How to make finger puppet animal//How to make a animal finger puppets

Here’s a craft description for making paper finger puppets of a spider and an elephant:

Materials Needed:

Colored construction paper (black or gray for the spider, gray for the elephant)

Scissors

Glue stick

Black marker or pen

Googly eyes (optional)

Craft embellishments (optional, like glitter or stickers)

A pencil for tracing



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Steps for Spider Finger Puppet:

1. Body Base: Cut out a small oval shape for the spider’s body and a smaller circle for its head.


2. Legs: Cut out eight thin strips of black paper for the spider’s legs.


3. Finger Holes: Cut two small circles at the bottom of the oval body for your fingers to fit through.


4. Assembly: Glue the head to the body and attach the legs to the sides of the body. Slightly bend the legs for a 3D effect.


5. Face: Draw a smile and glue on googly eyes or draw eyes with a black marker.


6. Decorate: Add embellishments like glitter to make your spider unique.




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Steps for Elephant Finger Puppet:

1. Body Base: Cut out a large oval shape for the elephant’s body and a smaller oval for the head.


2. Ears: Cut two large ear shapes from gray paper.


3. Trunk: Cut a long strip of paper for the trunk and curl it slightly with scissors for a realistic effect.


4. Finger Holes: Cut two small circles at the bottom of the body for your fingers to fit through.


5. Assembly: Attach the head to the body, glue the ears to the sides of the head, and attach the trunk in the center of the head.


6. Face: Add eyes using googly eyes or draw them, and use a marker to add details like tusks or wrinkles.


7. Decorate: Add optional decorations like stickers or patterns.




Playtime:

Slip your fingers into the holes to act as the spider’s legs or the elephant’s legs, and enjoy putting on a mini puppet show!




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