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Do-it-yourself shadow puppets

Learn to make shadow puppets and tell the story of the dinosaurs in your own play.

Structure and features

Shadow puppets

1. View the video.
2. Follow along with Mya's instructions.
3. Make your own shadow theatre, using just a few items from home.

Hand shadows

1. Print the hand shadows PDF.
2. Use your hands to make shadows of dinosaurs and pterosaurs.

 

Links and files

How to make shadow puppets

How to make dinosaur and pterosaur hand shadows