Everyone can be a player with these sporty Model Magic® hand puppets. These glove and rod puppets are stars!
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What’s your favorite sport? Design your own team of athletic puppets! Try either one of these ways to create puppets, or invent your own.
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<STRONG>To make glove puppet</STRONG>: Form Crayola Model Magic into a puppet head-sized ball. Stick your ring and middle fingers into the bottom of the head so it stays on your hand. Shape a face. Poke in some parts and add modeling compound for eyes, nose, and mouth. Form ears and forehead. Air-dry your puppet head.
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If you want a shiny puppet, seal it with a glue mixture. Here’s how: Cover your art area with newspaper. Mix equal amounts of Crayola School Glue and water in a foam produce tray. With a foam brush, cover the dry Model Magic. Air-dry the coating.
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Using Crayola Fabric Markers, decorate the front and back of a recycled glove. Make it look like a player’s uniform. Slip the head on your gloved fingers. You’re ready to put on a show.
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<STRONG>To make rod puppet</STRONG>: Follow Step 2 to form your puppet head. Poke a small wooden dowel or Crayola colored pencil into the head (like a neck). With more Model Magic, make two athletes’ hands large enough to hold sports equipment. Poke a dow
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If you want a shiny puppet, follow step 3.
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Cut fabric for the player’s jersey with Crayola Scissors. Poke a small hole for the neck to fit through. The material will hang like a poncho, with arms on sticks coming out of the sides.
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With Fabric Markers, design the sports jersey with numbers, name, and designs. Slip dowel through fabric. Wrap a rubber band around the fabric inside the neck to hold the uniform in place.
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Work your rod puppet with two hands, one holding the head stick and the other working both hand sticks. It takes some practice!
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Use Model Magic to form sports equipment for your players, such as helmets and balls. Make their sizes match your puppets. Air-dry the sports equipment before you and your classmates re-enact the big game!
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