Today I am going to share with you how to make a puppet theater out of an old hutch or bookcase. I have found these are easy to find at any thrift shop, Salvation Army or Goodwill. Apparently people will keep the dresser and get rid of the hutch.

Using a circular saw, I cut out two of them and screwed them into the sides of the puppet theater and I achieved the stability it needed.
Then using a 5/8″ drill bit I drilled holes in the sides and inserted a 5/8″ dowel rod (cut to size) for the curtains to hang from.
Then I decided to to use the backer board as a chalkboard on the front. I cut it down using a utility knife since it was just a thin wood composite. After primering it and painting it with chalkboard paint I nailed it in place with thin brad nails.
You don’t need a hutch type thing for this project. Any small book shelf would work. This one I used an old laminate shelf and just propped it up higher.
The puppet theater is versatile too. It is now my son’s snack shop.
Bookcases are perfect for this project because you have the shelves in the back to store stuff…
If you make one let me know. I would LOVES to see it!
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