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10 Dragon Crafts for Kids

Chinese New Year paper dragon craft
Classified: Mom

printable dragon mask to color
Alphamom

dragon made from an egg carton
Activity Village

Chinese New Year dragon puppet
Activity Village

Chinese New Year paper chain dragon
Naturally Educational

paper hand print dragon craft
Paper Crafts for Children

Chinese New Year dragon puppet
Krokotak

paper dragon for preschoolers
Easy Preschool Crafts For Kids

paper cup flying dragon
Jellyfish Jelly for Sun Scholars

dragon pear snack
Almost Unschoolers

01/18/2012 in 12+ years old, 18 mos to 2 years old, 3 - 5 years old, 6 - 12 years old, All Ages, Animals & Bugs, Building/3 Dimensional, Chinese New Year Crafts, Crafts, Cultural & World Crafts, Family, Group, Homeschooling, Paper Crafts, Puppets, Themes | Permalink | Comments (1)

Paper Hand Puppets

Krokotak shows you how to make
these easy paper hand puppets that will get you
started on a whole menagerie of characters.

01/03/2012 in 3 - 5 years old, 6 - 12 years old, Animals & Bugs, Crafts, Family, Free & Fun Crafts, Group, Paper Crafts, Party Ideas, Puppets, Toys to Make | Permalink | Comments (2)

Free Printable Christmas Finger Puppets

Visit Meyamo to get this free finger puppet printable.
These would be perfect for a Christmas party
or to slip into an advent calendar

12/13/2011 in 12+ years old, 18 mos to 2 years old, 3 - 5 years old, 6 - 12 years old, Christmas Crafts, Family, Free & Fun Crafts, Group, Last Minute, Party Ideas, Printables & Downloads, Puppets | Permalink | Comments (0)

Halloween Papier Mache Puppets

The always lovely Mer Mag shares how she made
these wonderful Halloween puppets but the technique
could be adapted for any occasion.

10/27/2011 in 12+ years old, Crafts, Family, Gifts to Make, Group, Halloween Crafts, Homeschooling, Papier Mache, Parent Made, Puppets, Sewing & Stitchery, Textiles, Toys to Make | Permalink | Comments (0)

Spoon Puppets

Krokotak shares a great collection of spoon
dolls - there aren't any instructions but these are
simple enough to figure out on your own.

08/25/2011 in 18 mos to 2 years old, 3 - 5 years old, 6 - 12 years old, Crafts, Dollmaking, Family, Free & Fun Crafts, Group, Inside, Puppets, Recycled Crafts, Toys to Make, Wood Crafts | Permalink | Comments (2)

Book Craft Round-Up

The Very Hungry Caterpillar
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The Happy Wanderer:
pretend play cardboard fruits

Ten Black Dots
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The Little Red Hen:
fun with dots

I'm The Biggest Thing in the Ocean
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Whatever:
giant paper squids

Elmer's Special Day
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Clean Mama:
learning about patterns

Five Little Ducks
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Picklebums:
duck puppet printables

Jump, Frog, Jump!
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The Art Annex:
jumping frog play diorama

Eric Carle
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Tinker Lab:
paste paper collage

Katy No-Pocket
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The Barn of Opportunity:
jean pocket bags

It Looked Like Spilt Milk Board Book
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A Mom With A Lesson Plan:
cloud prints

06/27/2011 in 18 mos to 2 years old, 3 - 5 years old, 6 - 12 years old, Animals & Bugs, Collage, Crafts, Family, Free & Fun Crafts, Group, Homeschooling, Inside, Literature Based Projects, Paint, Paper Crafts, Pretend Play, Printables & Downloads, Printmaking, Puppets, Recycled Crafts, Textiles, Themes, Tutorials | Permalink | Comments (4)

A Book & A Craft: "Stick Man"
and Stick Puppets!

The lovely family of Se7en+1 is sharing one of their
favorite books, Stick Man, and showing you how to
make adorable stick puppets!

We received a board book by Julia Donaldson for a gift in
the mail a couple of years and we never looked back. We
have been in love with her great writing and rhyming
ever since. We love reading and re-reading them, and
never tire of the build up to the inevitable twist in the
tale... you know something is going to happen you
can just never guess what!!!

Stick Man is the story of a family man... the Stick Man
who lives with his wife and three kids in a tree. And he
gets into all sorts of sticky scrapes... a dog plays with
him, a giggle of girls use him for pooh sticks, a goose
thinks he is a great part for his nest... and as he escapes
one escapades he is launched straight into the next one...
endless escapades, all the while getting further from
home and his family tree. And a catchy chorus that your
kids will quickly pick up and chant as you read: "I'm Stick
Man, I am Stick Man, I'm Stick Man that's me. Will I
never get back to my Family Tree?" So we made a couple
of Stick Men dingly dangly finger puppets...

We gathered a long straight stick from the hedge. You
will either need to find appropriate sticks or get a
responsible person to cut your stick into usable bits.

You will need four nails and a cup-hook
for your stickman.

We popped them in the vice and gave everyone
a chance to hammer.

And threaded some string through the cup hook and
added a piece of string with a loop, large enough to poke
a small finger through it, in the other end of the string.

Then popped a face onto each little stick.

And we were done...

Well almost done...

We needed a bit of color:

We began again... and we used acrylic paints.

And put them together in just the same way...

And we had a bunch of stickmen finger
puppets dancing on their strings...

Some puppets weren't dancing so much, but they were
played with for hours!!!

Thank You Crafty Crow for the opportunity to
join you in your month of favorite books...
with love from the gang at: