Fairy Tale Theater
Kids' Fairy Tale Factory

by Asbjorn Lonvig

Here the front of the puppet theater is decorated with dots from Tall-Charlie, who is a giraffe.
So is the stage.


     You can turn the front around and this side is decorated with stripes from the Prison Horse.
If you turn the stage upside down...

If you place the front on a high table and remove the stage you can as well use this Fairy Tale Theater for
finger puppets and hand puppets.


Why prompt kids to tell fairy tales?
Grown ups believe they are good at fairy tales.
They sure are, but kids are better.
Telling fairy tales develop kids' imagination.
Telling fairy tales develop kids' ability to communicate.
Telling fairy tales develop......


Make your own Fairy Tale Theater and download Asbjorn Lonvig puppets:

The front and the stage are cut out of a 3 mm (0.12") plate of cardboard, size 75 x 66,1 cm (29.5 x 26.0").
The stage (50 x 50 cm - 19.7 x 19.7") is the hole in the front.
Cut the hole and leave 12,5 cm (4.9") to the upper, the left and the right front pieces.
Leave 3,6 cm (1.4") to the lower front piece.

Two red feet 3,3 x 3,3 x 15 cm (1.3 x 1.3 x 5.9") balance the front.

Cut two small pieces out of the cardboard - 3,3 x 1,8 cm (1.3 x 0.7") - like this:



Saw a groove of a little less than 3 mm (0.12") in the middle of the feet - depth 1,8 cm (0.7") - like this:



Assemble the front and the two feet with glue.

Two sticks 3,3 x 3,3 x 45 cm  (1.3 x 1.3 x 17.7") is placed underneath the stage.

Paint everything in whatever color you like.

That's all folks!

Now download the fairy tale puppets.
Here - in a Word Document in coulors.
Here - in another Word Document if you want to color them yourself.
(send an e-mail if you want more fairy tale puppets for download).

Print them.
Place them on cardboard and glue.
Cut them out and leave a foot of cardboard - like this:



Saw out small bricks of wood (1,5 x 2,5 x 5 cm - 0.6 x 1 x 2")
and saw a tiny groove for the cardboard foot - like this:



See some of the puppets:

                 
Bernhard
Sleep-Sheep
Tall-Charlie
Prison-Horse
Belinda
Mr. Tiger
Penguin Blue
All my fairy tale characters (see children's books online) are potetial fairy tale puppets.

Why not ask your granddads to help you build the front, the feet and the stage?

(In stead of sawing out small bricks of wood you might use wooden grill sticks, which you fasten on the back of the puppets using strong tape.)


And...

   
Fairy Tale Theater by fairy tale writer and illustrator Asbjorn Lonvig, Denmark - Kids' Fairy Tale Factory
Fairy Tale Theater by fairy tale writer and illustrator Asbjorn Lonvig, Denmark - Kids' Fairy Tale Factory
Fairy Tale Theater by fairy tale writer and illustrator Asbjorn Lonvig, Denmark - Kids' Fairy Tale Factory
Fairy Tale Theater by fairy tale writer and illustrator Asbjorn Lonvig, Denmark - Kids' Fairy Tale Factory
Fairy Tale Theater by fairy tale writer and illustrator Asbjorn Lonvig, Denmark - Kids' Fairy Tale Factory
Fairy Tale Theater by fairy tale writer and illustrator Asbjorn Lonvig, Denmark - Kids' Fairy Tale Factory
Fairy Tale Theater by fairy tale writer and illustrator Asbjorn Lonvig, Denmark - Kids' Fairy Tale Factory
Fairy Tale Theater by fairy tale writer and illustrator Asbjorn Lonvig, Denmark - Kids' Fairy Tale Factory