2024 CONSTRUCTION & HANDS-ON CLASSES
Construction classes at National provide hands-on learning opportunities with a project you can take back home! These classes require pre-registration and a materials fee to cover your cost of supplies.
Class sizes are limited. Register early for priority registration! Already registered for conference? Sign up here!
CONSTRUCTION:
FULL BODY PEOPLE PUPPET
Instructor: Linda MacAuslan
Wednesday: 9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Cost: $60 | Limit: 6 people (1 per group max)
Skill Level: Beginner, Intermediate
You will use a pre-sewn kit to build your own full body moving mouth puppet with detachable legs using fabric, foam, hand sewing, and gluing. Kits will be beige or brown flesh tone fabric.
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PRIVATE COACHING:
PUPPETRY
Instructor: JJ Graves
Wednesday: 4:00 pm - 5 pm
Cost: $10 | Limit: 2 slots
Skill Level: Intermediate, Advanced
Looking to level up your puppetry? Bring your favorite song or skit that you’ve perfected or are working on. You’ll receive suggestions to enhance your puppetry, performance, and technique.
PRIVATE COACHING:
MINISTRY LEADERS
Instructor: Debbie Streicher
Thursday: 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Cost: $10 | Limit: 2-4 slots
Skill Level: Beginner through Advanced
This session is for individuals/teams to meet with a veteran director and certified coach. She'll ask questions to help you clarify where your ministry is and where it could be.
PRIVATE COACHING:
VENTRILOQUISM
Instructor: Dotti Seitz
Friday: 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Cost: $10 | Limit: 2-3 slots
Skill Level: Intermediate, Advanced
Bring a piece you've perfected or are working on and receive feedback from a professional. We can discuss vent/professional puppetry topics like: marketing your act, staging, charging a fee, and beyond.
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CONSTRUCTION:
CHARACTER PUPPET
Instructor: Bonnie Scott
Wednesday: 9:00 am - 11:00 am
Cost: $20 | Limit: 10 people
Skill Level: Beginner, Intermediate
We will demo how to make a puppet head and sleeve cover. From there, we'll assemble your character to take home with you. A bit of hand sewing required along with a little gluing.
CONSTRUCTION:
STUFFED ANIMALS TO PUPPETS
Instructor: Patsy Coffin
Thursday: 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Cost: $10 | Limit: 8 people
Skill Level: Beginner, Intermediate
Learn techniques to turn stuffed animals into puppets. Please bring medium-sized stuffed animal (in the $10-15 range with space for your arm works best). All tools will be provided.
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CONSTRUCTION:
BABY BIRD PUPPETS
Instructor: Jill Harrington
Friday: 3:00 - 5:00 pm
Cost: $30 | Limit: 16 people
Skill Level: Beginner, Intermediate
Join us to build an adorable baby bird moving mouth puppet with using a prepared kit. We will do hand sewing and gluing. There will be lots of colors to choose from. Please bring sharp scissors.
CONSTRUCTION:
BUTTERFLY OR BUMBLEBEE
Instructor: Patsy Coffin
Wednesday: 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Cost: $25 | Limit: 10 people
Skill Level: Beginner, Intermediate
You will be making either a butterfly or bumblebee puppet! The machine sewing is done in the kit and you will be doing hand sewing and using a hot glue gun to do the finishing touches.
CONSTRUCTION:
QUICK CRITTERS
Instructor: Peter Wray
Thursday: 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Cost: $5 | Limit: 8 people
Skill Level: Beginner, Intermediate
Come learn how to bring your set to life. We’ll make quick but beautiful animal “puppets” for background characters, focusing on outdoor critters like birds, butterflies and bees.
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CONSTRUCTION: FLO SCRUNCHIE MOUTH BIBLE & CANDLE
Instructor: Bonnie Scott
Friday: 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Cost: $12 | Limit: 16 people
Skill Level: Beginner, Intermediate
We'll give you many ideas on how to make just about any object into a puppet and have a lot of fun! You'll be taking home a fluorescent bible and candle scrunchie puppet to use in ministry.