Emoji Puppets Craft Worksheet for Kids
This craft worksheet helps children ages 3-5 create emoji puppets representing different emotions, building emotional vocabulary and fine motor scissor skills at the same time as creative storytelling. Making a physical puppet for each feeling gives children a tangible way to talk about emotions that can feel abstract when discussed with words alone.
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Month 2: Learning & Development | Ages Up to 4Curriculum
How to use this worksheet
Follow the worksheet's steps to cut out the emoji face circles and colorful paper pieces needed for each puppet. Glue the paper features onto a paper plate to create each emoji's expression, then attach a stick to the back so it can be held up and moved like a puppet. Repeat until you have a small set of puppets showing different emotions, like happy, sad, angry, and surprised. Once finished, use the puppets to act out simple stories or express how your child is feeling that day.
Materials needed
- Paper plates
- Sticks
- Colourful papers
- Sketch pens
- Glue stick
- Scissors
Extension activities
- •Create a story using the puppets, giving each emotion character a reason for feeling that way.
- •Act out different everyday scenarios using the puppets, like losing a toy or getting a present.
- •Make more puppets with additional emotions, like nervous, proud, or bored.
- •Use the puppets during a calm-down routine, letting your child pick the puppet that matches how they feel.
Tips for parents and teachers
Encourage children to explore different emotions and use the puppets to express themselves, especially on days when talking about feelings directly feels harder for them. Help them with the craft as needed, since gluing small paper pieces accurately takes more precision than young hands may have yet. Guide them in creating stories that give each emotion a believable cause, which builds emotional understanding alongside imaginative play.
Written by
Hemsweta Jain · Teacher Cheena
MBA and Early Childhood Educator, teaching since 2014 · Founder of RaisoActive, Mumbai
Every RaisoActive worksheet is designed and checked by the founder before publishing.
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