Make your very own felt snowman hand puppet using our free pattern. Very simple to make – just cut felt and glue together. You could hand sew it too, if you wanted.
Dragon Fun Facts
Our Dragon Puppet Sewing Pattern is the pattern of the month! In the Fun Facts blogs about the animals that we have patterns for, we list fun facts about the featured animal. Well, this is going to be just plain fun since dragons are mythological creatures. Anthropologists suggest that the ideas about dragons came about from ancient discoveries of dinosaur fossils and man’s evolutionary fear of snakes and dangerous reptiles. Like the komodo dragon.
Pigs in Books
In our previous blog article we listed a few links to craft projects featuring pigs that we found around the web. We also had a free download of pig paper bag puppet pattern.
We are continuing the pig theme with a list of books that we thought would be interesting and fun to pair with an pig puppet. We’ve noticed that kids become more engaged during reading when a puppet is used to help bring a book alive.
Pig Craft Activities
In the last blog article we listed some Fun Facts about pigs. We also had a free download of a pig coloring page for the kids (or you) to color. In this blog we want to share some of our favorite craft activities that we found on the web that are simple and fun to do. There was so much to choose from – it was hard to make a decision!
Pig Fun Facts
Our pattern of the month is the Pig! No barnyard assortment of puppets would be complete without the pig. And who could forget the fable of The Three Pigs and the Big Bad Wolf? And no children’s book library would be complete without the Elephant and Piggy series by Mo Willems. In our upcoming blog article about books featuring pigs we’ll share our favorite book in that series.
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.
Free Triceratops Felt Hand Puppet Pattern
Make your very own felt triceratops hand puppet using our free pattern. Very simple to make – just cut felt and glue together. You could hand sew it too, if you wanted.
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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.
Triceratops Fun Facts
Our pattern of the month is the Triceratops! Kids have always been fascinated by dinosaurs. In the preschool crowd that I run with it seems that T-rex is the most popular and then the triceratops. This month we are featuring the triceratops. We’ll feature the T-rex in a later month.
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.