Types of fairy tales
It is known that the following types of fairy tales are used in fairy tale therapy:
- An artistic or folk tale. This type provides moral and spiritual education, cultivates feelings of duty, mutual assistance, empathy, sympathy, and so on. For example, the fairy tale “Turnip” clearly reflects the support and help among people, without which it is impossible for one person to achieve a high goal.
- An educational and educational fairy tale expands the child’s knowledge about our planet and the principles of behavior in different life situations. These are mainly fairy tales in which numbers and letters are animated.
- Diagnostic narratives help determine the child’s character and reveal his attitude to the world. For example, if a girl likes fairy tales where the main character is a cowardly bunny, then you might think that she is very calm, shy and possibly timid.
- Psychological legends teach a child to fight his fears and failures. Together with the hero, he gains confidence in his abilities.
- Meditative tales create an atmosphere of positivity, comfort, calm, relaxation, excitement and stress relief. This category of fairy tales does not have evil heroes, conflict situations and the eternal struggle against evil.
Plot-script
For the plot, it is very convenient to choose the famous Russian fairy tales “Teremok”, “Kolobok”, “Masha and the Bear”. The main characters are animals. animal puppets for a puppet theater with your own hands : on the Internet you can easily find a large number of patterns, both simple and complex. Or you can use soft toys such as a fox, a hare, a bear as animal dolls.
Russian fairy tales are very fertile material for production. The characters are simple and understandable, and the repetitions in the plot that fill fairy tales contribute to the development of memory in children and promote the development of speech. In addition, these fairy tales are well known to parents, so creating a performance based on them will not be difficult.
Finger Theater
Finger theater is very simple and accessible, but no less interesting: figurines of characters, often just heads, are made miniature and put on the fingers.
You can play this “theater” outside the home, on a trip, at a clinic appointment: the child will spend time educationally and usefully.
The main characters made of fabric
There are a lot of patterns on the Internet for do-it-yourself felt puppet theater . This material is dense, holds its shape well, has bright saturated colors, its edges do not fray or crumble. It is enough to print the patterns on paper, then cut out the blanks using the patterns and sew them by hand.
Such dolls can be put on your hand, or you can attach them to at least a pencil and move them behind a prepared screen. For production, you can use other fabrics, even their remains, segments, pieces - everything that household mothers are “rich in” can be put into action.
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The role of theatrical activities
Due to the fact that theatrical activities are based on play, it is easy for a preschooler to understand the tasks that are assigned to him. He can easily create the image of his character, give him character and live his life with him. The child develops imagination and thinks more broadly.
theatrical performance
Attention! Participation in theatrical productions allows one to identify a creative personality at a very early age, thanks to which parents can develop the child in a direction that is interesting to him, which can become the basis for successful self-realization in adulthood.
With the help of theatrical performances, children activate their vocabulary, improve the change in intonation while pronouncing lines, and practice constructing dialogues.
Making paper dolls
It's easy to make a paper puppet theater with your own hands . The hero dolls are made using the origami technique from bright thick sheets that match the color. You can also make figures using the applique technique. DIY puppet theater templates are very easy to find. To work, you will need additional materials and accessories that are likely to be found in every home:
- scissors;
- glue;
- colored paper;
- cardboard;
- buttons and beads for decoration;
- thread, needle.
