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Craft Stick Handprint Christmas Puppets

Paper & Craft Stick Handprint Christmas Puppets - Kid Craft

Paper & Craft Stick Christmas Handprint Puppets

Kids feeling a little bored this winter season? No worries! With today’s crafty idea YOU and your child can have a full on live entertaining show in the living room with our simple Handprint Christmas Puppets kid craft idea!

This kid friendly activity is PERFECT for children of ALL ages and honestly has no real rules or a wrong way to do it! With complete customization at your child’s fingertips there is sure to be endless fun with this one!

So don’t be scared! The full holiday craft tutorial can be found below and the supplies are inexpensive & probably hiding in your home right now {hello easy!} So let’s get to creating and making some awesome memories!

Happy crafting my friends! Please don’t forget to share pictures of your child’s finished handprint holiday puppet creations on our Facebook wall. I can’t wait to see what they design! : ) #gluedtomycrafts

PAIR YOUR PUPPETS WITH —> Craft Foam Snowman

Paper & Craft Stick Handprint Christmas Puppets - Kid Craft

Handprint Christmas Puppets

These craft stick handprint puppets are a fun and easy way to get into the Christmas spirit! Your kids will love making them.

Craft Supplies:

  • Colored Cardstock Paper {red for Santa, brown for a reindeer, green for a tree}
  • Pen/Marker
  • Basic Craft Scissors
  • School Glue or Glue Stick
  • Jumbo Popsicle Sticks
  • Cotton Balls – for the Santa puppet
  • Wiggle Eyes
  • Embellishments

Directions:

  • First trace your child’s hands on the cardstock paper.
  • Repeat for each puppet you want to make {you need one handprint cutout per Christmas puppet – red for Santa, brown for a reindeer, green for a tree}
  • Trim out the drawn handprint design out with scissors.
  • Now it’s time for the embellishments! For the Santa – add a cotton ball beard on the fingertips. For the tree – add sequins all over. And for the reindeer – add cardstock antlers to the thumb.
  • To finish off the Handprint Christmas Puppets -glue your jumbo popsicle sticks to the back of each pieces to make it easy for puppet play.
  • Then set it all aside to let it dry completely before the show!

RELATED POST —> Popsicle Stick Reindeer Gnome

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As an added BONUS to today’s tutorial, here is another idea that is perfect AFTER Christmas! Take a white handprint cutout and turn it into a SNOWMAN puppet!

Be sure to also check out these fun posts, from Glued To My Crafts, for even MORE crafty inspiration to add to your holiday plans:

Paper Plate Gingerbread House
Popsicle Stick Nutcracker
Popsicle Stick Angels
Handprint Christmas Napkins
Potato Stamped Ornaments
Clothespin Snowmen Puppets
Chalk Art Santa
Cupcake Liner Santa Cards
Popsicle Stick Christmas TreesStacey

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