I'm not sure I can tell you how much fun I had making this new tiny paper theater I got from Alpha Stamps last week. I was obsessed! If ther...
Oooohhh, I am just giddy giddy glad to FINALLY have gotten around to making a puppet theater for the children!! It took some serious thinking, because I wanted something they could play with themselves, too, and since they're still a little young, they would rather be seeing the action played out, than be stuck behind the curtain putting on a show they can't watch. The solution was a table-top theater for stick puppets. I started with two sturdy boxes, and cut a slit in the side of one. This would become the floor of our stage, through which the puppets are slipped. For the background, I used fabric glue to glue down two pieces of felt. I chose felt so that we can later add other felt elements or 'props' to our background depending on the play we are putting on! The bottom of our stage got the same treatment, making the slit I cut in earlier, nice and smooth for the puppets to glide back and forth. I then covered the sides and back of the box in some fun polka dot gift wrap. Next, I attached the first box (i.e. the stage) to the second box, which would serve as its stabilizing base. This also allows us some space to fit our hands in under the stage to manoeuvre the puppets. The curtain 'rail' is just a length of ribbon strung across the top of the stage and secured on the outside with two wooden beads. I painted the base blue, and sewed some ribbon ties to the curtains to keep them in place while the show is on. Our first set of puppets were hand drawn and coloured by yours truly, and then popped through the laminator and glued onto popsicle sticks. The characters are from the 1970's Japanese Anime version of Heidi - this was one of the first children's shows on South African television and the first TV program I can recall watching. So last year my mother gifted my daughter with a set of DVD's of the first 25 episodes, and Heidi is now about as much part of our family as any of the actual flesh and blood members!! Here are the characters: And here they are on stage, with some felt props in the background!! I also found these printable Community Helpers which we printed, coloured and laminated. Will keep you posted as our repertoire of shows grows!! Linking this to ABC and 123's Show and Tell! and All things Wonderful at My Shae Noel
Today I continue my series on Toy Theaters and Paper Theater images by exploring some of the vintage images that were produced in Barcelona, Spain by Paluzie. Spain is near and dear to my heart and I have extensive family ties there. I was thrilled to discover some beautiful toy theater images from the land of my birth and I hope you enjoy them as much as I do. I begin by showcasing this whimsical stage curtain in Spain's National colors of Red and Gold with a few "extras" thrown in and then toward the bottom of the post I wanted to show some interesting comparisons between Paluzie images from Spain and Imagerie Pellerin, d'Epinal images from France. I hope you enjoy a digital journey to Spain with these vintage treasures. My Adaptation on a Paluzie, Barcelona Paper Toy Theater Curtain I've done a bit of digital re-orchestration to create this particular Stage and curtain in one. The original image was intended to be a curtain without a base but I thought it would make a nice stand alone stage and created a coordinating base for it. I've also popped in a fancy red curtain which you can find on my deviantART account HERE and other of my curtains can be seen at http://eveyd.deviantart.com/gallery/33415981 So if you are wondering what the original curtain looked like, well here is a "process" sheet showing you the stages of assembly and creation. Progress Sheet showing Original Sheet, Assembled Curtain and Altered Curtain Stage The original sheet appears to be an "extras" set showing the parts of the curtain and some props. I believe the original intent of the curtain is as an extra "inner" curtain to be used within another Theater or "Proscenium" rather than as a stand alone item. Personally I liked the image so much that I wanted it to stand alone as a theater; but if at any time I need just the curtain it is a simple process to "cut off" the lower base and have it as originally intended. I did find an image on the web showing a Paluzie Theater where this item was used as a secondary inner curtain. Paluzie Toy Theater - From The Bruce Museum's exhibit "A Child's View" The above image can be found at http://www.victoriana.com/theater/papertheaters.html and is part of an interesting article Victoriana Magazine did on Toy Theaters at the Bruce Museum. The Elaborate theater seen here is also by Paluzie and came as an unassembled sheet No 1028 which I'll bring to you in the next post. Since I wanted the curtain to play a major role rather than extra window dressing I created a fun "print and play" sheet with the stage, background curtain and two different Paluzie sets. The sets include a background and then side wings which are used to create illusion and depth within a toy theater, just as they would be used on a real stage. Toy Theater Paper Play Set - click on image to get higher resolution for downloading & printing These can be used to create a stage diorama or a miniature toy theater depending on how you choose to construct your set. (Remember to use the download instructions to get the highest print quality image.) The photo from Victorian Magazine shows the Paluzie Theater with a backdrop and side wings in place. You can also see other examples of backgrounds with side wings at Spielzeugmuseum Nürnberg using the following links: HERE - HERE - HERE - HERE and HERE (These my give you a better visual on how to use the wings in a toy theater). ***** OK - now for those who enjoy a bit of extra information along with pretty pictures... Paluzie was a well known printer in Spain and was producing paper toy sheets around the same time as Pellerin aka d'Epinal was in France (especially from the c1865-1920's time period). Those who follow my blog know I did a series of posts on d'Epinal images at the end of 2012 and in January 2013 I did a 2 part post showing a d'Epinal toy Theater; so I found it quite interesting as to how similar the styles of Paluzie was to Pellerin's d'Epinal sheets. I wanted to show some of my findings in this regard. Considering the d'Epinal firm had a larger selling market, I have to wonder if many of the Paluzie sheets were inspired by what they saw in d'Epinal or other well known Paper Theater makers of the day. Don't get me wrong. Many of the Paluzie sheets and theaters are original to them and beautiful in their own right; I just find it interesting that there are some similarities between them and other prints, especially the French d'Epinal sheets. Here are a few comparison examples I found interesting. Mini Theaters by Paluzie on the Top and d'Epinal on the Bottom This first example shows a series of 4 mini theaters with stage, background and wings. On the top is Paluzie's set called Pequeno Theato (small theater) On the bottom is d'Epinal's set of Petites Theatres (small theaters) I did not have the full uncut sheet of the Paluzie theaters; but I was able to recreate the look of it from images I have of the various parts. You can see an uncut sheet of them HERE at www.teatritos.com along with other Paluzie items. (You'll need to scroll almost to the bottom of the page to see the Paluzie mini theater sheet) Though paper theaters were a majorly produced item for these companies, they also produced a wide variety of paper toy sheets as seen in the next two examples. One for a circus toy that moves and the other for jumping jack paper dolls. Miniature circus toy sheets - Top one by Paluzie - Bottom one by d'Epinal I've been able to locate just a few examples of Paluzie paper sheets so far, it seems they are a much harder to locate collectible than the d'Epinal sheets from France. Looks like I'll have to call in some favors with my cousins in Spain to try and find me some. - grins. The Paluzie sheet can be found HERE and a version of the d'Epinal HERE Il Favoloso Mondo di Carta di Toto, which by the way is a great resource of downloadable vintage items. Spanish and French Jumping Jack Paper Dolls Jumping Jack (Pantin) paper dolls were popular from the late 1700's through the early 1900's so it's not uncommon that many companies made these types of paper sheets. I've seen more than a dozen different Pantins by d'Epinal (harlequins, clowns, dancers, pirates, Asian, Turkish and a variety of others). I have a 5 post series showing may of them starting HERE if you want some nice downloadable versions to play with. I'm sure Paluzie must have made more than just the one jointed paper doll but this is the only one I've seen so far. Here again, I think it's an issue of the Paluzie sheets being harder to acquire or gain access to reference versions of their images. For this final comparison, I recently stumbled on this one and was shocked at how similar the two Toy Theater background images were. Arabian styled Toy Theater Backgrounds - Top one by Paluzie & the Bottom one by J.F. Schreiber The very colorful top background was by Paluzie and the elegant one on the bottom by Schreiber. J.F. Schreiber of Germany was one of the top publishers of Toy Theater sheets and they produced exceptionally well made sheets during their day; so I found it quite interesting how similar the Paluzie was to the Schreiber. I've noticed this in the past with other toy theater sheets and going forward I'm going to start keeping track because I find it fascinating and it may make for another interesting post later on down the line. I hope you found today's post on Paluzie, Barcelona paper sheets from Spain interesting. Next we'll have a bit of fun with Paluzie's Theater Nº 1028. Sneak Peek of the upcoming Paluzie Toy Theater post Till Next Time...
Toy Shop from the "Toy Town" series of postcard cut-outs and pantins. No year, but if I had to hazard a guess, I'd say it dates from the era of the first World War, say 1916 or thereabouts. Most of the artwork in the series is signed Geo. Piper; the toy shop has no signature. Copyright: W.E. Mack, Hampstead, N.W.3. Marked No. 025; the card indicates card 025A has the roof and companion figures. (Just checked eBay, and it looks like 025A is for sale, and it is signed by the artist going by the name of Ellam. So this might be the work of Ellam, too.) This is the kind of card you wouldn't want to send through the mail! But just think of the lucky recipients, many of whom no doubt reached automatically for the scissors. I have two other Toy Town cards, Peter Pan and A Sailor, posted on my first blog two years ago: Here are other Toy Town postcard image grabs from around the internet, mostly eBay: Check out The Best Hearts Are Crunchy for more vintage postcards, including a quite beautiful post today. And thanks to Beth for hosting Postcard Friendship Friday.
Two centuries before the advent of iPhones and Xboxes, children amused themselves by building miniature paper theaters redolent of grand playhouses and putting on dramas by manipulating colorful figures inside.
This weekend was snowy (Bleh!). Friday was 72 degrees, and we were enjoying every second of it. Then a good 5 inches of snow dropped on us, and we've been bundled up in the house all weekend. Spring, and I tend to forget this every year, is like that. You never know when those 'inside' days are goi
50 Watts (*), Agence Eureka and Geheugen van Nederland made a great work collecting images and samples of 19th Century paper theaters. Scenes from gothic gardens, prisons, battlefields, folk homes. Jean Charles Pellerin's company created the "Grand Théâtre Nouveau," in 1896, using a lithographic...
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I think I might be a little obsessed with paper dolls lately. Here's another one! This is a fairy I painted with watercolors and egg tempera on paper. I love how they can be posed! Azalea and I played with her for awhile, rearranging her petals and leaves, placing her in front of different backdrops and coming up with ideas for her name. She thought of 'Lyra', while I said 'Grunty' or even better, 'Wingding'. I find it amusing to come up with really weird names and see Azalea's face. Its so cute how she tries to be nice about my horrible choice of names. Here are a few samples I made before finishing the doll. The one on the left is the first draft that I used to make the pattern. The strangely colored version is one I printed on our printer (the black ran out) to use as a test to make sure the limbs looked natural when assembled. This is the finished painting, with the pencil lines still on it. I like this girl. Her palette was inspired by Jack-in-the-Pulpits (a bizarre woodland flower that grows in our backyard) and a lovely butterfly called a Blue Pansy. I have to admit I find making these pretty relaxing. I work on them between projects, or when I start getting stressed out. Of course, I am getting pretty frazzled with Art Fest just a couple of weeks away! I'm not worried about teaching, or having enough materials, or if folks will get their monies worth - I know the projects and am not stingy with information, so I think it will be good. I worry about things like sending the materials, which are sensitive, that could leak, or be ruined by some over enthusiastic person checking packages. I just need to have faith that things will arrive safely. Anyway, I've been working non-stop on the classes to make sure they are amazing.
If you are studying the work of Shakespeare, you may be interested in studying the actual life of Shakespeare and this will be of particular interest to you! Shakespeare’s Globe Theater is available for free download. Just download, print, and fold! The link also includes a few interesting facts about the Globe Theater. (Did you know that...
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INSTANT PRINTABLE DOWNLOAD ...1924, Birds That Fly, Paper Toys.. ..Baltimore Oriole by Percy Pierce.. ...Paper Toy to Cut, Make, Collect... ........Fun Project with Kids............... From a March 1924 Indoor Pastimes magazine, I have scanned and cleaned up to bright white new freshness, this clever paper toy art. Fun to give to or play with your craft club, for classroom use, for party activity, collage and scrapbooking. How cute would these be printing in varying colors and make up as a mobile to decorate a kids room! Terrifc activity with kids, who will be surprised how much personal satisfaction they can get with hands on crafting, and a finished product in hand that they have actually done themselves. If they fly the bird to destruction, you can just print out another, and another for a whole flock of flying paper birds. You can immediately download and print out this page to use as many times as you like for your own enjoyment. However I ask that you respect my copyright to the restored image, and not resell it as a digital or print image. For some folks who have difficulty downloading, I have included a full sized un-restored scan of the original play page. You can Copy/Paste this into your own document and print. Size 2306 x 3329 pixels. SIZE: 8.5" x 11" 310 dpi, 2635 x 3410 pixels. Recommended: print out on good quality paper (like 70-80 lb cardstock or bristol) for best results in making a flying toy. YOUR copy will not have the watermarks, of course.
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Kids will have fun making this easy paper model of Shakespeare's Globe Theater. Print this model of the inside and outside of the Globe Theater onto legal sized paper (two-sided). Students will color and/or label the parts of the theater, then cut it out and tape it together. (This activity was inspired by an illustration in a book by Aliki.) This Globe Theater Model is part of a larger lesson bundle: An Introduction to the Globe Theater. Click here to view several Shakespeare-themed materials in my TpT store. They include bundles, games, graphic organizers, and scripts of scenes. Topics include the Globe Theater, William Shakespeare, Hamlet, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Romeo and Juliet, The Comedy of Errors, The Tempest, Henry V, Macbeth, and Shakespearean insults.
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**UPDATE** 2 of the paper toy links have been removed due to site issues. Therefore, I only have 18 currently listed until I find 2 suitable replacements to my liking:) Until then enjoy my top 18 picks! If you follow me on Pinterest, you know that I have a board dedicated to paper toys. My older 2 girls LOVE to craft- and as of late I haven't had any good crafting supplies lying around the house. But what I DO have is a printer and plenty of paper! So I found dozens of free printable toys and my kids have been up to their elbows in paper crafting of all kinds ever since. Canon has literally 100's of free paper toy printables including several Puppet Theaters. Little Red Riding Hood Hansel & Gretel Three Little Pigs Cinderella The Emporers New Clothes The Tortoise and the Hare They also have the most amazing DIY aquariums!! Manta Rays Dolphins I love this cute paper puzzle (also from Canon)! I LOVE the idea of shadow puppets! Chez Beeper Bebe has some available to download for free These are cake toppers- but I think they would make great popsicle stick puppets! These finger puppets are from Canon again- and would go great with story time My Fantastic Toys made these adorable gnome printables! It includes a mobile, puppets, paper dolls, and a gnome bowling game! Love this circus-ey bear wagon! From the toymaker.com. I especially love how the bears are double sided! These are called "Snorfs" but they look like gnomes to me! And I <3 gnomes. These would make great Christmas decorations too! My oldest daughter is OBSESSED with horses! Love this 3-D horse from Papertoys.com This should make every VW fan's heart melt! (I'm one!) The website is in French but google translate can help with that! I'm SO in love with this mask from Artbackwash it's ridic. These mustaches from Creativecuties would make great costume props too! Printable crowns are sure to make your little Princess smile:) Left: Mermaid Crown from Genevieve Gail Middle: Floral Crown from She Knows Right: Tiara (Replica of Dutchess Kate Middleton's wedding crown!)
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