Brighten your day and the days of those you care about by crafting a fun handprint hippopotamus puppet with your kiddos! Let your creativity run wild and have some quality time too.
Paper Hippo Puppet Craft
Are you looking for a creative craft project that your kids will love? Maybe you want something that doubles as a keepsake as well? Well we have the perfect idea for you today – a handprint hippo puppet!
It’s easy to make, and will no doubt provide hours of entertainment for little crafters. Not only is it a fun way for your kids to express their creativity and show off their artistic skills, but it’s also an excellent educational opportunity for teachers & parents!
Not only will this give you an opportunity to bond with your child as you help them recreate our tutorial but it’s also a great way to get their creativity flowing and introduce them to simple art techniques like tracing, cutting, painting, and gluing.
This handprint puppet craft allows kids a chance use their imagination while they make something very unique. Whether you’re looking for summer fun or teaching a unit in school on mammals, this little hippo activity can be adapted easily into whatever adventure you have planned.
So gather up some supplies and let’s start making memories! You can find EVERYTHING you need to know, in the full instructions below!
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This fun and easy handprint hippo paper craft is perfect for kids of all ages! Just download our freebie and help your child recreate one today by following our simple directions below!
Craft Supplies:
- Colored Cardstock Paper
- White Cardstock Paper
- Hippo Printable – on our landing page
- Paint Crayons
- Scissors
- Glue Stick
- Jumbo Popsicle Sticks
- Small Googly Eyes
Directions:
- First pick a hand – any hand will do!
- Lay it flat on your choice of colored cardstock paper.
- Trace around your hand with a marker.
- Go ahead and trim out the traced design you just made.
- Repeat for each puppet you want to make today {you need ONE paper handprint cutout per hippo puppet.}
- Now it’s time for the head embellishment! Take your printed printable and decorate one of the head designs however you like. Ideally you want it to match the color of your handprint cutout.
- When done, trim out the head piece and set aside the remaining paper for repeating the craft later on.
- Now grab your two paper cutouts and the jumbo popsicle stick.
- Start off by gluing the handprint cutout to the wood stick. This is done by simply putting a dab of glue on the finger in the middle and then placing it on one end of the popsicle stick.
- Follow that up by gluing the hippo head shape where the thumb would be.
- To finish off the Handprint Hippo – glue on the wiggle eyes in place.
- At this point in time you can add other embellishments to make cute handprint stand out from the crowd!
- Then set it all aside to let it dry completely before the puppet show!
- Don’t forget to save them after you play, in a scrapbook for safekeeping!
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Happy crafting my friends!!! Hopefully your crafty plans are hippo-tastic because of this amazing art project idea you found on Glued To My Crafts just now!
Handprint Hippopotamus Craft
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