How to Make Puppets [Puppet Theater Review & Giveaway]

Playing with puppets is such a great way to foster imagination, creativity, and teamwork in kids.  We have a few store-bought puppets that my kids have always loved to play with.  But I’ve been wanting to get my kids a big puppet theater for years now.  So we were beyond-thrilled when we received a Floor Standing Puppet Theater from Alex Toys.  Now we want to get working on making some new puppets to use with it. Here are some ideas we’ve found for how to make puppets.  (Make sure to scroll to the bottom to enter to win one for your kids!)

How to Make Puppets – 25 Crafts for Kids

 

1. Lollipop Stick Puppets (Here Comes the Girls)

2. Construction Paper Puppets (Kitchen Counter Chronicles)

3. Chicken Finger Puppet (Reading Confetti)

4. Leaf Man Puppets (Teach Preschool)

5. Painted Hand Puppets (B-Inspired Mama)

6. Shadow Puppets (Nurturestore)

7. Snow Man Finger Puppets (Hands On As We Grow)

8. Caterpillar Plate Puppet (Classified Mom)

9. Cookie Monster Puppets (Red Ted Art)

10. Shadow Puppet Story (Inspiration Laboratories)

11. Fat Turkeys Glove Puppet (Reading Confetti)

12. Leaf Bird Marionettes (Red Ted Art)

13. Brown Bear Shadow Puppets (My Little Bookcase)

14. Giraffe Marionette (Red Ted Art)

15. Milk Jug Puppet (Everything & Nothing)

16. Paper Roll Butterfly Puppet (The Outlaw Mom)

17. Berry Container Monster Puppets (Kitchen Counter Chronicles)

18. Paper Roll Pirate Puppets (Red Ted Art)

19. Ladybug Glove Puppet (Rainbow Within Reach)

20. Egg Carton Butterfly Puppets (Craft to Art)

21. CD Elephant Puppet (JDaniel4's Mom)

22. Dr. Seuss Sock Puppet (JDaniel4's Mom)

23. Paper Bag Giraffe Puppet (Rainbows Within Reach)

24. Jack and Jill Stick Puppets (Craft to Art)

25. Simple Sticker Puppets (Craft to Art)
 

 

 

The kids LOVE their new puppet theater. I love that it’s big and sturdy enough for both Sawyer and Priscilla to get behind it to put on their collaborative puppet shows.  Having it around really encourages them to play together and use their imaginations. 

And you can have one of your own.  Alex Toys has so graciously offered a Standing Puppet Theater for one lucky B-Inspired Mama reader!   It’s easy to enter below…

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