Arts, Culture, and Entertainment

  • 6/19 Toilet Paper Roll Marionette Workshop

    While the Ballard Institute is closed, the museum will offer short, puppet-building and craft workshops via Facebook Live (http://facebook.com/BallardInstitute/) every Wednesday and Friday at 2 p.m. ET!

    All past workshops are available on our Facebook and YouTube.

    Join us on June 19 for a Toilet Paper Roll Marionette Workshop with Elise Vanase! Start making use of all of those finished toilet paper rolls and turn them into a marionette! Recommended for ages 6+.

    Materials needed: two toilet paper rolls, spare cereal box cardboard, three popsicle sticks/skewers, hot glue, yarn/string, pipe cleaners, markers/paint

     
    For more information, contact: Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry at bimp@uconn.edu