[bright upbeat music] - Hello, everyone.

My name is Lia.

Today we are going to make a really special kind of art.

We are going to make a puppet.

Now, what do you notice about this puppet?

- The eyes, the ears.

The head.

The legs, with the dots on the legs.

- And they have dots on the tail.

Now, I can make my puppet move when I hold it under.

And I can do something else with this puppet.

I can make a shadow.

The shadow is the dark area made when something blocks light.

Do you think that we can make a puppet like this?

Let's take a look what materials we have to make our puppet.

We have paper.

- Glue!

- Glue?

- Glue and gluestick.

- And I have a hole punch.

But this is for adults, so we're gonna use it at the end when our puppet is done.

Now, what kind of puppet are we gonna make?

- I wanna make a rabbit.

- I'll make a bear!

- I'll make a cheetah.

- Now I think that I'm gonna do an animal, too, because I think with an animal, it can make a really fun shadow.

Let's start.

I'm gonna grab a big piece of paper first, and if we're gonna do an animal, what I need to do first?

- Maybe to tear it with your hand?

- Maybe I can tear it to make a big shape.

So I'm gonna put the two fingers together, I'm going to pinch, and now tear slowly, and turn.

Turn.

This here piece comes right off.

That's a big shape for my head, right?

Now the body should be bigger or smaller than the head?

- Bigger.

- Bigger.

- So now let me tear a big shape for the body.

Tear slowly, and now turn.

I love how you're moving your hands.

[gasps] Wow.

Can I add legs?

[gasps] This one is too long.

Maybe I can tear it in half.

[gasps] - Yeah, they're feet now!

[Lia laughs] - Yes.

- You made a person walking.

- It's walking.

Can I add a tail?

How can I make the tail?

Can I use this one?

What else can I add?

- Ears.

- Ears.

I'm going to make spiky things on the back.

Can I make a mouth?

[Lia vocalizing] Now all the shapes are arranged the way I like, can I use the glue?

- Yeah.

- Yes.

- Yes.

So we are going to put glue only on the edge of the paper, okay?

- [All] Dip, dip, dip.

Tap, tap, tap.

Spread, spread, spread.

- One, two, three, four, five.

Now, we're gonna glue the big shapes.

Okay.

Now that my puppet is ready, I'm going to use the hole punch to make the eyes.

[Lia gasps] Now my puppet is alive!

Okay, now is your turn to make your puppet.

[paper tearing] [bright music] I like the sound.

[Lia gasps] Wow, that's gonna be the body of the cheetah, right?

- Right.

- This is the bird sitting!

- It is the bird sitting, totally.

- I'm making these to touch together, and this one, and this one.

[Lia gasps] - Wow, that is a good curved shape.

How are you gonna arrange those shapes?

This is a really special puppet.

- I made a kitty.

[Lia laughs] - Now the bear is walking.

[Lia gasps] - This is my other one.

I'm done already.

- I think we are ready to glue.

Dip the stick on the glue.

Right.

Wipe the drip.

Freddie, good.

I love how you're putting the glue at the end on the border of the shape to connect it to the body.

[bright music continues] - All done with my muppet.

- Are we ready to make the eyes of the puppet?

One, and two.

[Lia gasps] Now, let's share all that we made.

First, Mia, what kind of puppet did you make?

- Cat.

- Wow.

Cece, what kind of puppet did you make?

- A bear.

- I noticed that your bear has shoes?

- I just found some pieces.

- Amir, what kind of puppet did you make?

- A cheetah.

- You did amazing.

I love your puppets.

Let's glue the stick so we can try the puppet on the wall with the shadow they will make.

[bright music] [bright music continues] Now it's your turn to make your own shadow puppet.

Have fun, artists.