Do you need a quick, easy, fun and cheap craft for the kids? How about making a stick puppet? We have a free download of a coloring page that can be made quickly and easily into a unicorn stick puppet. Take a look!
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This simple hand puppet is not only convenient to have on hand to use, it is fast, fun and cheap to make.
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Even though zebra print fleece isn’t readily available now you can still make an adorable zebra puppet! We have a free download of the pattern to cut the stripes that I sewed on a white zebra puppet.
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The holiday season is right around the corner. Instead of creating a whole new costume pattern for my Person Puppet, I’ll be sharing how to adapt the wizard costume to make a male Christmas nativity character.
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Most of our patterns include directions on how to make a large bulgy eye using felt. The cartoon-y looking eye seems to work universally with each puppet. Sometimes a more realistic looking eye would give the puppet a different look or character.
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What is a simple and easy way to make your puppet come to life? Add gleams to the eyes. Gleams create the illusion of light reflecting off the pupil and gives the puppet the illusion of life.
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Figuring out the eyes for the Person Puppet was a challenge. The cartoonish bulgy eyes created for most of the animal patterns just didn’t look right. Flat layered felt eyes turned out to be the best fit.
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Cookie Monster from Sesame Street is known for his signature googly eyes. This post will show you one way to make those type of eyes.
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The previous blog showed how to place the pupils. This blog will touch on the size of the pupils and how they change the character of the puppet.
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