we make the body of our doll

Now fold the head.

Here we have such a fox. You can also make other heroes of the fairy tale, only by changing the ears and the sharpness of the muzzle.

Maybe someone will be interested in my work and want to do the same theater with the guys.