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No Sew Book Finger Puppets

February 6, 2012 By Mandy Beyeler 7 Comments


No Sew Book Finger Puppets – tutorial!

Alright everyone – I made it on to Week 2 over at SoYouThinkYou’reCrafty – the theme this week is “Children’s Literature”.  Head over there to VOTE for your favorite (here’s to hoping it’s me!)

You can see my entry over there, but here’s the more expanded version, for you, my awesome readers:

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 I had a hard time deciding what to do this week.  Because I thought a “classic” book or a “Dr. Seuss” book would make a great craft entry.  But my goal for craft competitions is to make something I’d actually make otherwise – you know, not to just craft just because of the competition.   So knowing  I wanted to make something my child  would actually use, I thought I’d use his favorite book.  So his favorite book (Five Little Puppies) is a lame one, but that’s okay because it’s true love with my toddler.  Trevor even asked if I was sure that was the book to pick, but I went with it!

First up, grab said lame book (or a fabulous book of your choice) and some felt to match the characters.  I didn’t have dark brown felt I used dark brown fabric wrapped around felt because was trying to use supplies I had on hand.

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 Then cut a rectangle of felt large enough to wrap around your pinky finger (I figure an adult pinky finger is the same size as kid fingers)

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 Glue one edge with hot glue and overlap the other edge just a bit – then press and hold the glue.

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 Then I ran a dot of glue along the top to seal it shut – here’s that view:

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 For the head I hot glued two circles around the finger part that we just made:

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 Then cut out various facial features, place them on the heads, adjust, and eventually glue into place.

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I outlined a few pieces to give them a little more definition.  You can tell I’m no artist, but I don’t think my toddler cares:

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I waited til I had the camera before I gave him the finger puppets – that way I could catch all of his initial reactions.  (photography note – for better light, I had him playing with them on the front porch because I knew I wanted pictures with great light).  I think his reactions are too cute!!

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The books counts down as several puppies are adopted.  He can follow along to the book with his finger puppets.  It’s so fun to see him act out the story and have him even more involved in the book.  I love that last picture – he’s like “YES! all the puppies are adopted!”
This is a simple and doable craft – it’s NO SEW!!  And it can be tailored to any book – just make the finger puppets to go along with the main characters of whichever book you want to focus on.

Here’s hoping for your vote!!

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About Mandy Beyeler

Mandy is a craft blogger who loves to blog and enjoys all things crafty, sewing, and DIY - she feels that if she can do something, you can too, and provides tutorials to help you along the way. She loves being a mom to 4 awesome kiddos and blogs from the Kansas City Area.

Comments

  1. LeeanneA says

    February 6, 2012 at 1:26 pm

    Those are really cute – I must make some!

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  2. Shannah @ Just Us Four says

    February 6, 2012 at 1:27 pm

    These are really cute and I love that they are no sew! Plus, the idea of using them as a counting tool too is great.

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  3. Christina May Andrews says

    February 7, 2012 at 9:07 am

    These are so ADORABLE. I love the theme finger puppets you do! 🙂

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  4. Melanie @ bear rabbit bear says

    February 8, 2012 at 11:50 am

    These are so cute!

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  5. Kassi Mortensen says

    February 8, 2012 at 5:42 pm

    This is a fun idea! I love ideas that help kids like to read! That last picture is so stinking cute!!!

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  6. Heather at Dragonfly Designs says

    February 8, 2012 at 10:10 pm

    Good luck Mandy!! Super cute!
    xo

    Reply
  7. Anji* says

    June 11, 2012 at 2:27 pm

    So cute! The puppets and your son! What a lovely idea 🙂

    Reply

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