Bringing a puppet to life takes a mix of patience, creativity, and a little bit of mess. Each one starts as a rough idea (maybe a sketch or two), but from there, it’s all hands-on. Their skeletons—wire armatures—give them movement, while foam, epoxy, and liquid latex bulk them out. Faces? That’s where the magic happens. Whether it’s sculpted heads with hinged jaws, replacement mouths, or good old plastalina clay for subtle expressions, every puppet gets its own personality. Of course, making puppets isn’t always smooth sailing—bulking out bodies can be a sticky ordeal—but with a few tricks, like pre-making parts in bulk and crafting swappable mouths for speech, these little actors are ready to hit their marks!