Hand Cloth Puppets Making: Crafting Characters, Telling Heritage
Waterloo Street
- Discover the heritage of hand cloth puppetry as a traditional storytelling art form
- Learn how puppets were used in Singapore’s community events, temples, and informal education
- Explore cultural symbolism behind puppet characters and folk narratives
- Create and customise a hand cloth puppet through guided, hands-on crafting
- Experience how oral traditions and visual arts come together across generations
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What to expect
Hand Cloth Puppets Making is a 1.5 hours hands-on workshop that introduces participants to the cultural roots of hand cloth puppetry. Traditionally used in folk storytelling, temple festivities, and community gatherings, these puppets played an important role in early Singapore as tools for entertainment, education, and passing down values and legends
Participants will learn about the history and symbolism of hand cloth puppets before crafting their own characters using cloth and simple materials. Through guided making and storytelling, the workshop highlights how puppetry connects visual art with oral heritage across generations
Brought to you by Trendsen Cultural Enterprise. Use your $100 SG Culture Pass credits for this workshop



Finished hand cloth puppets, thoughtfully crafted to bring traditional characters and stories to life

Close-up of a completed cloth puppet, showcasing fabric choices, details, and expressive features

A collection of hand-cloth puppets, each featuring distinct characters inspired by heritage stories
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