Category: How To

There are lots of ways of making puppet heads, but this is the Papier Mache way, using an orange as a base. This is not for unsupervised children, because you use a hot oven and a sharp safety...

Latex is a great alternative to fleece for covering a puppet. Latex is durable, long-lasting and easy to apply, making it the perfect covering for your puppet. Latex is colored with acrylic paint...

In this article, I will be dealing primarily with upholstery foam, but the same techniques will work with EVA foam and other closed cell foams as well. Foam can easily be cut with a razor blade or...

Foam clay is a moldable clay that is used in making Cosplay costumes and other lightweight sculptures. It is soft and pliable but dries to a flexible foam. Puppet makers can use foam clay to...

Antron fleece is the mainstay of foam and fleece puppet building among professional puppet makers. It was made popular by Jim Henson in its use in building the Muppets. I have found Puppet Pelt's...

There are many ways to make puppet noses. From something as simple as a button to as complex as a realistic human nose carved out of foam. Here are some of my favorite ways. Cloth Stuffed...