Walk-to-School Finger Puppets

Who walks with you to school? Are you on a walking school bus? Learn your route with these finger puppets!

1. Do you walk to school? Have you ever heard of a walking school bus? It has a route and kids, but no bus or driver. Communities set these up for children who live close to their school. It makes sure kids walk to and from school safely. An assigned adult supervises the walk. The walking school bus picks up registered children along the way.

2. Make some finger puppets for your own pretend walking school bus. Draw your walkers' bodies (no legs) with Crayola® Crayons on a recycled file folder. With Crayola Scissors, cut out your walkers.

3. To make legs on each walker, draw two circles next to each other at the bottom. Make sure the circles are large enough for your fingers to fit through and move around. Ask an adult to help you cut out the circles.

4. Dress your puppets for warm weather, cold days, or rain. Make hair from yarn if you like. Cut out construction paper umbrellas and backpacks. Attach them to your puppets with Crayola School Glue. Dry.

5. For even more fun, draw a street map on a large paper. Walk your school bus kids to school!

Adult supervision is required for any arts & crafts project.

Scissors—ATTENTION: The cutting edges of scissors are sharp and care should be taken whenever cutting or handling. Blunt-tip scissors should be used only by children 4 years and older. Pointed-tip scissors should be used only by children 6 years and older.

String-Like Materials—Includes string, raffia, lacing, yarn, ribbon, and other similar material. Children 3 years and younger should not be given any string-like material that is longer than 12 inches. Close adult supervision is essential whenever children use string-like material. When crafts are to be worn around the necks of children 8 years and younger, attach the ends of the “string-like material” with clear adhesive tape, which allows easy release of the bond if the craft becomes entangled or caught on equipment. For children older than 8 years, the ends of the “string-like material” may be tied and knotted.

Emergency Workers

Magnificent Memories Sketch Book

Butterfly Puppet Party Bags

Crafts

crayola supplies

• Crayons
• Blunt-Tip Scissors

household supplies

• yarn (optional)
• recycled file folders

"At my daughter's birthday party, we polished fingernails to be shoes for their walking puppets."
Desiree E., mom of 4-, 6-, and 10-year-olds.

"Kids made these puppets into dancers on the first day of ballet class. What a perfect icebreaker!"
Minette W., dance instructor.

Did you know that a Canadian study found that children are more likely to be injured when their parents drive them to school than when they walk? Car passengers are more likely to be hurt due to traffic accidents than are walkers.