Hand Puppets

I've been debating whether I should make some hand puppets for my daughter. But I've been slacking on crafting. I just haven't had any time or motivation to sew. 

A few weeks ago while at D.I. I was over looking at the toys. I glanced over by the stuffed animals and thought I would start sifting through them. That's when I hit the JACKPOT!! 

I found 11 hand puppets! They are in like new condition and cost me only 50 cents each. You can imagine my excitement with each puppet found. I was like a kid in a candy store. :)

 I found 2 princess puppets, a mermaid (which my daughter has been asking for) and a rockstar.

I loved how detailed they were. 

I also found some animals for my son. But I know my daughter will claim them as her own. :) After a quick wash in the washer they are wrapped and ready for Christmas. One less thing I need to worry about making. :)

Have you found any treasures at the thrift store lately?

Puppet Theater in 5 minutes

My daughter loves puppet shows right now. Our library does puppet shows for storytime, maybe that's where she got her love for it. She's been asking for one for quite sometime now. I finally broke down and made one. It took about 5 minutes.

 Here's what I did. I already had the blue flower fabric made into drapes. We used them when we lived in a different house but they've been sitting in a box. I also had some leftover drapes from Ikea and quickly sewed a casing for the rod and voila! A super easy and cute puppet theater.

We spent all afternoon doing puppet shows. 

She doesn't quite get the idea that we shouldn't see you, just the puppets. Maybe with more practice?

We just put it up the the doorway when we want to play and then put it back in the closet when we are done. I also scored a bunch of cute hand puppets at D.I. last week that my kids will be getting for Christmas. I will try and post pictures of them soon. 

How are your projects coming along?

Old MacDonald Hand Puppets

When I saw these hand puppets over at Larissa's blog I knew I just had to make them. I finally finished them last night and Love how they turned out.

Front view

Back view

One of the things I really liked about these puppets was all the details on the back of the puppets. Genius! Plus I think it adds to the cuteness factor.

I had a hard time picking my favorites but I'm really like this cow.

The Cat has to be my favorite by far.

Do you want to make some too? Then head on over to Larissa's blog she has the pattern and instructions for you. You really should stop by sometime. She has amazing tutorials and projects.

Make sure to stop by tomorrow and see the play kitchen reveal!