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Bug Finger Puppet
Follow these instructions and make a variety of finger puppet bugs. Why not make one for each finger.

Busy Bee Puppet
From your About.com guide, make this unique puppet using a glove, paper plate, and a few other supplies. It looks like a bee sitting on a flower!

Cardboard Roll Puppets
From your About.com guide, use your imagination and toilet paper rolls to design your own puppets.

Cardboard Roll Puppet
See a picture of the Cardboard Roll Puppet craft by William Sack.

Caterpillar Puppet
From your About.com guide, turn an old sock into a colorful caterpillar.

CD Daisy Puppet
From your About.com guide, create a fun toy using a cd, paper plate, and a sock!

CD Daisy Puppet Photo
See a picture of the CD Daisy Puppet craft by Janel Ellison.

CD Daisy Puppet Photo
See a picture of the CD Daisy Puppet craft by Danielle's Daisy Scouts.

Cow Puppet
From your About.com guide, a fun puppet made from a paper bag.

Crawling Spider Puppet
From your About.com guide - Make this cute puppet using an old stretchy glove!

Elephant Puppet
From your About.com guide, make this puppet by using a paper plate.

Finger Puppet Duck
See a full color photo of this fun craft!

Finger Puppet Guy
See a full color photo of this fun craft!

Finger Puppets
From your About.com guide, make a variety of finger puppets using film container.

Garden Glove Puppets
Use these creative ideas to make puppets using a garden glove.

How to Make Shadow Puppets
Teach your kids to have fun without their toys by bringing shadows to life. See how to make a dog, swan, and bunny rabbit with nothing but your hands, light, and a little imagination.

Lion Finger Puppet
See a full color photo of this fun craft!

Making Shadow Puppets
A creative alternative to shadow puppets using only your hands! This book contains instructions to make fun puppets, portable screens, easy scenery, and more.

Paper Bag Puppets
From your About.com guide, this is an easy craft for all ages. Make puppets using paper lunch bags.

Pilgrim Puppets
From your About.com guide, put on your own puppet show with these toilet tissue roll puppets.

Puppet Making Books
Jump into the art af making puppets with these interesting books. Find out how you can create everything from shadow puppets to fancy marionettes.

Puppet Making Kits
Puppets are a great tool everyone can use to stretch their imagination. If you also create your own puppets, props, and stages it is a wonderful way to express your creativity. These puppet making kits come with everything you need to create your own puppet shows.

Puppet Stand
From your About.com guide, a great idea shared by a visitor.

Simple Lamb Puppet
From your About.com guide, an easy puppet made with a paper lunch bag and cotton balls.

Sock Puppet
See a full color photo of this fun craft!

Toothy Puppet
From your About.com guide, an easy craft using a paper plate and packing peanuts.

Ballerina Marionette
Make a ballerina using paper, a printer, string, paper, and needle and thread.

Bath Tub Puppet
An easy sewing project that would make a great gift.

Blue Boy Puppet
This page teaches how to make a 'mouth and rod' puppet. Some sewing required.

Coat Hanger Friends
Make unique puppets using wire hangers and nylons.

Family Mitten Puppet
Adorable! Use an orphaned glove and a few miscellaneous craft scraps to create this unique puppet.

Famous Literary and Puppet Characters
Play this game and guess who these puppets are.

Frog Paper Bag Puppets
Make an easy project using these directions and printable templates.

Frog Puppets
Make this bank using a cardboard peant or potato chip container with a lid.

Huggie Lamb Puppet
Create a couple of lamb puppets using felt and a few other supplies!

Jim Henson Creature Shop - Muppets
Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, and all of their friends have their own site.   Experience the magic of The Muppets.

Leprechaun Puppet
Make this cute craft using a paper lunch bag.

Make A Sock-A-Saurus
Make a dinosaur puppet out of a sock.

Makin's Clay Bear Puppets
Bring story time telling to life with this fun finger puppet.

Perler Scout Puppets
Make people with perler beads and hot glue on a craft stick for super puppets the kids will love.

Pop-Up Pumpkin Puppet
Make a make a basic pop-up puppet using a cup, craft stick, and a few other supplies.

Pumpkin Puppet
Suggestions for creating an easy puppet.

Puppets Around the World
It's actually a site to order a book, but it's got some good ideas for making simple puppets.

Snowflake Finger Puppets
Use this printable pattern to make these finger puppets. It also includes a fun fingerplay to use with your puppets.

Storybook Characters Finger Puppets
Lend a touch of magic to your storytime with these wonderful finger puppets.

Types of Puppets
  Have you ever wondered how Kermit the Frog moves?  This site will tell you that and more.

Vietnamese Water Puppets
These puppets actually walk on water!