Puppets around the world

All around the world… Puppets are used as a form of entertainment.

Vietnamese water puppets

Punch and Judy on a British beach

Puppets have entertained people for many years!

Puppets have been popular in India and China for thousands of years.

Punch and Judy has been around for around 400 years and was very popular in Victorian times.

There are many different types of puppets

finger puppets

rod puppets

marionettes shadow puppets

glove puppets body puppets

Finger puppets Finger puppets are usually small and made from fabric.

They are worn on the finger!

Glove or hand puppets These are a very popular

form of puppetry. They are usually made from fabric and cover the whole hand and part of the arm.

Rod puppets Rod puppets are controlled

by long thin rods that the puppeteer uses to move the puppet’s arms and legs

Indonesian rod puppets

Chinese peasant rod puppets

Sometimes you can have a combination of both Hand and Rod puppets?

Shadow puppets This is a very old form of puppetry which comes from China.

Can you think how these puppets might work?

Marionettes

Marionettes are made from a variety of materials including fabric, wood, papier mache. Strings attached to the arms and legs make the puppets move.

Human body puppets These are very popular in

carnivals, especially Chinese dragons used to celebrate Chinese New Year.

Lets look at some puppets in

Action!