Q&A for How to Make Puppets

Use a cardboard box or just a normal shoe box. Decorate it with cloths for side curtains.

There are many ways to make origami. I suggest watching some of Jo Nakishama's - Original Creations on YouTube. He is a very good instructor, and can teach you how to make very hard things very simply.

Look at a book on making puppets or find one at your local bookstore or library.

Give it a scary face! Make it have sharp teeth and angry pointed eyebrows. Make its eyes wide open and maybe even a little bloodshot.

Not really, because sandwich bags are difficult to draw on, and they are clear, so everyone would see your hand inside, which is distracting and defeats the entire purpose of a puppet.

Yes, they can, though you might want to stick the pencil in the opposite direction so that you are holding the flat side of the pencil instead of the sharp side.

Follow the instructions above, but use hot glue and a thicker material than felt.

Sure. You can dress your puppets in anything you like.

If you want a puppet that has a moving mouth, I would suggest the Muppet puppet or the sock puppet.

You can make them out of wool or buy fake hair wigs. If you have fake hair wigs at home already, then you can use them for the hair. Or you can weave the wool and attach the hair on the head.

You can decide whether or not they have a hairline, it's really your choice.