When one is a mother, one is called upon to do some unexpected things. My son came home with a project dealing with the Canterbury Tales, which he is covering in his British Literature class.
Teaming up with a classmate, the two boys decided to do a puppet show, running through the entire Knight's Tale segment of the Canterbury Tales. They are in the middle of filming the puppet show this afternoon and will upload it to YouTube once it is complete.
I made the puppets the day before from wool felt, gluing and lightly sewing on costumes, and then painting the faces. I even made a couple of horses, for the battle scenes. And after all, what is a Knight without his trusty steed? The boys have written the script, will film and edit it, and add music.
The cast of characters, among many, includes Theseus:
His new wife, Queen Hippolyta:
And her sister, the fair Emilie:
I will let you know the YouTube address as soon as we have one. Should be pretty good. Due in class on Wednesday!
Human puppets are about 30 cm tall, by about 20 cm. wide, cruciform. A variety of fabric scraps, yarns and trims on wool felt, with acrylic paint.
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