Finger Puppets
Kids absolutely love finger puppets... at least mine do. Below you'll find several different printable designs for finger puppets. In other words, all you have to do is print out the pattern, color, cut out, and assemble.
Don't limit yourself to just the patterns below, let your kids get creative and make up their own finger puppets out of materials they have around the house. You'll be surprised at the finger puppets that they'll come up with!
The cups from egg cartons, paper cups, paper bowls, popsicle sticks, pencils, and plastic spoons all make a great start for a finger puppet. Then all you have to do is give it a little character with scraps of felt, yarn, material, fun foam, paper, buttons, etc.
When they're all done, help them put on a play with their new creations!
Printable Finger Puppets
Number Finger Puppets - This is a great way to help children recognize the numbers and count them on their fingers.
Disney Lion King Finger Puppets - Print out the color templates, cut them out, and glue or tape the ends together. Disney also has Winnie the Pooh and Beauty and the Beast.
Town Mouse and Country Mouse - Like most of the others, print, cut out, and glue the ends together. These are from Jan Brett's Book.
Simple Finger Puppets - Print the template, color and cut out. These are the kind of finger puppets where you stick your fingers through the holes to make the legs. This page contains a couple of dinosaurs, elephant, and some nursery rhyme figures.
Film Canister Finger Puppets - When you're ready to load your camera, don't toss out the film canister. The plastic container makes a lively finger puppet that's easy and fun to make. All the dressing materials can probably be found in various drawers and boxes throughout your home.
Lion Finger Puppet - Simply print out the puppet parts and assemble according to the directions.
Rooster Finger Puppet - Print out all the rooster parts. Color and cut out. Glue together according to the directions.
Pig Finger Puppet - Print out the puppet parts on pink paper. Cut out and glue together according to the direction on the template. Cut a long strip of paper and curl around a pencil to make a cute pig tail.
Batty Finger Puppets - These are really easy to make and are a lot of fun for Halloween!
Finger Puppets for Older Kids
Felt Finger Puppets - Although these aren't exactly finger puppets, they are still a lot of fun for older kids to make. You'll find several designs for creating puppets made out of felt and dowels on this page and it includes patterns for a person, a bead headed puppet, a monkey, an elephant, and many others.
President’s Day Finger Puppets - These finger puppets are a little bit cheesy, but I guess they would be a fun craft for the holiday. I had to put them in the "older kids" category because they're made with coins... a choking hazzard for younger kids.
