Cold weather is here and kids will be spending more time in
the house. I never wanted my kids to spend too much time in front of the TV so
I came up with things they can do to keep busy and have fun.
With a little prep work on your part, here is an idea that
even your older ones may have fun with. These finger puppets are so easy to
make.
Step 1 – Ahead of time get pieces of felt. You can get some
felt squares at the craft store and they do not cost much. Now lay your finger
down on a piece of paper and trace around it. Best to use your pinky finger if
your children are little, use your ring finger if they are a little older. Cut out the shape and use this for your base
pattern. Cut out a bunch of finger shapes and whip stich two pieces together so
it fits on their finger.
Step 2 – Cut out a bunch of little square and circles, for
eyes ad noses, cut a long skinny strip and then cut it into little ones to use
for a mouth, now cut a little wider strips for arms, some wool for hair, some
hat shapes and so on. If the kids are old enough they can cut out shapes
themselves too.
Step 3 – Give each
child a small dish with some white glue in it. Each child must have their own
dish. This way there is no, he has the glue, I want the glue and so on. If you
have more than one child you know what I mean.
Step 4 – Give them a bunch of sewn together finger puppet
bases and let their imagination run wild. Show them how to glue and they will
be doing it in a second. You can suggest themes like aliens, or silly people,
or purple people or anything like that.
I have done this with a group of kids, (30 3rd
graders), and they were great. They had so much fun. They laugh and play and
while they are doing this fun craft, you can run to the sofa and have a hot cup
of tea and relax for 10 min. Thanks for reading and if there are any questions
give me a shout.
