Paper theater

Two centuries before the advent of iPhones and Xboxes, children amused themselves by building miniature paper theaters redolent of grand playhouses and putting on dramas by manipulating colorful figures inside.

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I think this is my last one for a while. I’m going to turn my attention to other things–probably paper shoes and tea cups!

Description This is a wooden construction paper theatre - the dolls are paper and jointed. It was built for a contribution to a book on paper puppets.

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Today I continue my series on Toy Theaters and Paper Theater images by exploring some of the vintage images that were produced in Barcelona, Spain by Paluzie. Spain is near and dear to my heart and I have extensive family ties there. I was thrilled to discover some beautiful toy theater images from the land of my birth and I hope you enjoy them as much as I do. I begin by showcasing this whimsical stage curtain in Spain's National colors of Red and Gold with a few "extras" thrown in and then…

From the hit Studio Ghibli Film My Neighbor Totoro. Clever artistic uses of paper are one of the many things characteristic of Japanese culture and this item is no exception. Create a mulit-layered paper 3-D scene of gray Totoro, blue Totoro, white Totoro, and Soot Sprites leaping up into a brilliantly glowing night sky. Toy-Figure-Accessories