Our local library recently hosted a talk by a retired microbiology professor, Shan De Liu. He has worked on, among other things, zoonoses, particularly the botfly. If you don't know what that is, check out its grossness (and fascinating facts) here. Professor Liu's grandmother sent his uncle into the interior of China to buy herbs…
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Shadow Puppetry and Puppet Show are two ancient performing art forms in history which use different types of puppets to tell fascinating stories and portray magnificent worlds.
W250xH300mm, China Before the arrival of cinema, television and the internet, shadow puppet was the "it" entertainment in China. The puppet is placed next to the screen (a 1 sq m treated muslin) with lighting from behind. Like the theater, the puppet casts include the hero, heroine, masculine, villain and of course the clown. Each puppet is controlled with…
One of two Ramayana bird shadow puppets, made in the 1920s to 1950s
A big collection of shadow puppet templates to print and make - setting up a shadow play at home will be easy and fun!
Hey there, it's Sara here. A period in my childhood, we used to live in Indonesia. There I discovered the shadow puppet theatre. It...
Try this fun and simple activity that requires only one material! We invite you to be curious about how your child uses their imagination to create different shadows. #EarlyONPeel #activity #children #shadow
Shadow puppetry originated over 2000 thousand years ago in China as a form of storytelling. It was created out of the need to cheer up an emperor in the
I made heavy use of the library's Cricut as well as my personal Silhouette Cameo for this activity. But with them, it was pretty easy to pull off. I collected all kinds of images to cut out--pirates, superheroes, princesses, animals--anything that might spark some story telling. I cut them out on cardstock and glued a thin stick or dowel to make puppets. I might have gotten a little carried away. If you don't have a cutting machine, there are printables you can cut by hand. Like this
The forest recently sprang into being and the girl and her monstrous opponent are almost complete!
A comprehensive information website about Chinese shadow puppetry
paper cut silhouette from jan pienkowski's "the nutcracker"
Shadow Puppetry and Puppet Show are two ancient performing art forms in history which use different types of puppets to tell fascinating stories and portray magnificent worlds.
I saw a great idea on the Seedling Facebook page a couple of weeks ago- making a shadow puppet theatre. They were running some workshops ...
Spark some creativity by crafting your own shadow puppet sticks! Choose your favorite silhouettes and get to cutting. Find the full project instructions on our Design Space platform.
Download the pdf instructions so that you can print out while you work on your puppets!
