My daughter came home from school last week and told me she and her BFF would like to do a puppet show for their school talent show. I thought that was a great idea and started to think of how I could make a puppet theater from scratch. After a trip to Home Depot and Michael's Craft Store, I had all I needed to make the theater.
I purchased three 2' X 4' black chalk boards, three packages of two narrow utility hinges (2 in size) and three packages of # 10-24 X 1/2" machine screw round head combo by Crown Bolt. I had Home Depot cut the middle board down to 24"X 29". Home Depot cut the board for free.
{My husband measured and pre-drilled the holes with a 3/16 size drill bit} |
Below is a picture of one side of the puppet theater completed. For one side we used three hinges and 12 screw bolts. I was surprised at how sturdy the chalkboard wood was once the hinges where in place.
{Above is a picture of the craft supplies we used for decorating the puppet theater.} |
I wanted to make something different for the curtain, and a ribbon curtain is what came to mind. I found a really fun and bright colored floral ribbon at the craft store and thought it would make the perfect curtain. First, I cut 16 pieces of ribbon 19 inches long. I folded and hot glued each ribbon(1/2 inch fold) onto the green drape string.
{Completed Ribbon Curtain} |
{Use your drill to put a hole at the top of each side panel and string your cord for the ribbon curtain through it.} |
Once you have your ribbon curtain up, you can add your bows. I used a pretty pink fishnet type of ribbon and wired the center with green floral wire. I then stuck the floral wire through the hole I used for the curtain cord and taped down both on the back side of the side panels.
{The girls colored the flowers and the butterflies.} |
{I added a sign on front that reads" The Friendship Puppet Theater Presents, "Dress-up Party"} |
The Friendship Theater Presents "Dress-up Party" from Seahorse & Stripes on Vimeo.