Finger Puppets – for Kids to Make

If you are looking for fun paper craft activities to keep your kids occupied, these fun finger puppets will be a great paper craft project for kids to make at school or on holidays.

Paper Finger Puppets – Elephant and Lion

Making animal finger puppets can be a fascinating activity for young children.

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Elephant and Lion Finger Puppets
Elephant and Lion Finger Puppets

As we see in this video, children will have endless fun coloring in to create fun animal finger puppets.

Get the whole family involved in finger puppet making. 

To make a super-easy finger puppet, watch the video below to see your finger puppet come alive!

Animal Finger Puppets

This is a great project for teachers or parents and grandparents to involve young children in creating their own puppet toy.

 

 

What you will need…

Materials you will need to make these finger puppets with paper…

  • Colored cardstock.

    • 1 gray square 5” x 5”

    • 1 yellow square 5” x 5”

  • Colored markers

  • 1 pencil

  • 1 adult scissors

  • 1 child scissors

  • Hole punch

  • Protection sheet for table

  • Round bowl (smaller than 5″ in diameter)

Instructions for making your Elephant and Lion Finger Puppets…

  • With the aid of the plastic bowl that’s smaller than the square, trace a circle on each piece of colored paper

  • Elephant.

    • From my sketch in the video, draw eyes, ears and trunk

    • Draw 2 circles at the bottom and cut holes to put fingers through.  Make sure the holes are close enough together for the child’s fingers

    • Poke a hole in the middle of each circle and carefully cut out the circle (or use a hole punch) either side of the elephant’s trunk

  • Lion

    • Draw a wiggly line around the lion’s head and draw eyes and nose in pencil

    • Start cutting carefully around the elephant’s head and ears and the lion’s head

  • Check holes are large enough for your child’s fingers

  • Allow each child to freely color their own finger puppets

  • Now, placing the child’s fingers in the holes, you can play with the elephant and lion puppets, using different voices for each animal.

  • Have fun pretending that the animals are talking to each other and walking around.

Elephant and Lion Finger Puppets
Elephant and Lion Finger Puppets

Have fun with your finger puppets! 

Children like to pretend and can use different voices for each animal. This develops their imagination skills.

 

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