Before half term, Year 2 had the wonderful opportunity to visit the Puppet Theatre Barge to watch a performance of Anansi and the Lost Sun. We were so excited to welcome the creator of the show, Carolene, and her friend into school today to share their knowledge and teach us all about the fascinating art of puppet making!
We began our workshop by closing our eyes and using our imaginations to visualise what our very own puppets might look like. We thought carefully about the shapes, features and details we wanted to include before putting our ideas down on paper. We then got creative, designing, drawing and carefully cutting out our very own puppets.
This time, we were learning how to make shadow puppets! Once our designs were cut out, we explored how to bring them to life using colourful, translucent cellophane. We carefully chose different colours and added them to our puppets, thinking about how the light would shine through the material and create beautiful, colourful shadows.
After lots of careful designing, cutting and creating, it was finally time for the most exciting part! We turned off the lights, shone the light onto our puppets and watched in amazement as our creations came to life. It was wonderful to see how our designs transformed into colourful shadows and to discover how light could be used to bring our puppets to life.
Year 2 absolutely loved this experience! We showed fantastic creativity, imagination and enthusiasm throughout the workshop and were fascinated to learn more about the skills and techniques involved in puppet making. It was particularly special to build on our recent visit to the Puppet Theatre Barge and learn more about the creativity and craftsmanship behind the show we had watched.
A huge thank you to Carolene and her friend for spending the afternoon with us and sharing their wonderful talents. We had such an exciting and memorable afternoon, and Year 2 are very proud of their fantastic shadow puppets!