How to Make Puppets

Puppets are a great tool everyone can use to stretch their imagination. Puppets can be made using any supplies you like. You can experiment with socks, gloves, household packages, and just about anything else. Design your own puppet crafts and then submit it to be included here!

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

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!

Kara VanWinkle shares the directions and a photo of a castle she made for her nephew using a large cardboard box a television set came in.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

use these craft instructions to make your own finger puppet that looks like a duck.

From your About.com guide, instructions to make a echidna finger puppet out of a paper plate.

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

Use these craft instructions to make your own finger puppets that look like people.

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

Character toys make a child's imagination flourish. Learn how to make some basic felt finger puppets that you can adapt to any character you want.

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.

Follow these directions to make a fun, jumping spider puppet.

Start out by making a lion finger puppet and then use the same techniques to make other animals and even people. Your whole family can take turns putting on fun puppet shows.

This how-to craft video shows you how to make a marionette.

Watch this how-to video and discover how you can turn an ordinary frame into a fun finger puppet theater.

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

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

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

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

Follow these instructions to make a Christmas Santa Claus puppet using a paper lunch bag.

Kathryn explains how she transformed an orphaned glove into a fun puppet.

Not only will kids will love creating their own sock characters using a variety of craft supplies, this is a great way to use up any orphaned socks you might have laying around.

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

This step-by-step how-to video shows you how to make your own fancy cardboard box puppet stage.

This video tutorial shows you how to make a puppet out of a cardboard tube.

This instructional video shoes you how to make a fun puppet out of an odd sock.

Learn how you can use a variety of recyclables to craft puppets.

Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, and all of their friends have their own site.   Experience the magic of The Muppets.

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

These puppets actually walk on water!