Thursday, February 20, 2014

Handmade Full Body Puppets For Sale

By Eula Nichols


Puppet shows are sure to put a smile on anyone's face. If you have a script but need the characters, you can buy handmade full body puppets for sale. There are many characters and creatures ready made for purchase that fit a variety of scripts. Or be creative. Buy a few fun characters and develop your own script. Bargain sites offer a variety of interesting characters. Professionals may want to design and order custom built characters.

Therapists use puppets as play therapy. Talking through a character can bring shy children out of their shell. Kids often make up scripts showing traumas and concerns they're unable or afraid to talk about. Sensitive subjects can be discussed in the 3rd person. Very young children don't have the vocabulary to explain their worries, but they can show them through role playing with puppets.

Marionettes encourage creativity. Involve children in the characters. Make them part of the script. Ask kids to decide on the voice for a particular character. Make up stories, or let kids make up the story. Name characters for friends and family and incorporate current happenings in their life into a story. Let kids develop and control the sound effects.

Shows can discuss real life dilemmas and explore real life answers in an entertaining and non-threatening way. Fun marionettes can play word and number games in the style of the famous Sesame Street characters. Encouraging audience participation helps kids learn rhymes and songs. Kids will be enthralled when they see their favorite book or fairy tale dramatized by marionettes on a stage.

Operating marionettes takes great practice and skill. Professionals study and practice techniques for positioning, diction, voice projection and ventriloquism, and realistic body movement. Marionettes with animatronics can be controlled remotely with a hand held controller or via wifi. But all this isn't necessary to put on a fun show at home, school, or church. Amateur operators can still put on a great show and get lots of smiles and laughter from the audience.

Puppets have been used in every culture for thousands of years. Wire controlled figures of clay and ivory have been found in Egyptian tombs. African ethnic groups used hand controlled figurines in ritual dramas, and healing and hunting ceremonies. Asia and India have a history of puppetry dating back at least 2000 years.

The poor in 5th century Greece couldn't afford theater with it's expensive actors. They could afford an entertaining show performed with marionettes, a traveling stage, 2 or 3 operators. The famous Punch and Judy began as a traveling carnival in 16th century England. In Germany, marionettes brought classical opera to the working class.

Today, puppets are often used by comedians, especially for expressing political and cultural satire. They're also popular as children's entertainment. Puppetry is used for fun, education, and therapy, and to explore creativity in art and drama classes. Children develop musical skills with a sing-along. Children's shows often encourage audience participation.

Whether your script calls for people, animals, mythical creatures, or cartoon characters, there are handmade full body puppets for sale to meet your needs. If you don't find the character you're looking for, submit your design for a custom made full body marionette. Audiences will be fascinated watching marionettes bring stories to life, all kinds of stories with characters sometimes happy, sometimes sad, sometimes cruel, sometimes kind, sometimes brave, sometimes cowardly.




About the Author:



No comments:

Post a Comment