How to make a shadow box or pantomime box?

there%26#039;s this box you can use for making scenes from a book or play in a shoebox thats good for teaching children about something. what is it called and where can i look it up for some tips on how to make them?|||When I was a kid the shadow boxes were made from shoe boxes. Now they are made of a square of wood and hung on the wall. If the shoe box one is the one you want to know about e-mail me and I will let you know how we made them (then}.|||Hi:





1) select a theme





2) Get a box or make a box. Hobby Lobby as a very good selection if you choose to get one there, that will determine what size objects you can put into it





3) Make a drawing of your scene beforehand, this will determine what objects you will need in making the scene.





4) Find, buy or make the objects you want to go into it. Make sure it scaled to the size of the box, for the scene you want to make in it.





5) Plan where you want all the objects to be. That are going into the box. So to give a more natural look and it matches what you want the theme to be.





6) Glue and mount every thing in it; Putting where you want all the objects to be in the box. when your done with that step back and see it matches the the scene in your drawing. If happywith it. Than do # 7. Otherwise rearrange it accordingly. Until your happy with it.





7) Add some small hobbie lights and conceal the wiring to light it up. make sure to put in some small hole by drilling in the top to vent the heat out so it won%26#039;t start a fire.





8) Your done





Here are some books to help you:





Complete Guide to Shadowboxes and Framing Objects


by James Miller





Memory Art: Fresh Ideas for Shadowboxes and Other Keepsake Displays


by Mary Lynn Maloney





Complete Book of Making Miniatures


by Thelma Newman, Virginia H. Merrill





Making Miniature Food and Market Stalls


by Angie Scarr





Creations in Miniature


by Eleanor Levie





Miniature Worlds in 1/12 Scale


by Susan Penny, Martin Penny





The Art of the Miniature: Small Worlds and How to Make Them


by Jane Freeman, Roger Rosenblatt (Foreword by)





Building Masterpiece Miniatures


by Joseph W. Daniele





American Miniatures, 1730-1850: One Hundred and Seventy-Three Portraits Selected with a Descriptive Account





Miniature Antique Furniture,


by Herbert F. Schiffer, Peter B. Schiffer





Marvelous Miniatures


by Eleanor Levie (Editor)





How to Build Miniature Furniture and Room Settings


by Judy Beals





Historic Vehicles in Miniature: The Genius of Ivan Collins, Revised and Expanded Edition


by Michael Thoele, Ron Brentano





How to Paint Miniatures


by Elizabeth Johnson, Robert Hughes





Miniatures Catalog


by Michal Morse





Dolls%26#039; House Shops, Cafes %26amp; Restaurants


by Jean Nisbett











check this website out :





http://www.alibris.com/search/search.cfm...





all book are available at any library or bookstore





Hope this helps