Make a Stick Puppet

Learn how to make a stick puppet of your favorite animal! Choose an animal, glue it onto cardboard, cut it out, attach a stick, and color it however you like, ready for your own puppet show.
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A stick puppet craft by The Catbears
Intro

Introduction

Learn how to make a stick puppet of your favorite animal!

Teamwork Skill

The Wheel of Creativity

Learn how to work together in a team! First, try it yourself and don't give up, ask for help if you really need it, and help others.

Step 1

Choose your animal

In this step everyone will choose their favorite animal, and using scissors cut around it and take it out.

Step 2

Paste on cardboard

Using stick-glue we're going to glue our animal on a piece of cardboard.

Step 3

Cut the shape

Using a pair of scissors we're going to cut the shape of our animal.

Step 4

Glue it on a stick

Glue your puppet on a stick, and create your 'Stick puppet'!

Step 5

Color

All that's left now is to color your puppet. Use whatever colors you want!

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Make a Stick Puppet — made by the Catbears community
Make a Stick Puppet — made by the Catbears community
Make a Stick Puppet — made by the Catbears community
Make a Stick Puppet — made by the Catbears community
Make a Stick Puppet — made by the Catbears community
Make a Stick Puppet — made by the Catbears community
Make a Stick Puppet — made by the Catbears community
Make a Stick Puppet — made by the Catbears community

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