You will need:

Cardboard
Sticks
Scissors
Fabric, yarn,  buttons
Starch or glue

Instructions:
Cut the cardboard into large rectangles for bodies, long slim rectangles for legs, arms and tails and smaller rectangles for the puppets head.

Paste shapes together to form an animal or a person.
Tape a stick to the body of the puppet. 
Decorate puppet with the fabric, buttons and yarn. 

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