Year 2 have begun an exciting new Design Technology unit where we will be designing and making our very own puppets! 🐻🐸🦁

To start our project, we spent time exploring and evaluating a range of existing puppets. We looked carefully at different types, including hand puppets, finger puppets and stick puppets, and discussed what made them effective and enjoyable to use. 🎪🎨

We investigated the materials used to make the puppets and thought about why certain fabrics, colours and features had been chosen. We examined how the puppets were joined together and how they were designed to move. 👀🧵

Using our detective skills, we evaluated each puppet by thinking about what we liked and what we would improve. Some puppets had bright colours and interesting textures, while others had moving parts that made them fun to bring to life. 🌈✨

We also tested how easy the puppets were to use and considered who they had been designed for. We talked about how puppets can be used to tell stories, entertain audiences and bring characters to life. 📚🎭

Through our discussions, we gathered lots of ideas that will help us when it is time to design our own puppets. We thought carefully about the features we might include and began to imagine the characters we would like to create. 💭✏️

Year 2 showed fantastic observation skills and shared some brilliant ideas. We can't wait to continue our Design Technology journey and start creating our own unique puppets in the coming weeks! 🌟👏

📸 Take a look at our photos to see us investigating and evaluating different puppet designs! 😊🎭🧵