Kids of all ages love puppets. It is quite easy to make them from odds and ends you have in the house and this activity can also be used for a craft theme party.
Here are a few ideas to make puppets:
Paper bags: Draw a face on a bag, twist the corners for ears and hold in place on the child’s hand with a rubber band round the wrist.
Wooden Spoons: Draw a face on a spoon and drape a scrap of material around the handle for a cloak.
Socks: Stick or sew eyes on to an old sock. Show children how to put their hands inside and pull the toe of the sock in between their fingers and thumbs to make a mouth.
Match-boxes: Take the outside part of a match-box and glue on paper shapes for noses, eyes and ears. Use as a finger puppet.
Paper or felt: Make finger puppets by cutting out semi-circles, curling them into a tube shape and sticking them, so that they just fit over the fingers. Draw or stick on eyes, noses, ears and hats.
Card: Cut an animal shape out of card. Cut two holes at the bottom to allow the fingers to poke through and act as legs.
