Puppets have a way of capturing the imagination. When you see them in a parade they are often BIG. From a Dragon puppet used to celebrate the Chinese New Year to the upside-down Marionettes of the great Tony Sarg’s creations in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, parade puppets are a main attraction and are what everyone talks about after the parade ends.

In this class we are going to sculpt a large puppet head and then mount the head onto a wooden frame which we will load into a backpack. We will build some hands on rods and connect them together with fabric arms.  Wha-lah these marching giants are sure to entertain their makers and fascinate and delight their audience!

Please note. These puppets are easy to disassemble.  The heads can become a sculptural decoration when not in use and the arms can be stored in a closet or under a bed.

                   These are great Halloween Costumes! 

*This Camp is for children going into 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th or 7th grade in the fall of 2025.

*This is a 5 day camp from 9-3:30. Students bring their own lunch, water bottle and snack.

*Important note:  Students will get to keep the entire puppet, except for the backpack, Homeslice Puppetry will need to take them back at the end of the class.  If you would like to bring your own backpack with you that would be perfectly fine, however it must be a backpack with a hip belt, and it may get damaged from putting a wooden frame inside it so I recommend an older used backpack.

• *Eric Weiss, of HomeSlice Pupperty, is a CCS guest artist,  is a talented puppet maker that shares his skills with Creative Community Space young artists a couple of times a year. See more information about Eric  https://creativecommunityspace.com/meet-the-teaching-members/

DEADLINE EXTENDED!!!

• Registration Deadline: July 19th, 11:59 pm. Full Refunds are available until July 7th.  No refunds after July 7th unless enrollment is not fulfilled.

Questions: CreativeCommunitySpace@gmail.com