Make Your Own Wayang-Kulit Puppet:
Make this puppet around 1 hour
What you will need:
- Cardstock or cardboard from a cereal box
- Scissors
- Pencil
- Paper fasteners (brads)
- Tape
- Hole punch
- Dowels, chopsticks, popsicle sticks, or plastic straws
- Decorative elements, such as crayons, markers, fabric, sequins, yarn, paint, glitter, tissue paper, etc.
- Light-colored sheet and a flashlight or a bright lamp (for performance)
How- To:
Step 1: Draw a character on a piece of cardstock, and then cut it out. If you want the arms and legs to move, cut them separately from the puppet's body.
![puppet-step1.png](http://www.annarbor.com/2012/01/16/puppet-step1.png)
Photo by Ann Arbor Art Center
Step 2: Draw your own design on the puppet's body for detail, and color the puppet as you wish.
![puppet-step2.png](http://www.annarbor.com/2012/01/16/puppet-step2.png)
Photo by Ann Arbor Art Center
Step 3: Punch holes in the areas where you want to attach the puppet's arms and legs.
![puppet-step3.png](http://www.annarbor.com/2012/01/16/puppet-step3.png)
Photo by Ann Arbor Art Center
Step 4: Attach the body parts together using the paper fasteners.
![puppet-step4.png](http://www.annarbor.com/2012/01/16/puppet-step4.png)
Photo by Ann Arbor Art Center
Step 5: Add decoration to your puppet by attaching feathers, yarn, fabric, sequins, glitter, etc. with glue and tape and then let it dry.
Step 6: If you want, you can punch small holes in your puppet for light to shine through.
![puppet-step5.png](http://www.annarbor.com/2012/01/16/puppet-step5.png)
Photo by Ann Arbor Art Center
Step 7: Attach your popsicle sticks to the puppet by taping the sticks to the moving body parts. Place another popsicle stick to the body of the puppet for support.
![puppet-step7.png](http://www.annarbor.com/2012/01/16/puppet-step7.png)
Photo by Ann Arbor Art Center
Step 8: And now, your puppet is finished!
![puppet-step8.png](http://www.annarbor.com/2012/01/16/puppet-step8.png)
Photo by Ann Arbor Art Center
When you're done with your puppets, put on a Show!
- Hang up a large sheet in a doorway, and secure with tape.
- Shine a strong light source, such as a flashlight, or a bright lamp towards the screen.
- Sitting behind the light, place your puppets close to the screen, so the audience can see the silhouette.
- Use your puppet to tell a story, and maybe even perform a show with a friend!
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