I love watching my kids’ imaginations! Isn’t it so fun to see their little minds working. My two children love puppet shows. We have made many puppets through the past couple years but these Bunny Finger Puppets were particularly fun for us! These are so easy to make and it is a totally mess free craft! Those are always pluses, right moms? You more than likely have everything you need in your craft box. Even the littlest of crafters can participate in making finger puppets kids will love. If these DIY finger puppets will be for toddlers, please ensure they are not left alone with them as the small parts can be choking hazards. Cute, easy pipe cleaners craft.
Animal Finger Puppets For Kids To Make And Play With: A Pipe Cleaner Craft Tutorial
Finger puppets are a fun and easy craft project, great for kids and adults alike. Here’s a simple guide to making your own finger puppets. Most materials needed for finger puppets are affordable and easy to find at your local craft store.
Craft Supplies needed for your Bunny Rabbit Finger Puppets:
- pipe cleaners (grey, white or tan)
- googly eyes
- small pink pom poms
- medium side pom poms to match the colors of the pom poms
- scissors
- glue (stick or hot)
How To Make Finger Puppets:
Grab your supplies and head to an open spot. We like to spread out when crafting! Start with your pipe cleaners. To make the body of the bunny rabbit, you are just going to wrap your pipe cleaner around your pointer finger so it looks like a coil.
Next, grab a medium size pom pom that’s the same color as your pipe cleaner and glue it to the top of your pipe cleaner coil. The pompom will be the head of the animal finger puppet. Add facial features with markers, fabric paint, or by gluing on googly eyes, buttons, or beads. We made the bunny finger puppet by gluing on 2 eyes and a little pink pom pom for the nose.
The last thing that your bunny finger puppet needs is some ears! Cut a small piece of pipe cleaner to match the color of your rabbit and bend it to make 2 ears. Finish by gluing those to the back of the head of the rabbit.
Designing and decorating puppets lets kids invent unique characters, enhancing their creative thinking. You can really make all kinds of animal finger puppets! Yellow pipe cleaners for chicks, brown pipe cleaners for bears, black or orange pipe cleaners for cats…all different kinds of choices!
Conclusion
Finger puppets allow children to create and tell their own stories, fostering imagination and creativity. Acting out stories with finger puppets encourages children to practice narrative skills and vocabulary. It promotes communication and social skills as children interact with others through puppet play.
Making finger puppets is a delightful and creative activity. Using scissors to cut felt and gluing small pieces together helps improve hand-eye coordination and dexterity. These pipe cleaners crafts really make adorable finger puppets and would be a great little Easter craft if you need one! Does your child like puppets? Give these bunny finger puppets a try! Make one for each finger and your child could put on a puppet show with their finger puppets for kids! Happy crafting. Share your pics on social media @familyfocusblog!
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