International Joke Day – Make a Joke Puppet

International Joke Day, celebrated on July 31 every year, is a day that highlights the importance of laughter and humor in our lives. It’s a fun day to share jokes and make people smile.

You can host International Joke Day team activities like a puppet-making event for teams or other funny virtual team-building ideas, such as trivia or bingo. It’s a great time to share laughter and bring smiles to everyone’s faces.

A virtual ‘Make a Joke Puppet’ event is a fun, interactive team-building activity conducted on video conferencing platforms like Zoom or Microsoft Teams. Participants create their own hand puppets using a pre-shipped craft kit and then bring them to life through jokes, skits, or improv games. A lively host typically leads the session, who guides the participants through the puppet-making process and ensures everyone’s engaged. These sessions generally come with puppet making kits that include all the necessary items needed for the class. 

To host a virtual ‘Make a Joke Puppet’ event, choose a video conferencing platform like Zoom or Google Meet. Make sure each participant receives a puppet making kit complete with all the essentials. Share the invites along with all the meeting details. During the session, have a friendly host guide your team through the step-by-step process of crafting funny joke puppets. For a hassle-free experience, you can opt for a fully hosted session through team-building platforms like Hooray Teams.

After your booking is confirmed, we will send a meeting link for the event, which you can send to all your participants. On the day of the event, members only need to click the link to join the session.

To make a homemade puppet, take an old sock or a paper bag for the base. For the eyes, you can stick on googly eyes or draw them with a marker. To make the mouth, just cut out a small piece of red or pink paper and glue it where the mouth would go. You can use yarn or even strips of paper for the hair. If you want to add more personality, you can decorate it with buttons, fabric scraps, or stickers. Once everything’s dry, you can put your hand inside and start talking.

The easiest type of puppet to make is a sock puppet. All you need is an old sock and a few basic craft supplies like markers, googly eyes, or yarn. You just slip your hand inside the sock, add a face on the toe part, and decorate it however you like.

To make cute finger puppets, cut small pieces of felt or paper into shapes that fit your finger – like animals, people, or funny creatures. Glue or tape the sides, leaving the bottom open so your finger can go in. Add eyes, a smile, and fun little details using markers, buttons, or fabric bits. Let it dry, and your finger puppet is ready!

Our virtual ‘Make a Joke Puppet’ event can accommodate 8 to 1000 participants, making it perfect for all team sizes.

Our puppet-making kit includes socks, felt or foam sheet, googly eyes, pipe cleaners, beads, pom-poms, glue, acrylic yarn, crayons, markers, needle & thread, along with decorative add-on accessories.

Absolutely! You will get to show off your puppets and use them to perform short skits or jokes on the video call.

We recommend booking at least two weeks in advance to allow enough time for kit delivery, customizations, and scheduling.

Our virtual Make a Joke Puppet event typically lasts 60 minutes, but we can tailor the duration to suit your team’s preferences.

Yes! You can reach out to our event managers to customize the event based on your team’s preferences and schedule.

We offer flexible pricing options to suit every team size and event type. Our individual pricing is based on the exact number of attendees, making it ideal for smaller groups. For larger groups, we offer group pricing tiers that scale with your team size. If you’re planning a kitted event that combines multiple experiences, we offer custom pricing tailored to your specific needs.

Absolutely! Our host will be happy to take a group screenshot at the end of the event. If you’d like, we can even take photos of specific moments during the session. Just let us know your preferences in advance.

Yes, we can arrange to record the session. Just let us know in advance so we can enable recording and share the file after the event.

For kitted events, there is no option for cancellation once the kits are shipped to the participants’ addresses.