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New Victory Arts Break
A video activity in which children make a paper puppet of themselves and take it on an adventure.
Paper Puppetry is one of New Victory’s Arts Break activities for families. The demonstration covers making the puppet and then using it for movement, expression and storytelling. Families can follow the story shown or send the puppet somewhere new. Other Arts Break resources move on to ensemble puppetry and further kinds of performance.
- Ages
- Paper Puppetry: kindergarten–grade 3; other activities vary
- Works on
- Web browser
- Topics
- Art, Making, Creative play
- Languages
- English
- Listed
- 2026-10-11
What kids do
- Make a paper self-puppet
- Act out different emotions
- Create a three-part adventure
- Perform with a family member
Who it suits
New Victory labels Paper Puppetry for kindergarten through grade 3. Other Arts Break activities, ensemble puppetry among them, are pitched at older grades.
Notes for parents
New Victory encourages families to adapt the instructions to each child.
What you need
- Paper
- Markers and tape
- Device for watching the video
In these guides
- Screen-free learning activities that start on a website and end at the kitchen table: Seven websites that describe screen-free activities: bedtime math stories, table games, drawing prompts, paper puppets and unplugged coding.
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