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Triceratops in Books

In our previous blog article we listed a few links to craft projects featuring triceratops that we found around the web. We also had a free download of triceratops paper bag puppet pattern.

We are continuing the triceratops theme with a list of books that we thought would be interesting and fun to pair with an triceratops puppet.  We’ve noticed that kids become more engaged during reading when a puppet is used to help bring a book alive.

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Triceratops Craft Activities

In the last blog article we listed some Fun Facts about triceratops.  We also had a free download of an triceratops coloring page for the kids (or you) to color.  In this blog we want to share our favorite craft activities that we found on the web that are simple and fun to do.

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Alligators in Books

In our previous blog article we listed a few links to craft projects featuring alligators that we found around the web. We also had a free download of our alligator paper bag puppet pattern.

We are continuing the alligator/crocodile theme with a list of books that we thought would be interesting and fun to pair with an alligator puppet.  We’ve noticed that kids become more engaged during reading when a puppet is used to help bring a book alive.

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New Pattern! A Squirrel!

We haven’t created a new pattern in quite a while.

A friend, Cindy, was telling us that she needed a squirrel puppet to go with a story she was writing.  She also mentioned that she was having trouble turning a sock puppet into a squirrel.  It just wasn’t working out the way she envisioned.  We wondered if we could create a squirrel puppet.

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Alligator Craft Activities

In the last blog article we listed some Fun Facts about alligators.  We also had a free download of an alligator coloring page for the kids (or you) to color.  In this blog we want to share our favorite craft activities that we found on the web. Alligator crafts are so popular, it was hard to narrow the field.  For crafting and puppet purposes, the alligator and crocodile can be interchangeable.

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Alligator Fun Facts

Our Alligator Puppet Sewing Pattern is the pattern of the month! Even though real alligators are quite ferocious looking with all of those teeth, kids love alligators and alligators are featured prominently in children’s books, finger plays and songs.  Even though our puppet pattern is called an alligator, it could be used as a crocodile.  The main difference between the two reptiles in real life is that the alligator’s mouth is more U shaped at the end.  The end of the crocodile’s mouth is more V shaped.  In puppet land, I don’t think it makes much difference.

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Hippos in Books

In our previous blog article we listed a few links to craft projects featuring hippos that we found around the web. We also had a free download of hippo paper bag puppet pattern.

We are continuing the hippo theme with a list of books that we thought would be interesting and fun to pair with a sloth puppet.  We’ve noticed that kids become more engaged during reading when a puppet is used to help bring a book alive.

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