Thumb Wresting Puppets

The fingers of gloves are cut up and given felt masks, adornments and googly eyes to make Mexican inspired thumb wrestlers with chocolate cake moments.

Good for ages 6 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.chocolatecakemoments.com/i-declare-a-thumb-war/

Paper Bag Pirate Puppets

A paper bag is turned into a pirate puppet by drawing on a red striped shirt, and gluing on a black felt beard, and a bandana hat.  Crafts by amanda also glues on felt eyes, mustache, eye patch and hoop earrings. 

Good for ages 9 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://craftsbyamanda.com/paper-bag-pirate-puppet/

Penguin Puppets

Black, white and orange felt is cut into penguin finger puppets with fantastic find.  

Good for ages 7 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://fantasticfind.blogspot.com/2011/01/penguin-finger-puppets.html

Snowmen Hand Puppet

A wool glove is embellished with felt snowmen to make a cute hand puppet with buzzmills.  She even adds colorful hats and scarfs.

Good for ages 7 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://buzzmills.typepad.com/blog/2012/01/five-little-snowmen.html

Nativity Finger Puppets

Felt is cut into finger puppets to make a nativity Christmas play with xoxo grandma.

Good for ages 10 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://xoxograndma.blogspot.com/2014/11/nativity-finger-puppets-free-pattern.html

Gingerbread Puppet

A gingerbread man is cut out of brown paper, given brown icing trim, two buttons, googly eyes and a smile with accucut education.

Good for ages 5 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.accucuteducation.com/IdeasProjectPage.aspx?IdeaId=4198

Christmas Pipe Cleaner Finger Puppets

Pipe cleaners are twirled around to make finger puppets for Xmas with woo jr.  She makes a snowman, santa, reindeer, elf and other Christmas characters.

Good for ages 8 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.woojr.com/christmas-kids-crafts-easy-finger-puppets/ 

Turkey Puppets

Popsicle sticks turn a construction paper turkey into a puppet with play dough and popsicles.  She then adds a colorful silk leaf for the feathers.

Good for ages 5 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.playdoughandpopsicles.com/2015/10/15/incredibly-easy-autumnal-turkey-stick-puppets/

Ghost Finger Puppets

Egg cartons are cut into ghostly shapes, painted white and dried and then given a spooky black marker face with mum bo jumbo.

Good for ages 5 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://mum-bo-jumbo.com/halloween-ghost-finger-puppets/

Halloween Shadow Puppets

Chez beeper bebe has a free template to print shadow puppets.  All you need is thick black paper, straws and tape.

Good for ages 7 and up.

Get the template here:
http://chezbeeperbebe.blogspot.com/2011/10/make-this-halloween-shadow-puppets.html

One perfect day blog shares a witch, cat, bat, spider and ogre.

Get the template here:
http://www.oneperfectdayblog.net/2013/10/03/halloween-craft-for-kids-shadow-puppets/

The crafty crow shares a bat, spider, haunted house, ghosts, pumpkins, a witch and more.

Get the template here:
http://www.thecraftycrow.net/2014/10/halloween-shadow-puppet-printables.html

Pumpkin Finger Puppets

Orange felt is cut into circles with black marker faces added to complete a puppet.  Two daloo then adds a green pipe cleaner stem.

Good for ages 4 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://3dinosaurs.com/wordpress/index.php/five-little-pumpkins-finger-print-jack-o-lantern/

Leaf Puppets

Felt is cut into leaf shapes and glued together to make leaf puppets.  Crafts by amanda then adds googly eyes and smiles.

Good for ages 7 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://craftsbyamanda.com/felt-leaf-finger-puppets/

Paper Finger Puppets

Paper is rolled up to make animal arms and legs with flat paper tummies and faces.  Spoonful shares the details.

Good for ages 10 and up.

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Paper Bag Bug Puppets

Paper bags are colored, given paper eyes and antennae and stripes to create insect puppets.

Good for ages 4 and up.

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Printable Dragon Puppet

Download a printable dragon puppet, color it and cut and tape it together with create in the chaos.

Good for ages 6 and up.

Get the template here:
http://www.createinthechaos.com/printable-dragon-marionette-puppet/

Door Frame Puppet Theater

An open door is covered with a super long piece of felt to make a puppet theater. Made by kasia creates a really elaborate version, but a simpler model could be made with tissue paper.

Good for ages 7 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.madebykasia.com/2011/07/door-frame-puppet-theater-tutorial.html

Felt Finger Puppets

Felt is cut into animal shapes including heads, noses, and ears with the idea room.  She glues them all together and adds googly eyes.

Good for ages 9 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.theidearoom.net/2010/04/felt-finger-puppets-and-tutorial.html

Paper Bag Puppets

Paper bags are dressed up with drawn on clothes, button eyes, and yarn hair to make puppets with projects for preschoolers.

Good for ages 3 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.projectsforpreschoolers.com/paper-bag-puppets/

Paper Bag Cow Puppets

A brown paper bag is turned into a cow with dtlk kids.  She sticks on hooves, a tail, eyes, tummy, horns, ears and mouth.

Good for ages 8 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.dltk-kids.com/animals/mbagcow.htm

Fish Puppets

Paper prints of fish and other ocean animals are sewn together with yarn and turned into a super easy hand puppet for kids with handmade charlotte. 

Good for ages 3 and up.

Get the templates here:
http://www.handmadecharlotte.com/get-fishy-hand-puppets/

3 princesses and a dude use toilet paper tubes and crepe paper, markers and stickers.

Get the instructions here:
http://3princessesand1dude.blogspot.co.uk/2014/09/toilet-roll-craft-fish-puppets.html