Puppet Activities

Hop over to the craft table and make this easy bunny puppet!

Your child can create his own colorful leprechaun paper bag puppet for St. Patrick's Day in this kindergarten arts and crafts activity.

This Santa puppet brings a little extra cheer to your Christmas celebration. Make a Santa puppet with your child this holiday season.

In this arts and crafts activity, work with your preschooler to transform a cardboard box into a puppet theater and put on your own puppet drama.

Guide your middle schooler through making his own papier-maché witch or wizard puppet. Move over Harry Potter!

This activity will keep your child entertained long after you've put away the markers and glue. Help him turn a paper bag into a self-portrait puppet!

Create a glamorous yet easy-to-store puppet stage for your preschooler or pre-kindergartener!

Jump into pretend play this Easter with a classic preschool arts and crafts activity: make a bunny paper bag puppet!

...This easy Halloween craft is perfect for preschoolers and kindergarteners. Puppet play can help your child to develop important cognitive, social, and emotional...

... of puppetry with this snow-themed art activity. Puppets have been around for centuries as a means of telling stories, and this Snowman Paper Bag Puppet will encourage...

... vegetables while creating an fun veggie puppet play about nutrition! Want a creative way to get your kids eating more vegetables? Put on a veggie puppet play starring...

Shadow puppets are a traditional form of folk art that originated in ancient China. Help your child create his own puppet and put on a show!

Based upon traditional Indonesian Wayang puppets; kids will make their very own puppet in this activity, with movable arms that can be operated with sticks.

Make a paper plate puppet that'll help your child imagine what it's like to be in a performance of the dragon dance.

Keep your boiled breakfast egg cozy and warm on Easter morning with a bright chick egg topper. This craft can also double as a puppet!

...Everyone enjoys puppet shows, and now your child can host his own! Using plastic cups, dowels, and fabric, you can make a fun puppet that pops up out of its cup...

... research and finding a good template for her puppet, work on her fine motor skills while cutting out the puppet parts and fastening them together, and learn about...

... puppet. Halloween spider decorations give your house a creepy vibe on All Hallow's Eve! While creating these little spiders, your child will learn how to create...

...Help your child create his favorite characters out of papier-mâché, for hours of craft and puppet show entertainment! Do you ever wonder what excites your child...

... Plague of the death of the firstborn Assign an equal number of plagues to each child for puppet-making. Then, hand each child the corresponding number of sheets...

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...; if the argument is about a toy or game that both kids want. Get started! You don't need fancy puppets to have a puppet show. Kids can make puppets at home...

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... decorating items. When the decorating is complete ask your child to tell you about the characters he created. Invent a conversation between two puppet cookies, or...