While my high schoolers could spend a week, with each student making enough shadow puppets to cast a small show, my elementary school students didn't have that kind of time...or skill set. We started simple, with paper bags. two dots on a bag is technically all you need for a puppet. I limited my students to green paper bags as the starting point and some students wanted to make animals like lizards and frogs, others wanted to make monsters or aliens. One made Elphaba from Wicked, another made a little green man with a bow tie and mustache. It's a short and simple assignment that has to do with making choices, finding resources, cutting and pasting. Ultimately, it's a project that shows how creativity is possible by having your own ideas and making those ideas tangible.
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