Light and shadows are
magical to children. We had the amazing opportunity to pair this magical
learning language with puppets! Mr. David and Ms. Robin demonstrated to the
children how different kinds of puppets look against various screens, how they
could be used in telling a story, and we even practiced different voices! We
then used a variety of materials to make our own puppets! We had dragons,
cheetahs, monster babies, princess mermaids, and even a horse bug! The children
were given time to explore with their puppets using a variety of different
screens and light sources, and discovered how light and shadow transforms the
way puppets move. There was much imagination, wonder and problem solving
involved as the children figured out how to make their puppets appear larger or
smaller, more defined or hazy, and what kind of stories they could tell. Some
questions that came out of our session…
How
does the size of the puppet change when you are really close to the screen and
really far away?
How
does light and shadow transform the way puppets move?
How
do materials look different when they are in front of or behind the screens or
on the projectors?
How
can we give our puppets a personality?
What
different kinds of materials and light stages can we use to make our puppets
look different?
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