An on-the-spot Work Experience item in which a child makes a puppet.
Puppet making creates figures that can be moved to tell a story, from glove and rod puppets to string and shadow puppets.
In the Kerala School Sasthrolsavam Work Experience Fair (Pravrutthiparichayamela) it is an on-the-spot item for individual entrants, open to girls and boys at Lower Primary (classes 1-4), Upper Primary (classes 5-7), High School (classes 8-10) and Higher Secondary/VHSE (classes 11-12). Each child works alone for a fixed period at the venue, with the product then displayed for viewing at the district and state stages. Children at every level enter, with the same four-line score sheet applied throughout; judges simply expect more finish, accuracy and technical understanding from older entrants.
The child designs the character, cuts and shapes the parts, joins them to move and decorates. Judges look at character, movement and finish.
Every Work Experience item uses the fair’s single shared score sheet: the workload and the child’s own contribution carry 40 marks, skill and completeness 25, knowledge of raw materials and tools 20, and social utility, speciality and marketability 15. For puppet making, that means making it yourself earns the workload marks, a puppet that moves well shows skill, knowing materials and tools shows knowledge, and an engaging puppet earns the utility marks.
Where Puppet Making is run
This item is part of the official Kerala School Sasthrolsavam Work Experience Fair (Pravrutthiparichayamela), one of the five fairs of the Kerala state school Sasthrolsavam, and is installed on eTalenter through the Work Experience Fair template built from the official item list and evaluation indicators. It runs at LP/UP/HS/HSS/VHSE level and moves from school and sub-district upward by grade. This page describes the Kerala format only.
- Kerala, India
Key facts
- Individual on-the-spot item, girls and boys.
- Offered at LP/UP/HS/HSS/VHSE.
- Workload and own contribution 40, skill and completeness 25, knowledge of materials and tools 20, social utility and marketability 15.
- Product: a hand-made puppet.
- Character and movement are observed.
- The finished product is displayed for public viewing at later stages.
On eTalenter, Puppet Making is filed under Off Stage and typically scored with Marks. It appears in 1 ready-made event templates — each one can adjust its time limit, age-group assignment and scoring setup independently.
Across the templates that use it, Puppet Making is most often entered as an Individual competition, typically scored out of 100.
What judges look at in Puppet Making
What a Puppet Making panel is actually weighing up, and where the marks are usually won or lost:
- Workload and the child’s own contribution (40): all parts made by the child.
- Skill and completeness (25): good movement, tidy joins and clear character.
- Knowledge of raw materials and tools (20): knows the materials and puppet types.
- Social utility, speciality and marketability (15): a puppet children would enjoy.
Treat these as the judging focus, not a fixed rubric: publish your own weighted criteria for Puppet Making under Scoring Setup, or start from the judging and scoring software guide.
How to prepare for Puppet Making
How entrants and their teachers usually get Puppet Making right on the day:
- Decide the character first.
- Make parts in proportion.
- Test the movement.
- Decorate boldly.
- Make a simple stick or glove base.
- Practise a few lines of speech.
- Idea to try: a rod puppet of a folk character
- Idea to try: a sock-glove animal
- Idea to try: a shadow puppet
Ready-made event templates that include Puppet Making
Open any template to preview it in eTalenter and install it as a live, editable event.
| Template | Category | Score label | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kerala School Sasthrolsavam – Work Experience Fair | Off Stage | Marks | 4 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Puppet Making judged individually or as a team?
Across eTalenter’s templates it’s most often run as an Individual entry, though an organiser can set either participation type when assigning the item to an age group.
Which type?
Any type permitted by the notice.
Must it speak?
No, but a short demonstration helps.
Is Puppet Making a team or individual item?
Individual. Each child makes their own product, and the fair’s rule is one item per participant.
How is Puppet Making scored?
On the fair’s shared four-line sheet: workload and own contribution 40, skill and completeness 25, knowledge of materials and tools 20, social utility and marketability 15.
Want the full judging picture? Read the judging and scoring software guide, or browse every off stage competition item.
Try Puppet Making in eTalenter
See every ready-made template that runs Puppet Making, and install one as a live event — age groups, rules and scoring included.
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