Pom-pom caterpillar puppet

Pom-pom caterpillar puppet
Rating:
No votes yet
Supervision:
1 adult per 5 children
You will need:
  1. 5 or more pom-poms (any size or color)
  2. Hot glue gun
  3. Googly eyes
  4. Felt
  5. Bendy straws
  6. Scissors
Intro:

The caterpillar puppets you make will provide hours of creative play. Why not try making one on a rainy day and use it to act out a story, sing a song, or put on a puppet show? I guarantee you - this craft will be hit with all ages. Even grandma can't resist inching along a little caterpillar friend! An easy, fun craft for any age, but adults should help out with the hot glue.

Step 1:

Start off by laying the piece of felt on your work surface. Select the pom-poms for the caterpillar body (at least four) and place them in order on the edge of the felt. (These can be alternating in color like mine, or your own creation.) Make sure to pick a pom-pom for the head as well, but set that aside for now.

Step 2:

Since you have placed the caterpillar body on the felt piece, you can see exactly what size felt strip you need to cut out. Cut around the pom-poms to create the perfect-rectangular sized felt strip for your caterpillar puppet. The longer the pom-pom body, the longer the felt strip, and the longer and more wiggly your caterpillar will be!

Step 3:

Adults, it's your turn - grab that glue gun! Pick up each pom-pom one by one, place a dab of glue on the felt, and then return the pom-pom to its place. Push down briefly on the pom-pom to secure it. Repeat until all pom-poms have been glued on the felt strip.

Step 4:

Next, it's time to make the puppet move! Bend both of the bendy straws so they look like the number 7. Adults, again we need your help with the glue gun. Flip the entire caterpillar body over and make two lines of glue on the bottom of the felt, one at each end. The glue should be the same length as the bendy part of the straws. Wait five seconds before attaching the straw to the felt. If the glue is too hot it will melt the straw. Finally, stick the bendy part of each straw to the glue. (Note: the first straw should be glued as a backwards 7.)

Step 5:

Adults, add two drops of glue to the pom-pom and add eyes. Glue the remaining pom-pom on top of the first pom-pom of the caterpillar body to give it a head. It is amazing how much character googly eyes can bring to a project!

Step 6:

Voila! You have a pom-pom caterpillar puppet!

Step 7:

Look at him go!

Craft Variations:

Check out the puppet I made at an event!

Rating:
No votes yet
Supervision:
1 adult per 5 children
You will need:
  1. 5 or more pom-poms (any size or color)
  2. Hot glue gun
  3. Googly eyes
  4. Felt
  5. Bendy straws
  6. Scissors
Difficulty:
Easy peasy (fun and simple)
Prep Time:
5 minutes or less
Time Length:
5 - 15 minutes
Intro:

The caterpillar puppets you make will provide hours of creative play. Why not try making one on a rainy day and use it to act out a story, sing a song, or put on a puppet show? I guarantee you - this craft will be hit with all ages. Even grandma can't resist inching along a little caterpillar friend! An easy, fun craft for any age, but adults should help out with the hot glue.

Step 1:

Start off by laying the piece of felt on your work surface. Select the pom-poms for the caterpillar body (at least four) and place them in order on the edge of the felt. (These can be alternating in color like mine, or your own creation.) Make sure to pick a pom-pom for the head as well, but set that aside for now.

Step 2:

Since you have placed the caterpillar body on the felt piece, you can see exactly what size felt strip you need to cut out. Cut around the pom-poms to create the perfect-rectangular sized felt strip for your caterpillar puppet. The longer the pom-pom body, the longer the felt strip, and the longer and more wiggly your caterpillar will be!

Step 3:

Adults, it's your turn - grab that glue gun! Pick up each pom-pom one by one, place a dab of glue on the felt, and then return the pom-pom to its place. Push down briefly on the pom-pom to secure it. Repeat until all pom-poms have been glued on the felt strip.

Step 4:

Next, it's time to make the puppet move! Bend both of the bendy straws so they look like the number 7. Adults, again we need your help with the glue gun. Flip the entire caterpillar body over and make two lines of glue on the bottom of the felt, one at each end. The glue should be the same length as the bendy part of the straws. Wait five seconds before attaching the straw to the felt. If the glue is too hot it will melt the straw. Finally, stick the bendy part of each straw to the glue. (Note: the first straw should be glued as a backwards 7.)

Step 5:

Adults, add two drops of glue to the pom-pom and add eyes. Glue the remaining pom-pom on top of the first pom-pom of the caterpillar body to give it a head. It is amazing how much character googly eyes can bring to a project!

Step 6:

Voila! You have a pom-pom caterpillar puppet!

Step 7:

Look at him go!

Craft Variations:

Check out the puppet I made at an event!

Materials:
  1. 5 or more pom-poms (any size or color)
  2. Hot glue gun
  3. Googly eyes
  4. Felt
  5. Bendy straws
  6. Scissors

Sophie's Tip of the Week

Kids are grazers, so have out lots of little snacks instead of a big meal. They need to refuel often, so consider things like fruit cubes, Goldfish crackers, popcorn, cheese stix, Go-Gurts, pretzels -- easy things kids can grab.