Puppet Costume 101: Headband Hats

Halloween is just a week away and the perfect time to shop for headband hats. Or maybe shop a day or two after Halloween for the sales. These cute, tiny hats are available at seasonal costume shops, thrift stores and dollar stores. Most are about $7-$12, but you can find them at dollar stores too. The best part is that the small hats are a perfect fit for most of my animal puppets.

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Free Skeleton Felt Hand Puppet Pattern

Create a spooky skeleton hand puppet for Halloween this year. This puppet makes a great base as a Day of the Dead puppet. You can use colored Sharpies to decorate it or even glue felt accents or accessories.

The puppet is very simple to make – just cut felt and glue together. You could hand sew it too, if you wanted.

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