HOW TO Make Hand Shadow Puppets Page

How to! How to make hand shadow puppets. You'll need a wall, a light and your hands. Here's the dog. Put your hands half way between the light and the wall. Stretch your hand out so your four fingers are pointing forward. Bend your pointer finger. Stick up your thumb to make the ear. [DOG BARKS] What up, dog? The deer. Hold out one hand. Bring in your pointer and pinky over your middle and ring finger and fold down your thumb. This is the deer's face. Bend your other hand back at the wrist and curl your fingers to make the antlers. Rest the antlers on top of the deer's head. Hey, what do you call a deer with no eyes? No i-deer. Exactly. The grumpy old man. Turn your hand upside down. Make a fist. Stick out your middle knuckle to make his nose. Use your thumb as his mouth. This soup is too cold. This music is too loud. This couch is too cozy. Hi, I'm McPufferson. Why is this grape talking to me? The bird. Put your hands halfway between the light and the wall. Link your thumbs together. Stretch out your hands to make the wings. [ROOSTER CROWS] Polly want a cracker? Yikes. McPufferson outm [ROOSTER CROWS] You made the animals with your hands. Now do it with your body. The dog. Turn your body into an upside down V and hold for five seconds. One, two, three, four, five. The deer. Bend both legs and touch your front leg to your back knee. Lie forward like a sleeping deer. One, two, three, four, five. The bird. This one's a pigeon. Leave your front leg where it is and extend your back. Lean forward and back. One, two, three, four, five. The old man. Now there is no old man pose, so just lie down and take a nap.