We all know that once upon a time, Humpty Dumpty suffered from a great and unfortunate fall, but did you know it happened when he was attempting a grand-plié-triple-pirouette-arabesque-jump? Or was it the Electric Slide? Or maybe it was the Humpty Dance. (As you can see, my sources are fuzzy).
From puppeteer Noel MacNeal, author of 10-Minute Puppets, here’s a brand new 10-Minute Puppet just in time for Easter that will definitely put make your eggy more leggy! (Just steer clear of tap-dancing across–or sitting on–any walls.)
Materials:
–The Dancing Easter Egg template
-2 colorful, square Post-it notes
-markers or crayons
-lightweight cardboard (file folders work well)
-glue stick
-scissors
Make it:
1. Cut out the foot template and line up the straight edge of the template with the sticky edge of one of the Post-it notes. Trace it and repeat with the second note. Cut out the feet and set them aside.
2. Color in the egg and glue it onto a piece of lightweight cardboard.
3. Carefully cut out the egg (don’t forget the holes!).
4. Insert your first and second fingers through the holes in the egg to be the egg’s legs. Press the tips of your fingers onto the sticky part of the Post-it feet.
5. Now let’s see a high kick…crack!…is that an emerging chick?
The Dancing Easter Egg is a brand-new puppet by professional puppeteer, Noel MacNeal, based on his book 10-Minute Puppets. Catch him in a segment with Shelley Goldberg on NY1 (and corresponding markets) this weekend, where he’ll be appearing with one of his many puppet alter-egos, Lionel, from Between the Lions!
UPDATE: Watch the segment here!
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