Tokata

We have six different characters: the dog, the bear, the frog, the chicken, the rabbit and the pig.

Subject

Literacy / storytelling

Age

Materials used

The puppets are made of second-hand, cut-off and/or left-over fabric and textile.

Since we do not work with new materials, we are unable to make large numbers of identical puppets. We aim to make each character in a similar range of colors and fabrics.

Development areas

A hand puppet can serve many purposes in play and teaching environments. The puppet can be a certain character, controlled entirely by the user’s hand. That person has full control over expression and story line. This makes the hand puppet a great tool for developing language and social skills.

Hand puppets are also a known and proven asset in the classroom.