10-Minute Puppets

You already have what it takes to be a puppeteer-those things at the end of your arms. Here's a step-by-step guide that helps you dress up your hands, learn how to "act from the wrist up," and transform your hands and fingers into any character imaginable from a monster to a ballerina, from an elephant to a wiggling earthworm-all made from easy-to find materials: spare sock whose mate has gone lost in the dryer, a cloth napkin at the place setting at a restaurant, an envelope pulled from today's junk mail. Plus, 5 ways to make an at-home puppet theatre and one you can take on the road, and how to put on a show.