Did you know that Dr Seuss’s birthday is coming up on March 2nd? Yup! And every year in celebration of the amazing and iconic children’s book author, everyone gets together to celebrate Read Across America Day. It’s a HUGE nationwide reading event and it is a good excuse to wipe the dust off your books and get lost in the stories!

In honor of the upcoming BIG celebration day, recently we made these fun and recognizable Handprint Thing 1 & 2 Puppets. Perfect for pretend play pieces, reading tools or just because! Did I mention they make for awesome keepsakes as well?!

So whatever you decide to do with your beautiful handmade pieces – I hope you enjoy making them! Happy crafting, my friends!!!

Thing 1 & 2 Craft Supplies:

* White Cardstock
* Jumbo Wavy Popsicle Stick
* Red Craft Paint
* Paint Brush
* Scissors
* School Glue
* Blue Glitter
optional – embellishments like glitter, rhinestones, sequins

Directions:

* First trace your child’s hand on the white cardstock. Repeat for each puppet you want to make {one handprint per puppet, in our case you need TWO for the pair!!!}
* Trim out with scissors.
* Now it’s time for the embellishments on the handprint! Go ahead and draw on a face to the palm of the handprint. Then add glitter to the fingertips for some crazy hair! Shake off the excess glitter and set aside.
* Next grab your red craft paint and popsicle stick {one per puppet} Paint one side of it completely red.
* To finish off the Handprint Thing 1 & 2 Puppets -glue your jumbo popsicle stick to the back of your handprint cardstock piece. Finish off with a circle that say either “1” or “2” on it and set it all aside to let it dry completely before the puppet show!

Love this Handprint Thing 1 & 2 Puppet idea? Be sure to check out our Cat in the Hat Puppet kid craft post for another creative idea in honor of Dr Seuss!!!