Come church time, Avrie is all about being loud and active. I made these little guys for her church bag to help distract her and she loves them! We also practice animal sounds with them.
here's how:
Materials needed:
sissors
felt in all different color varities
small googly eyes
hot glue
sewing (optional, you can use hot glue instead)
1. You need to cut out two pieces of felt that are the same shape into a semi-oval shape. Make sure the semi-oval shape will fit over a child's finger.
2.Next, you will need to sew the two pieces of felt together around the curve of the semi-circle. Keep the stitches close together. **If your looking for a faster method and don't want to whip out your sewing machine, I just hot glued mine. Do not sew or glue the bottom of the felt pieces, as this is where the child will insert his finger into the puppet.
3. If you decided to sew your puppets, once you have sewn the puppet together, turn it inside out. This way you will not see the seams of the thread.
4. Add details to your puppet by using felt to cut out eyes, a nose, a mouth, buttons and other details. I used googly eyes for my puppets eyes and glued them on. Use strands of yarn for hair. Add these parts using tacky glue or a hot-glue gun, as regular glue will not work well to hold the pieces together. Basically, you create your animals to look how you want them too!
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