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Home » Crafts/DIY » How To Make Animal Shadow Puppets

How To Make Animal Shadow Puppets

By: Liz  /  Published: January 19, 2015  /  Updated: August 24, 2016  /   Leave a comment

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If you and your kids love animals, then you definitely need to know how to make animal shadow puppets.  By projecting the shadows of flat puppets onto a lighted screen, you can create an entertaining little show.

You can even bring your favorite characters from movies and TV shows to life!

With the arrival of the swashbuckling adventure-comedy series, The Adventures of Puss in Boots on Netflix this week, I was inspired to make a Puss in Boots shadow puppet.

Adventures of Puss in Boots Netflix - shadow puppet craft

Once I had finished my Puss in Boots shadow puppet pattern, I decided that he needed some friends…lots of friends. So,  I made up a bunch of simple animal patterns that can be printed out and used as templates for a whole menagerie of fun!

How to Make Animal Shadow Puppets

Ready to learn how to make animal shadow puppets? Let’s get started!

Supplies:

Animal-shaped templates (see below for my printables)
Black card stock
Wood dowels or popsticle sticks
Scissors
Tape

Directions:

1. Print out any or all of my animal-shaped templates.

Puss in Boots
Duck, Dog, Horse, Cat
Frog, Fish, Giraffe, Salamander
Monkey, Turtle

 2. Tape a template onto a piece of black card stock and cut it out. So easy!

how to make animal shadow puppets - patterns

3. Tape wooden dowel onto back of shadow puppet for support.

how to make animal shadow puppets - fasten dowel on back for support

4. Now you’re ready for a puppet show. Shine a light source behind your puppets and onto a wall or white surface. Have fun!

animal shadow puppets

To get inspiration for your next puppet show, check out this collection of animal shows and movies on Netflix streaming video. Watch your favorites, and then act them out with puppets!

Puss in Boots shadow puppet silhouette

Animal Shows and Movies to Stream on Netflix

For your little kids:

Pet Party
Clifford
Littlest-Pet-Shop EN DE 571x800
Milo
Snow Buddies
Sabrina
1. Pet Party
2. Clifford’s Puppy Days
3. Littlest Pet Shop
4. The Adventures of Milo and Otis
5. Snow Buddies
6. Sabrina, The Animated Series

For your big kids:

Puss in Boots
Annie
Step Dogs
Jumanji
Hachi
Air Bud
Monkey Trouble
1. The Adventures of Puss in Boots
2. Annie
3. Step Dogs
4. Jumanji
5. Hachi: A Dog’s Tale
6. Air Bud
7. Monkey Trouble

And for teens and parents:

Anchorman
Frasier
Family Guy
FRIENDS
Red Dog
Wilfred
1. Anchorman 2
2. Frasier
3. Family Guy
4. Friends
5. Red Dog
6. Wilfred

Netflix Stream Team logoI’m a member of the Netflix #StreamTeam. All opinions are my own.

 

What’s your favorite movie or TV show about animals?

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About Liz

Liz is a midwestern mom gone southern (accent in transition). She lives in North Carolina and loves cooking, baking, traveling, movies, crafts, hot and cold tea, wine, pizza and the occasional nap. She also revels in the fact she's a crazy cat lady.

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