Puppets!

An animated blue fabric hand puppet with googly eyes, a pink mouth, and brown spots, ideal for any puppet show.

Puppets were made during my summer art class!  For this project, I drew a puppet template, which the kids traced and cut out from felt.  They cut out 2 pieces, a front and back.  Then, I hot glued them together.  The kids then cut out other pieces of felt and added googly eyes to decorate their puppet.  They attached these pieces with Elmer’s glue.  We added a large stick inside also to hold the puppet up.  We made these really fast because we ran out of time and the kids really wanted to make puppets.  I think the children did a great job!

A pink hand-shaped puppet with googly eyes, orange paper ears, a brown mouth, and a pink heart detail is held up in a classroom.
A handmade pink felt bunny with white ears and brown eyes and nose, lying on a table, crafted to resemble a charming puppet.
Orange cat puppet with button eyes, pink nose, and black whiskers on a stick against a plain background.

 

Yellow cat puppet with button eyes, black felt whiskers and nose, and red felt ears. This puppet is made from soft fabric.

Puppet in progress– the glue should dry clear!

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  3. I have never had my daughter make a puppet even though we play with them plenty, I really have to put it on my to do list!

    Coming thru from Link & Learn