Home theater is an art, a family hobby, an excellent method of education. Parents who want to fully develop their children should think about family puppet shows. Your child will learn to speak well to the public, express a variety of emotions and feelings. In addition, the independent production of sets and costumes is an excellent opportunity to develop creative abilities, elementary skills of working with different materials and tools.
For example, do-it-yourself home-made doll clothes. This type of creativity will help the child to master the technique of simple sewing and knitting, decorating dolls with beads, sequins, feathers and other little things. And mom will also show how to use the needle, crochet hook, scissors, glue and other tools safely.
The types of puppet theater depend on the form and method of making the dolls.
Glove dolls are sewn according to the same pattern. It is an integral pattern in the form of a trapezoid with a wide base, to which rectangles for arms and neck are attached. Hand holes need to be sewn up. The head of a doll can be replaced by the head of a broken toy, or, for example, a ball of fabric or papier-mâché. In order for the glove to hold well and not fall off, you need to insert a cardboard tube into the neck. The diameter size is equal to the width of the baby’s finger. Clothes for dolls are sewn to the lower edge of the tube, and the upper edge is fastened to the head of the glove doll.
During the manufacturing process, tell your child interesting facts from the history of this popular doll. So, for example, in Italy in the Middle Ages, these dolls were called "burattini" by the name of the famous actor Pinocchio from Florence. This name was used by Alexey Tolstoy in his famous fairy tale.
Finger puppets are another type of theatrical puppet. They usually do not need costumes. But your imagination can offer them small trinkets crocheted or cardboard cases decorated with colored paper. With the help of finger puppets, a small child will show his favorite tales, for example, “Turnip”, “Chicken-Ryaba”.
Dolls from socks look very interesting too. Bright children's socks, previously washed, can become the basis for a large performance of Smesharikov. And you can come up with non-existent animals, endow them with unusual names. Undoubtedly, all the friends of the child will like this performance. Yes, and my mother will be satisfied, preserving the family budget.
You can invite real dolls to the role of the heroes of the puppet show. Only here clothes for dolls should contain attributes that are consistent with the intent of the play or fairy tale. It’s enough for Pinocchio to make a nose and a cap, and for Little Red Riding Hood a beautiful beret to crochet. A bold Zorro will suit a black cloak.
Paper doll clothes can be a masterpiece of fine art. Markers, paints, colored pencils will be used. To make it easier for the child, you can first decorate the workpiece in the form of a cone sweep, and then glue it.
Children will be delighted with the cane puppet theater. Engage your dad in the making. Let him cook small sticks to which a wire is fastened instead of arms and legs. And clothes for dolls are suits and dresses for one-year-old children.
Someone will surely like the mittens puppet theater. They can be either knitted or sewn according to the patterns of the working mittens. The top of the mittens is designed as the face of the hero of a fairy tale or the face of an animal with pieces of fabric, fur, and skin.
Home theater is not for the lazy. But the play, created by joint efforts, will remain in the memory of the child forever. By strengthening family ties, parents give children confidence in parental love and support. And family holidays will be long-awaited and unforgettable.
Author: Svetlana Cheremiskina