Create an adorable penguin hand puppet. Keep it simple or go crazy with the accessories. Add some winter clothing or bling and you can have a stylish penguin puppet ready for the red carpet.
The puppet is very simple to make – just cut felt and glue together. You could hand sew it too, if you wanted.
What you’ll need:
• Penguin Puppet Pattern PDF
• 2 black felt sheets
• 1 white felt sheet
• 1 orange felt sheet or scraps
• Crayons
• Glue (Hot glue, Fabric Tac or any glue that works with felt)
• Scissors
• Pins
How to Make the Penguin Felt Hand Puppet:
Trace the body pattern on top black felt sheet with crayon.
Pin the top black felt sheet to bottom black felt sheet so they stay together when you cut.
Cut the felt along the traced body line.
Glue the two layers of felt together around the edge keeping the bottom open for your hand.
Cut out all the felt features.
Glue the face and belly to the body.
Glue the eyes and beak into place.
Glue the gleams into place.
Glue the feathers into place.