Calling all my young crafters! We are going to transform the ordinary kitchen utensil into wooden spoon Christmas friends today! All it takes is some craft paint, felt and a little imagination!
Keep scrolling for the full tutorial that is simply striking for the holiday season!
Reindeer, Santa & Snowman Spoon Puppets
Come one, come all – we are going to turn an ordinary wood craft spoon into a one-of-a-kind HOLIDAY friends! Today we are sharing a collection of Santa, his reindeer and snowman friend he might come across on his Christmas Eve adventures!
You can use your newly created Wooden Spoon Christmas Friend for festive kitchen decor OR for some an afternoon fun of puppet play with him! Heck – you could even bring them into story time or a classroom setting for even more holiday fun!
Whatever you decide to do with your finished snowman, Santa and reindeer puppet masterpieces, I hope you enjoy crafting them up! Find all the details below in our step-by-step tutorial!
Happy crafting, my dear friends! Don’t forget to share a few pictures of your new wooden Christmas friend creations on our Glued To My Crafts Facebook page! #gluedtomycrafts
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Kids love to play in the kitchen with wooden spoons, so why not turn your wooden spoon into a festive friend? This is an easy DIY craft project that kids will enjoy. Your child can also use his new friend for puppet play!
Craft Supplies:
- Wooden Spoons
- Paint Pens or Craft Paint
- Craft Felt
- White Cotton Balls
- Small Wiggle Eyes
- Hot Glue Gun
- Embellishments
Directions:
- Wooden Spoon Snowman Puppet – paint the wooden spoon completely white. Then add felt snowman embellishments that you hot-glue. on.
- Wooden Spoon Santa Puppet – first the handle is painted completely red for his suit. Then you can hot glue on cotton balls, wiggle eyes and a felt hat on the larger portion of the spoon.
- Wooden Spoon Reindeer Puppet – for this one, the spoon is painted completely brown and then you got hot glue felt embellishments with a red nose & wiggle eyes to the larger portion of the spoon.
Celebrate this festive time of year with our easy step-by-step kid craft tutorials & make memories that will last a lifetime!
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