Here are some puppets I made for a senior project in college. I got them out again for my kids and we put on a puppet show. I’m glad I get the chance to play with them again with my preschoolers.
Here is a picture of the princess with her ball by the well.
This is a picture of the frog sitting on top of the well.
This is a close up of the frog puppet. Here is really a prince. Can you see the lace on his neck?
Here is a picture of the well prop. I made it from a plastic tub for margarine or something like that. It is painted to look like a well in a garden. There is a hole in the middle for the frog to peek out of and the ball to fall down into the well.
This is the king puppet. He is dressed in gold and mauve.
This is the princess puppet. She has a pink and gold dress and a little bit of mauve on her headpiece.
This is the maid puppet. She works in the palace.
Here is the handsome prince, who was once the frog.
Here is a video of the puppet show we did with these fairy tale character puppets. It’s the story of the princess and the frog and how the princess makes a promise to the frog and what happens next. You can make or buy these fairy tales character puppets and put on a puppet show of your own with your preschoolers.
Melissa and Doug make some great puppets. Here’s one that is a make your own princess puppet.
Melissa & Doug Make Your Own Princess Puppet
Have fun!
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Change of Seasons – A Puppet Show for the First Day of Autumn : : Preschool Puppets
Here is a fun puppet project idea for preschoolers to do in the classroom or at home to celebrate the first day of autumn and learn more about the seasons.
You can put on a simple puppet show about how trees grow and change over the four seasons. You can show children how the tree grows in the spring and the buds and flowers appear. Then in summer the sun, rain and soil bring nourishment to the tree and the leaves get full and green. When autumn comes the leaves change color and fall to the ground as the tree prepares to store energy for the winter ahead.
You can have each child make their own tree stick puppet with the different color leaves or put on a show for them with a tree puppet that is a plush hand puppet.
Tree Puppet – Four Seasons
Some other ideas to add to your puppet show are to have a sun puppet, a rain cloud puppet, a bird puppet that can sing in the tree or a winter wind and snow cloud puppet.
Adding some music to your presentation can give the children an appreciation for classical music. A good choice for this show is Vivaldi’s Four Seasons the Autumn movement.
Have fun!
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How to Sew Bath Mitt Puppets: Cute Animal Washcloths to Make for Kids
How to Sew Bath Mitt Puppets
Cute Animal Washcloths to Make for Kids
Nov 6, 2008 Christy Jones
You can download free patterns for six different bath mitt puppets, including a duck, bunny, bear, dog, cat, and sheep, from Puppetpub. Although it’s easiest to sew the puppets by machine using a zigzag stitch, you can also sew them by hand.
To make one bath mitt puppet, you’ll need two washcloths, or one hand towel sized dish cloth. You can often find inexpensive washcloths at discount stores and sales.
To add faces and pink ears to the bath mitt puppets, you’ll also need scraps of non-raveling fabric, such as fleece or velour. You can also buy cheap pieces of colored felt at most fabric and craft stores.
Supplies:
- two washcloths
- matching thread
- scraps of dark fabric for eyes
- scraps of pink fabric for nose and ears (optional)
- scrap of orange fabric for duck bill (optional)
- pins
- scissors
- sewing needle
- sewing machine
Cut Out the Bath Mitt Puppets
- Download, print, and cut out the free bath mitt puppet patterns.
- Line up the lower edge of the bath mitt puppet body with the finished edge of the washcloth or towel.
- Pin the pattern to the washcloth and cut around it. Cut a second bath mitt puppet body the same way.
Note: If your material doesn’t have a finished edge, you’ll need to zigzag stitch along the lower edge of each puppet piece, or hem the lower edges.
Make the Bath Mitt Puppet Faces
- Cut two small squares of dark fabric the size you want the eyes. Round off the corners of the squares to turn them into small circles.
- Position the eyes on the face of one of the bath mitt puppet pieces.
- Cut a nose from pink fabric, or a duck bill from orange fabric, and position it on the puppet’s face.
- Hand stitch the eyes and nose or duck bill to the puppet’s face using a whipstitch, or stitch around them using a narrow zigzag stitch on a sewing machine.
Make the Bath Mitt Puppet Ears
- Cut two ears from scraps of leftover washcloth fabric. Flip the pattern over and cut two more ears for the other side of the puppet’s head.
- Cut one inner ear from pink fabric (optional) for the bunny, bear, cat, or sheep puppets. Flip the pattern over and cut a second pink inner ear. Position the pink ears on two of the washcloth ear pieces, and zigzag stitch around the edges of the pink fabric.
- Place the ears with the pink on top of the plain ear pieces and pin them together. Zigzag stitch around the edges of each ear to hold the layers together.
Sew the Bath Mitt Puppets
- Place the front and back of the bath mitt puppet together, lining them up along the edges, so that both the front and back are right side out. Insert the lower edges of the ears, if any, between the layers of the puppet’s head.
- Pin the front and back of the puppet together. Make sure to catch the ears in the pins.
- Zigzag stitch around the sides and top of the bath mitt puppet, close to the edges, leaving the lower edge open.
You can use the bath mitts during tub time just like regular washcloths, or you can use them as puppets to tell a story. Kids can also play with the bath mitt puppets as they learn to wash themselves and enjoy time in the tub.
Copyright Christy Jones. Contact the author to obtain permission for republication.
For more great ideas on puppets for preschoolers visit http://www.preschool-puppets.com
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