Shadow theater template. Homemade magic: DIY shadow theater

A theatrical performance of shadow and light is an unusual and interesting activity that all children, without exception, will enjoy.

Exciting preparation, creating scenes and characters with your own hands will give a good incentive to the development of imagination and will become one of the brightest and kindest memories of their childhood!

How to make a Shadow Theater at home? Brashechka will tell you!

Preparing the stage for the Shadow Theater

We will need a light source, an improvised screen and a place where we can feel comfortable as actors :)

As a screen A piece of wide white wallpaper remaining after renovation, a white sheet, thin Whatman paper, or, in extreme cases, several sheets of paper fastened together at the joint, will work perfectly.

Light source An ordinary table lamp or lamp will serve; it will need to be installed behind and slightly to the side of the screen.

Important! The smaller the screen, the thinner and more transparent it needs to be, and the brighter the light source needed!

Now let's decide on the size of the stage.
A large stage for several children or a compact version for one participant? Decide for yourself!

Option 1. Bolshoi theater stage

Is there a bunk bed? Consider the stage of the Shadow Theater already ready! The lucky owners can safely set aside the entire first floor for actors. You just need to attach the screen to the curtain rod and press it down with a mattress.

Less “lucky” with furniture? No problem! :)
Drape a sheet over the doorway, create a “house” under your desk, or simply stretch it between two chairs!

Option 2. Compact stage for one actor

A very convenient option to store and use many times.
Minus - suitable only for puppet shows and it will take a little longer to do it.

Take an unnecessary (or make it yourself from scrap materials) large wooden frame, A4-A5 format will be just right. Stretch thin fabric or transparent matte paper over it, secure with small nails and place on a stand. The stage is set!

A wonderful folding stage can also be made from a large cardboard box, in the form of a window with shutters. The “glass” of the window will be the screen of our theater, and the “shutters” will provide stability to the improvised stage.

A great lighting option for a shadow puppet theater is a headlamp! :)

Take care to secure the screen cloth tightly.
This will make the work of little actors much easier in the future!

The stage is almost ready!
Let's make a curtain for her so that our Shadow Theater looks more solemn and very, very real! :)

Scenery and character figures for Shadow Theater

We make shadows with our hands

We've all played with hand shadows on a brightly lit wall more than once.
Let's remember a few basic shapes to get you started:

Click on the picture to view or print diagrams of how to fold the shadow of a wolf, dog, goat, rooster, hare, swan, goose or pig with your hands.

Figure out how to portray someone else yourself!

Figures and decorations for the Shadow Theater made of cardboard

For the puppet Shadow Theater we will need pre-prepared figures and decorations. You can find and download ready-made stencil pictures for the Shadow Theater, but it’s much more interesting to come up with a story and draw its characters for the Shadow Theater yourself!

Ask a child who main character his tales? Is he good or evil? What happened to him? And together you will come up with a great story!

Start with a small number of characters - two or three is enough for the first time. After practicing, you can easily move on to more complex performances :)

Decorations for the Shadow Theater It is better to make it from thick cardboard, which is used for packaging household appliances. We don’t want our castle or a large tree to bend under its own weight?!

Characters, drawn and/or printed on plain paper, paste them onto a rigid base and cut them out with scissors. Thin cardboard for appliques is perfect as a base.

If you plan to use the figures you made for the Shadow Theater more than once, we recommend laminating them.

Mounts for scenery and characters

Mounts are needed to control the figures without casting unnecessary shadows with your own hands.

Option 1
Use small hooks made from bent paper clips as holders for large figures and decorations.

Option 2
Split the cocktail tube at one end and glue it to the figure from the wrong side.

Option 3
Attach thin wooden or plastic sticks to the figures using adhesive tape.

Mounts made from paper clips (option 1) are convenient because such decorations can simply be leaned against the screen. In this case, our little actors won’t have to rack their brains about where to get a few more hands in addition to the ones they already have :)

Have you planned a play with several acts and need to change the scenery? Have a short but real intermission! :)

Add some color to the Shadow Theater

Color spots will add even more mystery to everything that happens! :)

Method 1.
Use a colored canvas for the screen. Shadows on a color screen are visible almost the same as on a white screen.

Method 2.
Try cutting out shapes from tinted sheets of paper, for example, for drawing with pastels. The color of the paper will show through the white screen.

Finishing touch

Now we are ready to put on a show!
There’s just a little bit left to do - draw the invitations and send them to friends and acquaintances. And after the performance, don’t forget to have a tea party and discuss the performance you watched together!

Good day everyone! Today I want to tell you about one very exciting and simple activity that will not only amuse you and your children, but will also help develop hand plasticity. Also, don’t forget what’s ahead New Year))) You can prepare a whole script or just a short number and, together with your child, please your loved ones and friends!

As you may have guessed from the title, we will talk about a shadow theater for children. Shadows can be created using cardboard figures on sticks, or simply with your hands, without any special equipment. Organizing it is not difficult at all!

There are several options:

1. First of all, we make a screen that can be installed on a table.

2. Another version of shadow theater for children looks like this:

Use your hands instead of stick figures.

The main thing is that the light source is behind you.

An ordinary wall, a large-format Whatman paper, or even an ordinary sheet in a doorway can serve as a screen here. The number of actors is not limited!))))
For inspiration, watch this mesmerizing video, it's truly impressive!

Or here's another option:

How to portray such wonderful characters for shadow theater yourself?

Here I will help you! I’m throwing out a couple of ideas. Train yourself, teach it to the kids and I’m sure they will be delighted!!!

To begin with, take a look at the illustrations for the wonderful, cute book “Shadows”, published in 1942.

The authors of the book give the following recommendations: “On a sunny day or in the evening, under a lamp, clear shadows appear on a brightly lit wall. Fold your arms as shown in one of the drawings, stand against the wall so that the shadow of your head and shoulders does not block the shadow of your hands, and the shadow of a goat, dog, or bunny will appear on the wall.

You move one or the other finger, and the animal’s shadow opens its mouth, the dog barks, the little bunny waves its paws. You can put a cap made of paper on your finger to make the ears longer (donkey), a beak cut out of paper, and the tail held between your fingers.

If two people show shadows, you can act out whole scenes: the dog barks, and the goat threatens to gore it, etc. In order for the shadows to be clear, the light should fall directly, and not from the side, and the lamp should not be close, but two or three meters from the wall.

We only give 18 shadow pictures. But everyone can come up with just as many, if not more. Showing shadows is so much fun and kids love watching them.”

Shadow theater is an entire art that attracts crowds of spectators all over the world! Chinese pictures:

And some more interesting ideas:

3. For the little ones, you can use a regular children's tent with a white sheet draped over it. The sheet can be attached with clothespins so that it does not fall off. A lamp is placed inside the tent and a child climbs in. Remember that it is best to use lamps that do not heat up - energy-saving ones so that the child does not get burned!!!

Finger shadow theater is not only a fun and exciting activity, but also a game that helps develop a child’s creative thinking and fine motor skills!

For older children, in puppet theater shadows, you can make complex productions based on fairy tales, fables, and small plays. This requires quite a lot of preparation (it takes a lot of time to make dolls), but the result can be more than spectacular.

Here is an example of such a performance staged by adults:

And this is a performance staged by 4th grade students:

If you are interested in the idea of a shadow theater for children, then it’s time to get the kids interested too!!! A cartoon about how cool and fun it is to play with shadows!

All the best to you and success in your creativity!

Shadow theater is an ancient, very spectacular and amazing (especially for children) art form. How to make a screen and “actors” for a shadow theater with your own hands; how to come up with and provide for the most spectacular and surprising moments of the performance; how to involve children in rehearsals and staging shadow theater performances - answers to all these questions can easily be found in the publications of this thematic section. Here is collected the living experience of teachers in the field of this type of theatrical art, which contains great opportunities for the comprehensive development of children.

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OOD "Formation of dialogical and monologue speech in director's play" and shadow theater based on the fairy tale "The Fox and the Goat" Target: improve dialogical speech in inventing dialogue between fairy tale characters. Tasks: 1. Consolidate children’s knowledge about pets 2. Continue to develop and maintain interest in shadow theater. Develop the ability to perceive artistic image, keep an eye on...

Shadow Theater invites you to find out. The legend of the Christmas tree will be revealed to the world shadows. Target: introduce children to shadow theater, with a Christmas story. With its help, develop speech and creative imagination of pupils; cultivate interest in theatrical activities , To...

Do-it-yourself shadow theater - Fairy tale script for the shadow theater “How the Little Crane Got Lost”

Publication “Scenario of a fairy tale for the shadow theater “Like a Little Crane...” Narrator: One day, in a swamp, among the tall reeds, a small gray crane hatched in a large nest. He was very curious and wanted to grow up quickly and find out what was there, “behind the nest.” One day the little crane decided that he was already big and could go for a walk in the swamp...

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There are hundreds of master classes on making theaters from scrap materials on the Internet. All of them are distinguished by their simplicity and ease of manufacture. I was inspired by the idea of making my own shadow theater, but I was not happy with everything, sometimes they were very small, sometimes they were very impractical, and for some not...

Master class for teachers “Making and using a tabletop shadow theater when working with preschoolers” Master class for teachers: “Making and using a tabletop shadow theater in working with preschool children” Goal: To interest and encourage educators in the production of a shadow theater, with its subsequent use in theatrical activities for preschool children...

Notes on the educational situation with preschoolers “Shadow Theater” Educational area: cognitive development Age group: senior group(5-6 years) Topic: Shadow Theater Main goals: - to introduce the features of a new type of theater - shadow; - teach how to perform the basic elements of theatrical actions in a shadow performance: correctly...

Do-it-yourself shadow theater - Photo report “Showing the German fairy tale “A Pot of Porridge” for children 3–4 years old. Shadow Theater"

In everyday life of the kindergarten, I use various types theaters Theater is excellent remedy overcome timidity, self-doubt, shyness. Theatrical activities allow you to shape the child’s personality due to the fact that each fairy tale or...

They were caroling! Sang, danced, had fun! It's incredibly fun and exciting when we're together! Games, jokes, sports, carols! How happy the children were! And a meeting with Sasha Cherny's Christmas fairy tale in the shadow theater! Opening remarks We give it to the priest. Shadow theater- This...

Elena Sokolovskaya

Shadow theater helps children get to know theater in a fun way. Many the most interesting fairy tales can be shown in shadow theater. So we decided to make our own. And for this we needed:

Nobody needs a shoebox, I probably won’t exaggerate if I say that there is one in every home;

Tracing paper, gray film, whatever you want;

Ice cream sticks.

First we cut out a window or scene, then we glue our screen. I used a glue gun, but you can use any glue, as long as it holds well.

We choose a fairy tale that we will show and draw the characters. Glue them onto sticks.

And you're done!

Of course, from the beginning we need to show children how to use it correctly. theater:)

Well, then they themselves are happy to show and watch the fairy tale.

In a box like this theater you can always add a fairy tale or something else literary work. With this theater children develop speech, hand motor skills, imagination, children learn to coordinate their actions with the actions of the partner. And the audience certainly enjoys watching it!

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Do-it-yourself Bilboke. Master class. In the summer, my children and I spend a lot of time outside. We take out the attributes for plot-based and outdoor games.

The long-awaited spring has arrived again. Nature awakens, and flowers bloom with it: anemone, mother and stepmother, pleasing to the eye.

Flowers of Kanzashi You may have seen a variety of hairpins, elastic bands, curtain grips, and brooches made by yourself. This technique is called.

For a children's party dedicated to our mothers, in our second younger group, according to the script, it was thought that our girls would be chickens.

Master class: In order to make such a balalaika, I took: plywood, gouache, brushes and clear varnish. And of course, a good mood.

The master class is designed for children preparatory group kindergarten, for educators, teachers and parents. Appointment of a master class.

The work was carried out by teacher VK Gurova L.I. Kindergarten general education type No. 48, Voronezh Today I present to your attention a craft.

Shadow theater is an art that originated somewhere in the ancient civilizations of India and China more than 1,700 years ago. The legend tells that the gods themselves, while walking on the Earth, saw cute dolls in the window of the workshop and decided to play with them. The figures, as if alive, began to dance, fluttering like moths, casting bizarre shadows.

The master secretly watched this magical dance. He really wanted to repeat the amazing dance. And then he attached barely noticeable threads to the dolls and gave them new life.

Let's travel back to that distant time and put on a fabulous performance, filled with shadow and light, goodness and magic.

You will need:

cardboard box,
white parchment,
black cardboard,
markers,
scissors, stationery knife,
adhesive tape,
hot glue,
barbecue sticks,
desk lamp.

First, let's create a scene. It can be made in the shape of a window, a castle, a fairy-tale tent, and even a free-standing house. It all depends on the size of the box and your imagination.

Let's use the simplest option. Let's make a stage for the performance in the shape of a window.

1. Cut out the bottom of the box and cover it with parchment. Secure the edges of the parchment with adhesive tape.

2. Use the leftover box to make shutters. Color with markers.

Great! Half the job is done!

Here's another screen option:

Well, now, so that our stage is not empty, fill it with bright characters. And I, of course, am not talking about color (dolls can be made black). The silhouette of each hero should reflect his characteristic appearance and character traits.

3. Cut out flat figures of animals, trees, houses, and your favorite cartoon characters from cardboard.

4. Hot glue it to the BBQ stick.

5. Light the box with a table lamp and you're ready to play.