Start 2012 with the "Beginners' guide to puppetry", a quick list of references to articles that will help you on your journey in discovering the world of puppetry! From definitions to theory, you'll find it all here.

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@Suly,

The "Human Foam Puppet pattern" is not aimed at kids; it's for intermediate/professional puppeteers. It's also not a puppet you could wear on your head, it's a muppet-type puppet like what you see in Sesame Street.

I recommend checking out this article, which lists different types of puppets from easiest to make to hardest.

You can make a human puppet in other ways, as explained here.

Human-ness is just a matter of aesthetics, which means you can make puppets in any way you like, and then add facial features which give the puppet the appearance of being human.

Alternatively, you can purchase the pattern, build the puppets yourself, and then let the kids decorate them. (I assume that’s what you meant: kids building puppets themselves, not puppets to be built by you and used with kids)

Hope that helps!

... School of Puppetry on How to make a muppet-type puppet: Human Foam Puppet Pattern