Cheap Manual Mechanism This post is going to be short, but thought I would show an inexpensive way to add functionality to a puppet that will give it more life as far as the audience is concerned. Need: Balls for eyes (ping pong balls, wooden balls, etc.) Wire (coat hanger from dry cleaners work great) Wire cutters Prep the Eyes Small holes big enough to fit the wire through needs to go through the entire ball. Right through the center. Figure out where the center of the eye