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three little stick puppets with animals on them, one in the shape of a chicken and one in the shape of a sheep

These adorable spring animal popsicle stick puppets are the perfect craft for spring! Your toddler will love having a lamb, bunny, and chick to play with throughout the day. Simply download the templates for each animal, cut them out, and piece them together to make cute animals for your kids to add to their imaginative play. All you need is white embossed and colored paper, the template, popsicle sticks, a sharpie, a pencil, craft glue, and scissors to make this fun craft with your kids.

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the paper lion is cut out to look like it's coming out of an origami

Last weekend, my kids came up with a delightful idea to put on a puppet show. The only catch? We didn't have any puppets. Seeing their excitement, I thought, why not make them ourselves? With a little bit of research and lots of imagination, we set out to create our puppet cast. We gathered old socks, yarn, buttons, and fabric scraps. It turned into a fun crafting afternoon, filled with laughter and creativity. Each puppet began to take on its own character, sparking stories from my kids…

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a doll is wearing a blue sweater and scarf

In creating my puppets, I had planned to refer to several books on my shelf; I own a small library of books on the topic of building puppets and also a couple of books on making Waldorf dolls, but none of my books offered much help when it came to creating a glove-puppet with a Waldorf style doll-head. When making a glove-puppet, it is usual to have space inside the head for the fingers of the puppeteer; however, on a traditional Waldorf doll-head, it would be very difficult to create a…

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a person is making a cone shaped object with sticks and paper on the table in front of them

Let’s make puppets! In this art lesson we’ll learn how puppets are made and how they have been used around the world throughout history. Then we’ll create our own easy rod puppets using mixed media. How to make a puppet art lesson for children In this art lesson you will: :: learn about […]

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a hand holding a blue hat with a red band on it's side and the top part of its head

These photos are quite old, and don't really reflect how I build puppets now, but they show the basic process I followed when I started building puppets. I thought it may be helpful for anyone out there getting started building puppets of their own. Building the head This puppet's head was originally a "failed attempt" at building something else. It didn't turn out like I'd pictured it, but I was able to recycle it as something else. Lesson 1: Mistakes aren't bad. If something doesn't come…

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how to draw an animated character

Our patterns provide step-by-step instruction for building a professional-quality hand puppet, while remaining highly adaptable to allow for your personal creativity. Browse the shop to find the perfect pattern for your puppet character!

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two pictures of monsters with their mouths open

Building a Beastie Called Biscuit: a Puppet Build.: Hello Instuctables! I received such wonderful feedback from all of you with my very first puppet building post! Thank you! So, here is a more detailed look at another puppet build .

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a purple stuffed animal sitting on top of a bench

Project Puppet offers DIY puppet patterns, puppet-building supplies, and custom puppet design and construction services. Build your own puppet character with our expertly-crafted patterns, or have us design and deliver a television-quality custom-made puppet for your next project or production.

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