Nursery World - Big is beautiful

Woof, woof! Gail Bushell shows you how to make a hairy sausage dog and other larger than life puppets Large, spectacular objects tend to make more of an impact on us than smaller ones. Some readers will know the memorable yellow Big Bird on 'Sesame Street' - and recently the closing ceremony at the Winter Olympics featured two enormous dragon heads, which were seen peering over the grand stadium while their tails protruded out at the base.

Large, spectacular objects tend to make more of an impact on us than smaller ones. Some readers will know the memorable yellow Big Bird on 'Sesame Street' -and recently the closing ceremony at the Winter Olympics featured two enormous dragon heads, which were seen peering over the grand stadium while their tails protruded out at the base.

Children of any age enjoy making puppets on a large scale. But puppets this size work particularly well in after-school clubs and holiday playschemes as they make an exciting project for older children to work on together, while at the same time improving their awareness of space and materials.

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