Unleash your inner artist! Create some wooden spoon snake puppets and explore the possibilities of puppet play!
Wooden Spoon Snakes
Hi there – it’s Stacey from Glued To My Crafts and slithering by with another way to turn ordinary wood craft spoons into one-of-a-kind friends!
Then use your newly created Wooden Spoon Snakes as party decor, garden decorations OR have a fun afternoon full of puppet play with a whole collection of them!
Whatever you decide to do with your finished masterpieces, I hope you enjoy making them! Now let’s grab those craft supplies, check out the tutorial below and get to work on this fun & simple DIY idea!
Happy crafting my friends! Please don’t forget to share pictures of your snake puppets made from spoons, by tagging us on Instagram to see them in action! We can’t wait to hear from you! #gluedtomycrafts
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Do you have some old wooden spoons lying around? Why not turn them into adorable snake puppets with this easy kids craft tutorial!
Craft Supplies:
- Wooden Craft Spoons
- Craft Paint
- Small Paint Brushes
- Red Cardstock Paper
- Small Wiggle Eyes
- School Glue
- Craft Scissors
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Directions:
- First have children paint their spoons however they like. Snakes come in all colors so let your child go wild on this one!
- At this point in time, if desired – add some glitter and school glue on the spine!
- Once done decorating the spoon, set it aside to let it dry completely.
- Next up – cut out some long tongues from the red cardstock {one per snake.}
- To finish off the Wooden Spoon Snake – simply glue the cardstock paper pieces in place and add the wiggle eyes so they can see.
- Then add other embellishments you see fit {like glitter, rhinestones etc.}
- To display, you can add magnets to the back or hot glue some string for easy hanging!
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If you are looking for even MORE easy wooden spoon craft ideas, from Glued To My Crafts, be sure to check out these fun posts listed below.
- Wooden Spoon Bees
- Wooden Spoon Fox
- Wooden Spoon Unicorn
- Wooden Spoon Chefs
- Wooden Spoon Mermaid
- Craft Spoon Cherries
- Wooden Spoon Toy Soldiers
- Wooden Spoon Christmas Friends
Wooden Spoon Snakes
- Craft Paint
Instructions
- First have children paint their spoons however they like. Snakes come in all colors so let your child go wild on this one!
- At this point in time, if desired - add some glitter and school glue on the spine!
- Once done decorating the spoon, set it aside to let it dry completely.
- Next up - cut out some long tongues from the red cardstock {one per snake.}
- To finish off the Wooden Spoon Snake – simply glue the cardstock pieces in place and add the wiggle eyes so they can see.
- Then add other embellishments you see fit {like glitter, rhinestones etc}
- To display, you can add magnets to the back or hot glue some string for easy hanging!
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