Here's a custom monster I just finished for my friend, Zachary. He gave me some ideas of the monster he wanted, including an eyebrow mechanism! He was a lot of fun to work on! Here's a look inside the head. The eyebrow mech is a simple one: a piece of welding rod that curves around each eye and loops inside the head to form a lever. When pushed up, the lids go down. When pushed down, the lids move up. This is controlled by the middle finger of the performers' hand. To create the gnarly texture for the monsters' fur, I used an old Muppet trick of boiling the fur fabric first. These eyes are made from large sized Easter eggs! Whips of feathers were added into the fur to give some added texture. Here's the final monster in action:

Directions and patterns for making foam bodies for your puppets. Step-by-step DIY guide.

Big Mean Carl is a shaggy monster who continues the proud tradition of Muppet characters with voracious appetites. Although the Carl puppet made its first appearance in the 1992 Muppet Meeting Film "Think Bigger," in which he was called "Chairman Blodgett" and performed by Dave Goelz, he is best known for his role on Muppets Tonight, where he received the name Carl and his new performer, Bill Barretta. On Muppets Tonight, Carl's stage name would change slightly from appearance to appearance, alw

These large,TV performance size, Live-Hands Practice Puppets are lightweight, durable, easy to move, and are designed specifically to be effective learning tools for kids of all ages wanting to explore this kind of puppetry. They are approximately 24" in height and 48" from fingertip to fingertip, and are designed to big kid hands and grown-ups too! Happy Doll-Wiggling! Accessories are shown for demonstration purposes and are not included. For non-commercial use only. Copyright 2015 David Fino and The Brooklyn Puppet Conspiracy This puppet is being sold as a professional tool and not a toy. None of our merchandise is recommended for small children. (Besides, they really would prefer that teddy bear)