Pocoyo's Puppet Theatre

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Cut Out

Print the downloadable templates and cut out the pieces that form the theater’s decorative crown.

Paste

Paste together the pieces with the glue stick, following the letter scheme of the small drawing of the crown.

Measuring

Divide the long side of the cardboard into four 30 cm parts, and draw the resulting lines with a pencil. Check it against the template with the theater’s shape. Don’t cut anything yet!

Tapeing

Place the paper crown you’ve made onto the cardboard. Line up the crown’s top with the edge of the long side of the cardboard; line up the arrow at the bottom of piece B with the middle of the three lines you drew on the cardboard. Tape the crown onto the cardboard with adhesive tape.

Outling

Outline the shape of the crown on the cardboard with a pencil.

Measuring

Draw a rectangle 40 cm wide x 25 cm high in the middle of the cardboard, so that the top lines up with the bottom of the crown. This will be the opening in which you’ll see the puppets. Remove the tape and paper crown from the cardboard.

Cut Out

Protect your working surface with a piece of hard cardboard or cutting mat. Cut out the rectangle and then the shape of the theater. Consult the template scheme.

Mark

With the artist’s knife, gently cut into the lines drawn on either side of the cut-out rectangle; try not to cut all the way through the cardboard, though it’s okay if you do so. Don’t cut the crown, it should remain whole and attached to the theater. Check to see that you can fold the cardboard along the lines you just gently cut and stand the theater up. Now lay the cardboard flat on your working surface.

Paste

Reinforce the folding lines with lengths of adhesive tape.

Painting

Paint the entire surface of the theater with a sponge dipped in the red tempera paint. Give it two coats. Allow to dry.

Drawing

With a colored permanent marker draw lines to decorate the theater. You can copy the decorations from the small drawing of the theater on the template, or you can invent your own.

Mark

Place a piece of A4-size paper in the area below the empty rectangle. Make a mark about 5 cm in from each side of the top of the paper.

Paste

Glue the clothes pins onto the cardboard where you made the marks. Now you can hang the posters announcing the day’s program. Allow to dry.Now you can perform your play! When you’re done, all you have to do is fold the sides of the theater towards the center so it lies flat. Now you can store it away anywhere!

Pocoyo's Puppet Theatre

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Cut Out

Paste

Measuring

Tapeing

Outling

Measuring

Cut Out

Mark

Paste

Painting

Drawing

Mark

Paste

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