I have had the classes create stick puppet presidents several times in the past. They turned out far better than any we've done.
Someone had given me the black yarn that we used on Lincoln's beard and it was hey smash hit. It is remarkable that as the faces and bodies are assembled on the stick the puppets always come to life and begin to talk to each other. We were also able to discuss the art of puppetry and discuss performance art and puppet shows.
We have had some fun with the patriotic themes in February creating flags, Liberty statues, and stick puppets of Lincoln and Washington for president's day. The kids are getting pretty good at following more complicated directions and filling in the blanks. They were able to do alternating stripes for the flags and most breezed through the stars. Those that had a bit of trouble still managed some pretty good stars. They were concerned that the examples did not have faces and put faces on all the puppets and the liberty lady. She even has her torch.
