Finger puppet fun
By Veronique Christensen — Monday, July 9th, 2007
All this felt sure has gone a long way these past few days, and there’s still a bunch left over for more crafty goodness. Not bad for under $5!
On Saturday morning Maggie asked if she could make finger puppets. This was so easy, I couldn’t say no (and I do say no pretty often, I have to if I want to keep my sanity, or have a few minutes of nothingness).
We measured her index finger and I cut out a whole-lotta felt squares to be folded in half and sewn along the top and length — leaving the bottom open. Once stitched we turned the puppets inside out so to hide the seams.
Next up, I dumped a pile of fabric scraps and random adornments including googly eyes, feathers, yarn and pretty flowers. I then handed her the fabric glue and let her have at it. It was a glorious mess and a wonderful (quiet) frenzy of creative activity that lasted at least an hour.
Bjorn watched from the sidelines for a while and finally stepped in to make his own. When he got bored (tired?) of sewing his bodies, I took over so he could get to the fun part — decorating!
On Sunday they literally spent hours making up stories and creating their cardboard stage and sets. And in the afternoon we had family theater time to view their 1/2 planned, 1/2 improv productions. Lets just say they both had a lot of blood and gore (I might have to have a talk with them about that!).
Thank you for the great ideas! Love your blog!
So great, can’t wait till my kids are big enough for that…
what fun puppets and great entertainment for the whole family.
What googly eyed gorgeousness!
What a wonderful idea! They look lovely!