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Puppet Activities

These hand puppets are fun for the whole family. Learn how to make a puppet and put on a show with your kids! From hand puppets to paper bag puppets, your kids will have a blast making their own characters come to life. There are even instructions for constructing a variety of at-home puppet theaters. Puppets are a great learning tool for students; children can learn social skills through puppet role play, and they can practice storytelling skills by writing their own script. Add some fun to your home or classroom with these puppet activities.

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Bunny Puppet

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

Santa Shadow Puppet

Make a Santa puppet with your child this holiday season.

Leprechaun Puppet

Your child can create his own colorful leprechaun paper bag puppet for St.

Make a Puppet Theater

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.

Papier-Mâché Puppet Wizardry

Guide your middle schooler through making his own papier-maché witch or wizard puppet.

Create an Easy-Store Puppet Stage

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

Make a Bunny Paper Bag Puppet

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

Paper Bag Puppet People

Help him turn a paper bag into a self-portrait puppet!

Chinese Shadow Puppets

Help your child create his own puppet and put on a show!

Halloween Witch Hand Puppet

...Once the puppet has dried it is time to begin the puppet play....

Snowman Paper Bag Puppet

...Once he's done decorating his puppet, set aside to dry....

Produce a Vegetable Puppet Play

...Have your child rehearse her puppet play in front of her set....

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.

Easter Egg Toppers

This craft can also double as a puppet!

Bake Cookie Puppets

...Invent a conversation between two puppet cookies, or make up names for the various characters....

Make Pop-Up Puppets

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Make Popsicle Puppets...and Practice Communication

...You don't need fancy puppets to have a puppet show....

Passover Finger Puppets

...Now, cut out two pieces of felt for each puppet....

Craft Wild Animal Puppets

...Make sure he draws the mouth so that the upper lip is on the folded flap and the bottom half is below so it can open and close as a mouth to create a puppet that can...

How to Make Finger Puppets

These finger puppets are easy to make, and they're a great way to encourage story-telling and imaginative play.

What Were the Ten Plagues?

... Ask them to tape the pointy side of the skewer starting a bit below the top of their puppet, so the skewer hangs below the puppet and has enough room to be held...

Praying Mantis Anatomy

...Include all six legs even though it’s a flat puppet....

Papier-Mâché Characters

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