Our pattern of the month is the unicorn! To celebrate we are offering a free coloring page. And in later blogs we will have free downloads of an unicorn paper bag puppet and a pattern to make a simple felt hand puppet which requires no sewing!
Fun Facts About Unicorns
Unicorns have captured the imagination of both the common man and historical figures since ancient times. Ctesias, a Greek historian around 400 BCE, wrote that the animal had a white body, purple head, blue eyes and a multicolored horn. The horn was white at the base, black in the middle and red at the tip. Even fearless Genghis Khan who was one of the most intelligent, shrewd military leaders history has ever seen reportedly met a unicorn according to a biography of one of his Chinese advisors. The unicorn bowed and told him not to continue to conquer India. Genghis Khan turned around and went home. Many famous, educated historical figures such as Aristotle, Alexander the Great, Julius Caesar and Queen Elizabeth I believed in unicorns.
Other fun facts about unicorns are:
- The unicorn is the national animal for Scotland
- Their gleaming magical horns are officially called alicorns
- Their eyes are blue or purple
- April 9 is the official Unicorn Day in the United States to celebrate the history of unicorns as a part of human mythology
- Unicorns are worldwide – they appear in European and Asian legends, myths and works of art
Upcoming Unicorn Craft Activities
In our next unicorn blog, we’ll be sharing a few ideas and links for some fun unicorn craft activities that we found around the web. We’ll also have a free download pattern for the kids to make their own unicorn paper bag puppet.
Until then, enjoy our free download of an unicorn coloring page for the kids to color!
Need a Puppet with a Moving Mouth and Makes Expressions? We’ve got the pattern!
You can buy the Unicorn Puppet Sewing Pattern here. It is available as a digital download so you can start sewing immediately. Each pattern has step by step instructions and free video tutorial. In fact you can watch our free tutorial on how to sew the unicorn puppet right now! Beginner sewists have complimented us on how easy they found our instructions to follow. We recommend using fleece and felt to make our puppets because these fabrics are readily available from craft stores, inexpensive, washable and easy to sew.
What our customers are saying:
“Pattern is well written and easy to follow.”
“These are awesome looking puppets. I love them!”