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Illustrated tutorial on making your own dancing puppet toy

Illustrated tutorial on making your own dancing puppet toy

An interesting puppet toy, you can make it quiver and dance by pressing the lever. Although it is not elegant, it is more innocent and cute! With a simple combination of accessories, friends may already know the principle after looking at the finished product. And how to make it. If you like it, try it!~

Illustrated tutorial on making your own dancing puppet toy

Materials and tools: ice cream sticks, wood chips, beads, springs, nylon kite string, movable eyes, super glue, and electric drill.

Illustrated tutorial on making your own dancing puppet toy

The first part is building the lever mechanism that drives the puppet. Glue 3 ice cream sticks into a great lever and use dowels to mount it to the block so it can turn.

Illustrated tutorial on making your own dancing puppet toy

Hold the spring in place by gluing a pin in the center of the spring.

Illustrated tutorial on making your own dancing puppet toy

Make puppets by placing wooden blocks and wooden beads.

Illustrated tutorial on making your own dancing puppet toy

The wooden blocks used for the head and body will have holes drilled in them to facilitate the threading of the rope.

Illustrated tutorial on making your own dancing puppet toy

Assemble the puppet by attaching the string to the bottom of the lever and passing it through the upper platform.

Illustrated tutorial on making your own dancing puppet toy

Cut off the excess string and place the puppet in a straight position.

Illustrated tutorial on making your own dancing puppet toy

Add movable eyes or any other decorations.

Illustrated tutorial on making your own dancing puppet toy

Your puppet toy is finished. Press the right part of the spring and release it to make the puppet dance happily~