Chef Puppets Made From Wooden Spoons

Calling all my young aspiring crafty cooks! Today’s wooden spoon chef puppet tutorial is extra PERFECT for you! We are going turn ordinary wood craft spoons into one-of-a-kind “cooking” friends. I promise you it’s super easy to recreate! All it takes is just a little painting and gluing to bring your new kitchen pals to life!

Then use your newly created chef friends made from wooden spoons for festive kitchen decor OR for some an afternoon fun of puppet play with him!

Whatever you decide to do with your finished painted spoon masterpieces, I hope you enjoy “baking” them up! Find all the crafty details below in the full wooden spoon puppet tutorial from us!

Happy crafting my friends! Don’t forget to share picture of your wood spoon chef puppets on our Facebook page when you are done making them. I can’t wait to see how you give your chef friend it’s own personality! #gluedtomycrafts

PAIR YOUR CHEF PUPPETS WITH —> Popsicle Stick Cupcake Bakers

Craft Supplies:

Wooden Craft Spoons – one per chef puppet
Paint Pens {or paint brushes & craft paint}
Black Cardstock Paper
White Cardstock Paper
Chef Paper Punch
School Glu
optional materials – other embellishments like small bows, rhinestones, glitter etc.

Directions:

First the fun part! Have children draw {or paint} the handle of the wooden spoon however they like to represent the body.
Once done, set aside to let it dry completely.
While children are working on that – punch out a chef hat and mustache out of your cardstock, using the paper punch {or restyle it and cut it out by hand}
To finish off the Wooden Spoon Chef – simply glue the paper pieces to the wooden spoon and add other embellishments you see fit {like glitter, rhinestones etc.}
To display, you can add magnets to the back, stick it in a flower pot or hot glue some string for easy hanging!

PAIR YOUR PUPPETS WITH OUR —> Paper Plate Baker Tutorial

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Print This Tutorial

Tools:

Paint Pens {or paint brushes & craft paint}
Chef Paper Punch
School Glue

Supplies:

1 Wooden Spoon
Cardstock Paper

Instructions:

First the fun part! Have children draw {or paint} the handle of the wooden spoon however they like to represent the body.
Once done, set aside to let it dry completely.
While children are working on that – punch out a chef hat and mustache out of your cardstock, using the paper punch {or restyle it and cut it out by hand}
To finish off the Wooden Spoon Chef – simply glue the paper pieces to the wooden spoon and add other embellishments you see fit {like glitter, rhinestones etc.}
To display, you can add magnets to the back, stick it in a flower pot or hot glue some string for easy hanging!

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