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Puppets and Pals

Puppets and Pals

Turn plain paper plates into puppets with personality. Bring them to life with yarn hair and your imagination!

Ages: 8 and up, 6 and up

CIY Staff

Create It Yourself

Supplies Needed

Gather all the supplies needed to bring your craft ideas to life! From paints and markers to glue and scissors, our crafts section has everything to spark creativity and make every project truly special.

  • Crayons
  • Glue
  • Craft Sticks
  • Paper Plate(s)
  • Ribbon
  • Yarn

Steps

  • Step 1

    Make a face! Using Crayola® Multicultural Crayons, draw a face on the center of a small paper plate. Add eyes, nose, mouth, eyebrows, and/or freckles with Crayola Crayons. Use your imagination to make facial expressions such as happy, sad, surprised, or angry.

  • Step 2

    Create a hair style. Use latch-hook rug yarn or ask an adult to cut yarn for hair. Arrange yarn in any style and attach it to your puppet with Crayola School Glue. Glue or tie on hair ribbons if you wish. Air-dry the glue.

  • Step 3

    Add finishing touches. To give each puppet’s face a shape, tear away any extra paper plate. Glue a craft stick to the back of the puppet for a handle. Air-dry the glue before you put on your first show.

Crafts

CIY Staff Tips

Use your imagination and have fun making your craft as creative as you are—there’s no wrong way to do it!

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