How to Make Felt Finger Puppets

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Felt Finger Puppets

Small children love puppets of all sorts. You can make these cute felt finger puppets and let children use their imaginations to play with them.

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Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

Pieces of felt
Strands of yarn
Needle and thread
Tacky glue
Scissors

Step 1

Making felt finger puppets is fun. First, 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.
Step 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. Do not sew the bottom of the felt pieces, as this is where the child will insert his finger into the puppet.
Step 3

Once you have the puppet sewn together, turn it inside out. This way you will not see the seams of the thread.
Step 4

Add details to your puppet by using felt to cut out eyes, a nose, a mouth, buttons and other details. 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.