1. The History of

2. Puppets first began in China
Shadow puppets were the first type of puppet used in China.
Exactly when the first puppet was made is unknown--but it could have been as long as 12,000 years ago!

3. religious ceremonies. Puppets are made to Tell Stories
Some of the earliest puppets were made like Tribal Masks to tell the stories for ritual and
religious ceremonies.
Puppets evolved into Doll Like figures!

4. Puppet Theater was created to tell a story with multiple puppet characters.
Puppet theater has been mentioned around BC in Greek Philosophers Plato and Aristotle's writings! That’s nearly 2,500 years ago!
Puppet theaters took to the road like a traveling circus with other jugglers, entertainers and animal acts!

5. One of the most important reasons for the PUPPET THEATER was TO spread morals, rules, and laws. In other words to TEACH!
Puppeteers still use this type of story telling for puppets today: Think of Sesame Street and Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood!

6. Different
Kinds Of
Puppets

7. Shadow Puppets A cut out figure. Two-dimensional. Highly detailed.
A source of light is placed on the puppet to create a solid puppet on a translucent back drop.
Colored light can also be used.

8. Body Puppets Designed to be large in scale
Mostly used for Parades and in Theme Parks.
Operated by arms
one for the head,
one for the arm
The whole human body is inside the puppet

9. Finger Puppets Fits on one finger Simple in form Usually animated face
Used to tell simple stories
Cylinder shape

10. Hand Puppet Hand inside the puppet
Hand is used to control the mouth, eyelids, and arms
A sock puppet is the simplest form of a hand puppet

11. Marionette Or String Puppet Invented by the Turkish people
Uses strings and a rod to control the puppet
Used mostly for Puppet Theater
Very sophisticated puppet! Arms, hands, legs, head, feet are controlled all at the same time!

12. Ventriloquist The puppet is controlled by ventriloquists hand
The ventriloquists speaks for and to the puppet
Usually used for humorous acts
The eyes and hands make the puppet animated (look real)

13. Famous Puppets

14. Jim Henson and the Muppets
Mr. Rogers Neighborhood

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