Outline for our course on building foam and arm-and-rod puppets for beginners.

 

I. Introduction

• Overview of the course and goals
• Introduction to foam and arm rod puppets
• Materials and tools needed for the course

II. Foam Puppet Building

• Introduction to foam
• Creating a foam puppet template
• Cutting foam and shaping it into the desired puppet form
• Carving details into the foam
• Gluing foam together
• Adding eyes and mouth to the foam puppet
• Painting the foam puppet
• Adding clothing or accessories to the foam puppet

III. Arm Rod Puppet Building

• Introduction to arm rod puppets
• Creating an armature for the arm rod puppet
• Building the body of the arm rod puppet
• Adding joints to the arm rod puppet
• Creating and attaching hands and feet to the arm rod puppet
• Adding eyes and mouth to the arm rod puppet
• Painting the arm rod puppet
• Adding clothing or accessories to the arm rod puppet

IV. Putting It All Together

• Using arm rods with foam puppets
• Creating dialogue and movement for the puppets
• Performing with foam and arm rod puppets

V. Conclusion

• Final thoughts and tips for puppet building
• Resources for continuing to learn about puppet building
• Q&A session with the instructor.