Hand Puppet Workshop

Over the weekend a workshop on making puppets and banners was held at the Bishop Shirley Conference Center in Santa Clara. I was unable to attend, but a few folks from San Cristóbal did attend and learned a lot and had a great time. Sunday, Sandra Edwards and Peter Wright showed-off a few of the puppets they made. It looks like Peter is holding Eva y la serpiente.


I didn't attend as I had a lot going on, AND I was exhausted from the past few days, AND I'm too cheap to buy materials to make puppets. I have my own, super cheap inexpensive method of making puppets.
Here is my own hand puppet workshop, just for you!

First, take a hand, any hand will do. We're gonna use Padre's hand. And you knows it's clean 'cuz he has a slight case of OCD and washes his hands a thousand times a day quite often.


Then, wrap a cloth around it to serve as clothing, and disguise the fact that the puppet is actually your hand.


Next, make a sideways fist


Now, draw a face on the fist


And . . . . voilà! A puppy dog hand puppet!


If you're REALLY good, you can make one like this!