Pinchpot2nd

Pinch Pot Clay Critters2nd Grade

Do you recognize these characters?

Where did they come from?

An idea!

Pepe the prawn

““I came to puppetry more I came to puppetry more through the art side of it. through the art side of it. Usually I would start with Usually I would start with drawings and then turn them drawings and then turn them into puppets.into puppets.””

——Jim HensonJim Henson

• Every work of art starts as someone’s idea

• The Muppets were Jim Henson’s idea

Jim Henson

• His grandma taught him how to sew• He taught himself how to make puppets using books

from the library• Jim got his first job as a puppeteer on a TV show when

he was only 18• He got ideas from other TV shows, Disney movies, and

commercials• He used his puppet-making skills for adult TV shows

and commercials before working on Sesame Street and other kids’ shows

Muppet Ideas:• Jim Henson used different ideas

to make each muppet character individual

• Some characters are based on animals, monsters, made-up creatures, and even humans!

Who did these sketches become?

Bert & Ernie!

Muppets based on ANIMALS

Barkley

Rowlf

Sprocket

Big Bird

Kermit

Captain Vegetable

Muppets based on MONSTERS

Cookie Monster, Grover, Maurice, Telly, and Harry Monster

Sweetums

Elmo

MADE-UP Creature Muppets

Animal

Martians

Gonzo

Fraggles

Snuffy

Mahna Mahna & Snowths

Muppets based on HUMANS

Statler & Waldorf

Jim Henson!Dr. Bunsen Honeydew & Beaker

Bert & Ernie

Scooter Salvador DadaGuy Smiley

We will be making our own clay critter inspired by the Muppets!

We will make a PINCH POT body.

Then we will attach all of the features

and details to the body. Remember to SCORE, SLIP, SMOOSH and SMOOTH!!

What will YOU create??