Puppet crafts for kids

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…

Create a fun paper plate frog puppet!.This is a fun and easy frog craft kids can make from a paper plate with egg carton eyes... ribbit!

These adorable popsicle stick puppets are perfect for Spring crafting and imaginary play. Kids can create these adorable bunny, lamb, and chick puppets and

Visiting the zoo is one of my preschooler’s most favorite outings. She loves to sit and observe all of the animals and ask lots of questions.

These super silly puppets are perfect for a rainy day, themed school units, story time enhancers and pack-n-play activities for babysitters.

Learn how to make a paper dragon puppet from cardboard tubes. Another fabulous toilet paper roll marionette for Chinese New Year.

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Click to print the free template and then make these adorable clothespin puppets! These are an amazing fine motor pincer grasp activity and craft for expression, moods and managing big emotions, a great literacy craft, and a great idea for learning music #finemotor #pincergrasp #papercraft #puppets

Easy love critter puppets kids can make. This is a fun kids craft idea for Valentines Day which makes a DIY toy to inspire imaginative play.

Have your kids learn origami by creating one of these insanely fun fortune tellers puppets. Print out our patterned origami paper and create a fun looking cootie catcher. These are a great craft for kids to make in kindergarten, preschool even, as they will love making them and playing with them.

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.

If you are looking for a fun and playful spring craft to keep the kids busy and entertained this weekend, this butterfly finger puppet craft is perfect!

Have you ever tried puppet making? This list of DIY puppet crafts for kids includes how to make paper bag puppets, stick puppets, finger puppet crafts

Handprint People Puppets is a fun and easy craft and a great way to talk about diversity at home or school! Great for all ages!

Download these cool farm animal finger puppets with twenty designs in total - and get a free sample download too!

Craft an adorable, friendly paper bag dragon puppet using a free printable template! When you're done, put on a fairy tale puppet show.