How to Make Tennis Ball Puppets

How cute are these?

Here is a great little arts and crafts project for the kids to do in class. My son's 3rd grade class set up a little city and each student had to create a product to sell. My son, being a tennis fanatic, created tennis ball puppets and the other kids loved them! Here is how to make them.

Instructions

1. 

   Get a bunch of used tennis balls. Try to find the kind with a logo written only on one side. Cut the tennis balls with a steak knife in between the seams. Put your hand on top of the tennis ball when cutting, then if the knife slips you will not get cut.

2. 

   Make the cut about 2 inches long, not quite half way through the ball. This is the mouth.

3. 

   Stab an inch-long hole in the top of the ball. This hole is for any top decorations you may want to add.

4. 

   Draw silly faces on the balls with a sharpie or marker. Test to be sure it is not the kind of ink that comes off easily. Make some smiling, some sneering.

5. 

   Add decorations to the tops of the balls.

6. 

   Make the tennis puppets talk by squeezing them!

Tips & Warnings

• Never let the kids cut the puppets and be very careful yourself.

Resources

• Rock and Roll Kindergarten