How to make a desktop picture theater with your own hands?

Theatrical performances are recommended for children from 2-3 years. Adherence to art is an excellent way of aesthetic education of a child. Did you know that theatrical performances can not only be watched, but put on their own? Try to make the theater of pictures with your own hands, and you will get an exciting game that will interest children for a long time.

Choosing a repertoire

Before you start making a new exciting game, you should choose which performance will be your home premiere. Choose a product by age and preferences of the child. An important point - for the first performance is better to choose a story with a minimum number of characters. To many parents the theater of pictures seems to be the ideal solution for playing Russian folk tales. Agree, about the grandfather and the grandmother, the fox, the wolf, the hare there are a lot of fascinating stories. Having made the basic figures, you can constantly put new performances, making some new and changing the scenery.

Production of characters

To make figurines for a home mini theater is not difficult at all. Draw suitable pictures or print them on the printer. Much more interesting your theater will turn out if you make each figure two-sided. Accordingly, for the production of one character will need two identical pictures. You can also do "face" and "back". Finished pictures stick to the cardboard and carefully cut out the contour. Another interesting variant of making figurines for the theater is an application made of paper, pieces of cloth and other materials. Think of a variant of the stand, you want the characters of your performances to stand without support? You can make a stable base of cardboard, glue figurines to wooden bars, matchboxes or make supports from the halves of plastic packages from kinder-surprises.

For performances with a small number of characters, you can make paper characters, fixed on wooden sticks. Remember - leave to stand such a "doll" on the stage will not work - it will need to be kept handy. If you want to make your picture theater more durable and durable, laminate the blanks or glue them with adhesive tape.

We make scenery

Cardboard and paper troupe already assembled? It's time to prepare a "platform" for the performance and you can start the first performance. Backgrounds, as well as character figures, can be drawn or printed on paper. And do not rush to throw them away - for the production of Russian folk tales, landscapes of the forest and fields, the appearance of a village hut outside and inside, will suit. One decoration can participate in several performances.

Do we need a table theater in a special stage? It all depends on the format of the production. If the performance is playful and played out by the child with the help of the parent, you can limit the space by making a house. For example, use a shallow box placed on its side, placing the necessary backgrounds on its bottom (back). It is quite another matter if the performance is shown for spectators who are on the other side of the table. In this case, the performers of roles hide behind the table and move the figures or behind the screen-background. Accordingly, the scenery should be tinkered so that it was convenient to move the figures.

How to play the theater pictures for children?

Theatrical performances played directly on the table can become an excellent family tradition. Why not invite all family members and guests to watch after Sunday lunch? Of course, we should start with rehearsals. Play can play one child, but it is much more interesting if you manage two or more people. Distribute roles, learn the text and sequence of scenes. This is a very exciting process. You can play in the theater pictures without spectators - for the soul. Put plays on famous stories, or make up your own stories. Such a game develops the child's imagination and definitely does not get bored in one day!