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Hi, this is Joelle Meijer.
I will show you how to create this fun horse puppet!
For this project, you will mainly need a paper bag,
plain or coloured construction paper and a Styrofoam cup.
Start by printing all the patterns needed to create the puppet
on white construction paper or on coloured construction paper.
Then cut out the different parts of the horse's body.
Place the paper bag with the bottom of the bag towards you.
Put white glue on the long part of the bag and on the part hidden by the bottom
of the bag and glue the horse's body in place.
Then glue the front legs on either side of the upper body.
The creation of this puppet helps children to learn the vocabulary
of body parts of the horse.
Now glue the hooves at the ends of the legs.
Did you know that each hoof is in fact a nail
and that a horse walks on its fingernails?
Lift the bottom of the bag and glue the lower jaw on the body.
Then put white glue on the flap under the bottom of the bag
and attach the upper jaw of the horse.
Put the bottom of the bag back in the folded position
and put white glue on the bottom of the bag.
Glue the head of the horse in place, properly aligning the jaw
with the jaw parts that are already there.
Start by gluing the mane on the top of the head. I chose a contrasting colour
to the colour of the coat of the horse to bring out the mane.
Glue the ears on either side of the mane. Do not hesitate to give them
slightly different orientations to give a little character to your horse.
Then glue the inside of the ears centered in each ear.
Again, I used a contrasting colour to highlight the inside of the ears.
Now glue the eyes. There are several versions of the eyes in the free document,
so you can choose in which direction you want your horse to look.
Use a black marker to draw the nostrils on the bottom of the horse's head.
Open the mouth of the horse and glue the tongue on the lower jaw.
Teeth can add a comic effect to this puppet.
Take a Styrofoam cup. Cut the top edge of the cup.
Measure a length slightly shorter than the jawline and cut it.
Trim it so that the height tapers off on each side.
Draw teeth with a permanent black marker on the piece of Styrofoam.
Put hot glue on the edge of the teeth
and glue them in place on the edge of the upper jaw.
And voila, your horse is ready to talk and neigh!
To print the illustrated instructions and the patterns for this project,
click on the link below the video.