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Craft Tutorials | Crafts for Kids | Animal Crafts for Kids | 28+ Kid’s Puppets You Can Make
Animal Crafts for Kids

28+ Kid’s Puppets You Can Make

Author by Amanda Davis on February 10, 2020 Updated on February 10, 2020

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I was poking around the Internet looking for some fun ideas for kid’s puppets and found myself in a wonderland of cuteness! The sheer number of ideas for kid’s puppets is astounding and I couldn’t just keep them all to myself. So I’ve put together a collection of some of my favorites, from finger puppets to paper bag puppets to shadow puppets, there’s a lot of ideas here to keep the kids busy!

26+ Kid’s Puppets You Can Make

 

Kid’s Puppets You Can Make

I started a Pinterest board for puppet crafts because there were just so many ideas out there, I didn’t want to lose them! So be sure to follow that board too if you love puppet crafts the way that I do. :)

P.S. Some of the crafts collected here are puppets that I have made, whether they be on this blog or somewhere else. The rest are from other designers, I hope you love them all!

Kids animal puppets collage made from paper bags

paper bag squirrel puppets

Paper Bag Puppets

  • Paper Bag Raccoon Puppets – Artsy Momma
  • Paper Bag Frog Puppet – Crafts by Amanda
  • Paper Bag Dog Puppet – All Kids Network
  • Nut Job Squirrel Puppets– Crafts by Amanda
  • Fandango Paper Bag Puppets – Chocolate Muffin Tree

Kid's DIY finger puppets

Finger Puppets

  • Easy Pipe Cleaner Finger Puppets – One Little Project
  • Monster Finger Puppets – Inspiration Made Simple
  • Minion Finger Puppets – Crafts on Sea
  • Spring Animal Finger Puppets – Happy Hooligans

stick puppets collage

Stick Puppets

  • Storytime 3 Little Pigs Puppets – Learn Create Love
  • Paper Plate Clown Puppet – Crafts by Amanda
  • Farm Animal Stick Puppets – Crafts by Amanda

DIY sock puppets for kids

Sock Puppets

  • Puppy Sock Puppet – AOK Corral
  • Girl Sock Puppet – Brave Turtle Creations
  • Giraffe Sock Puppet – Woo! Jr.
  • Dragon Sock Puppet – Kids Craft Room / My Little Three and Me

hand puppets DIY collage

Hand Puppets

  • Monster Glove Puppets – Hello Glow
  • Easy Mitten Puppets – Crafts by Amanda
  • Animal Hand Puppets – Krokotak
  • Shark Mitten Puppet – A Night Owl Blog

Shadow puppet DIY

Shadow Puppets

  • Shadow Puppet Printable Cut Outs – 100 Directions
  • Shadow Puppet Printables – Handmade Charlotte
  • Cereal Box Shadow Puppet Theater – Kix Cereal
  • Shadow Puppet Theater – The Nerd’s Wife
  • Three Little Pigs Shadow Puppets – In the Playroom

marionette puppets DIY

Marionette Puppets

  • Shadow Puppet Theater – Free Kids Crafts
  • Unicorn Marionette – Red Ted Art

collage of DIY kids puppets

More Puppet Crafts on the Blog

  • Halloween Paper Bag Puppets
  • Shadow Puppet Theater
  • Paper Bag Scarecrow
  • Wookie Finger Puppets
  • Paper Bag Pirate Puppet

I hope this collection of kid’s puppets has inspired you to make something! Remember, there are LOTS of toilet paper roll crafts that can be used as puppets too. You can find all of my cardboard tube crafts here.

This post originally appeared here on Dec 31, 2014.

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Amanda Davis is the crafty, entrepreneurial mother of four children. She loves to bake, cook, make kid's crafts and create decorative items for her home. She is a crafting expert and guru in the kitchen and has appeared online and in print publications many times over the years.
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  1. Ibomma Telugu says

    March 2, 2025 at 7:44 am

    Kids puppets are good to go!

    Reply
  2. Shemeika Shavonne Jacobs says

    September 21, 2023 at 11:57 am

    How can I make a book as a puppet

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  3. 💖 says

    July 11, 2021 at 7:10 pm

    can we at least do something with paper and markers?

    Reply
  4. Jasmine says

    June 8, 2020 at 8:14 pm

    This is awesome, I love this! But, is there crafts that my grandma would like? It’s nearly her b-day, and I can’t think of anything! Lol.

    Reply
    • Amanda Formaro says

      June 16, 2020 at 9:46 pm

      Hi Jasmine! There are lots of crafts in our senior section that I’m sure your grandma would like :) https://craftsbyamanda.com/category/craft-tutorials/adult-crafts/crafts-for-seniors/

      Reply
  5. Kate Williams says

    January 1, 2015 at 1:59 pm

    Thanks so much for sharing my minion finger puppet :) Have pinned and shared on Facebook x

    Reply
    • Amanda Formaro says

      January 13, 2015 at 8:00 am

      Thank you for sharing the love Kate!

      Reply

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