try this! Egyptian puppet

This is something I learnt from an Egyptian couple. Try it!

1) Take 1 origami paper and roll it into a cone. Twist the top (head) so that the cone will not open up. Trim the bottom flat, or it will look nicer using pattern-cutting scissors.

2) Cut a hole for both sides. This part is where the arm sticks out.

3) Cut half of an origami for the arms. Fold it half inwards for both sides.

4) Fold half once more to get this.

5) Fold it to about 1 third of the length (arm length).

6) cut the middle line to form 2 'arms'.

7) Stuff the arms out of the hole from the bottom, draw the faces, add some patterns.....

And Tadaaaa!! You can flap the puppet arms up and down just by pulling the paper below!!

Note: straight arms may look quite stiff, you may want to curve it gently.