HOW TO CREATE A PUPPET?

Are you in desperate need of some good old-fashioned quality time with your kids? There's nothing more bonding than sitting down at your kitchen table and letting those creative juices flow with glue, glitter and googly eyes. To make this special moment last a little longer, why not try making these fantastic puppets which will transport you from the mess and goo of the craft table to 'lights, camera, puppet show'! 

Enjoy some one-on-one kid time with these 5 fun puppet ideas:

 

1) Rubber glove finger puppets

Use up those old rubber gloves with this quirky family of finger puppets. Raid your craft drawer and grab some sequins, wool, googly eyes (and whatever else you have lying around) and cut off the fingers of your rubber gloves. Then the kids can go wild decorating the fingers with nothing but their imagination and a few dabs of glue.

 

2) Paddle pop stick puppets

It's easier than you think to create your own quality paddle pop puppets. All you need is some craft foam, a bunch of paddle pop sticks (of course) and some sparkly decorations, cut out the shapes you need for each puppet, stick them together and the characters are ready for action.

 

3) Sock puppets

These puppets are a great way to use up those lonely old socks who have lost their matching pair. Just grab the poor darling and sew on a couple of buttons for eyes, use some old wool to make a head-full of hair and you are ready to start the show. Your kids will love watching a sad old sock transform into a crazy character of their very own.

4) Animal felt puppets from Designs

How cute are these finger puppets! To make your own bunch of farmyard friends just grab a variety of coloured felt, cut out the shapes, stick them together and make the eyes by sewing on some little beads. Pop a puppet on each finger and you've got yourself a barnyard full of fun.

  

 

5) Finger puppet templates

Use these handy finger puppet templates to make story book characters come alive. Have some swashbuckling fun with the cheeky pirate, flutter through a field of flowers with a beautiful fairy or join a jungle full of animals on a daring adventure. Just print out your child's favourite pattern and start creating today!