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Mooncake Festival / Moon Legend Shadow Puppets

Moon Legend Shadow Puppets

Children retell a well-known Mid-Autumn legend about the moon using card shadow puppets and a torch.

How to run it

  1. Read or tell a version of the moon legend linked to the Mid-Autumn Festival.
  2. Children cut out card characters and tape them to sticks.
  3. Shine a torch on a wall or sheet.
  4. Retell the story using the shadow puppets.

You will need

  • card
  • scissors
  • sticks
  • sticky tape
  • torch
  • white sheet
Make it easier or harderPre-cut puppets for younger children; older children can write the script and narrate.
My Time Our Place · Outcome 2, Outcome 5Children learn about a cultural celebration and retell stories.

Fits these theme days

Mooncake FestivalPuppet DayCulture Celebration DayFull Moon Night

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