How to Build Your Own CLOD Puppet From The Jim Henson Company Series "Earth to Ned," Streaming on Disney+ by 30Seconds Mom
Earth to Ned is the latest must-see creation from The Jim Henson Company, available exclusively on Disney+. The hilarious puppet cast includes Ned, Cornelius, Artificial Intelligence B.E.T.I. and a gaggle of small monster-like creatures known as the CLODS. You can learn more in our article about Earth to Ned.
CLODS are adorable and so much fun! You can make your own CLOD puppet with these directions and printable templates, so you can be a puppeteer and bring the magic of Earth to Ned to life at home.
To print the complete instruction guide from your computer, simply click the "print image" button in the top right-hand corner of each page.
You'll need:
- wooden spoon (body)
- plastic fork (teeth)
- 3-inch pink pipe cleaner (inside mouth)
- 3-inch gray pipe cleaner (for hair)
- approximately 12x18-inch piece of fur (body/head)
- 9x12-inch tan fun foam sheet (face)
- googly eyes
- 9x12-inch pink felt sheet and tan felt sheet (tentacles)
- glove (to perform tentacles)
Here's how to make it:
1. Cut out all paper patterns on pages 3 to 5. You will need to refer to the letters on each pattern throughout these instructions.
2. Place all patterns onto corresponding material denoted on pattern, then trace. Use pages 6 to 8 for placement reference, as you have just enough material for these patterns. There is plenty of fur for all the pieces to fit. (PRO TIP: The direction of the fur should match the arrows on the patterns.)
3. Cut out all felt, foam and fur pieces. (PRO TIP: When cutting fur, keep your scissors as close to the fabric backing as possible; be careful to just cut the fabric backing and not all the way through the fur or it will look choppy.)
4. Put together FELT tentacles.
- Match up felt pieces, pink to tan.
- Glue or sew on dotted line (on pattern) so tan felt is on top, pink on bottom.
- Be sure not to glue the edges that do not have a dotted line.
- Flip each piece inside out for a cleaner edge.
- Glue or sew FELT A on first and fourth fingers of glove. (PRO TIP: put a piece of cardboard inside each glove finger as you glue so the fabric of the glove doesn’t stick to itself.)
- Glue or sew FELT B on fifth finger and thumb of glove.
- Glue or sew FELT C on third finger of glove.
5. Put together FUR body and hair pieces.
- For all fur in steps 5b to 5d, glue or sew on dotted line (on pattern). Be sure not to glue the edges that do not have a dotted line.
- Glue or sew FUR D along the flat edges, as shown on page 9.
- Glue or sew FUR E and FUR F to each other, along side edges, then turn inside out as shown on page 10.
- Glue FUR D on top of hand, making sure seam is aligned vertically with the glove as shown on page 11. The slit in the fur between the second and third fingers will allow the spoon body to be performed properly.
6. Put together FOAM face pieces a. Glue the two pieces of FOAM I together along the edges, taking care to leave approximately 2.5-inch open at the neck, as shown on page 12.
7. Watch the above video see the steps of building the puppet.
Time-saving Tips
For step 4b, you can just use the tan felt and glue the single pieces to the fingers of the glove in steps 4d to 4f.
You can choose to skip step 4c.
You can glue the edges of the fabric backing to each other, which will not require turning inside out.
To simplify step 6a, you can just use one piece of FOAM I.
This video is longer than 30 seconds, but we think it's worth it.
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