Make a paper marionette at home!
Looking for something fun to do at home these upcoming school holidays?
Print out my template below (free download) and follow my video tutorial and let’s make some puppets together!
I created this design for a workshop I presented during the July school holidays in 2025 at the National Museum of Australia in Canberra, ACT to celebrate the wonderful world of marionettes in their exhibition "Mr Squiggle and Friends". Read more about my workshops in my blog here.
Remember, you can make any kind of puppet you want, whether it’s an alien like mine or a fairy, robot, knight, monster or even a puppet of you!
I’d love to see any creations you make, so please email them to me and I’ll even publish them on my blog! Send me an email: contact@accessartacademy.com
Click the Paper Marionette link below or alternatively, visit this link to get the download for free!
This is a printable design to help you to create your own paper marionette! As seen/taught at the July School Holiday workshops at the National Museum of Australia in 2025. Read more about the program on the blog here.
For best results, print this on thick card (300gsm) or print on paper and glue to some thin cardboard, such as a cereal box.
Colour in and decorate your puppet, cut it out, add paper fasteners, string and a stick to manipulate your puppet!
Video instructions at the bottom of this page or visit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMEXclfGkKQ
Please note this is a digital download and not a physical product. PDF download is formatted to suit A4 paper.
Free download.
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