1. Character Design Grade 5

2. Do you recognize these characters? Where did they come from?

3. An idea! Pepe the prawn “I came to puppetry more through the art side of it. Usually I would start with drawings and then turn them into puppets.” —Jim Henson Every work of art starts as someone’s idea The Muppets were Jim Henson’s idea

4. 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

5. 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!

6. Who did these sketches become? Bert & Ernie!

7. Muppets based on ANIMALS Barkley Rowlf Sprocket Big Bird Kermit Captain Vegetable

8. Muppets based on MONSTERS Cookie Monster, Grover, Maurice, Telly, and Harry Monster Sweetums Elmo

9. MADE-UP Creature Muppets Animal Martians Gonzo Fraggles Snuffy Mahna Mahna & Snowths

10. Muppets based on HUMANS Statler & Waldorf Jim Henson! Dr. Bunsen Honeydew & Beaker Bert & Ernie Scooter Salvador Dada Guy Smiley

11. What will your character look like? Idea worksheet!