So today I cut open my plaster head and worked on making the mouth open and eyes move. For the mouth, I drilled 2 holes through the plaster beak I made. Then I put a wire through it and marked where I needed to drill holes on the cheeks of the puppet. I drilled the holes and the mouth didn't seem to fit right, so I drilled 2 more below them. Then I attached a hook to the back of the mouth with epoxy clay. After that dried I tied a string around the hook and found the angle that allowed for the best motion.

I think the dad's head didn't work because the wood isn't long enough for the mouth to attach to the sides. Also, it needs to be controlled from underneath, so I'm not sure if it will work as it is.

For the eyes, I cut slits in the plaster and made a wire contraption inside. Two wires, which controlled the eyes were hooked around a third wire that comes out the back to control it. The eyes don't move predictably. I think it will add to the character though. I need to make something that causes the head to lift and tilt. This will work like the mouth. I may try to stop in this weekend and try to do it. We only have 4 weeks left, so we need to probably start dedicating some outside time to this.