Make Finger Puppets! Fun Animal Craft Worksheet
This hands-on craft worksheet builds scissor control and fine motor precision in children ages 3-5 as they cut out animal shapes and rectangles, then roll and secure the rectangle into a puppet that fits their finger. The three-dimensional assembly step also introduces early spatial reasoning, since children must figure out how a flat shape becomes a wearable tube.
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Month 2: Learning & Development | Ages 5-6
This is page 24 of the pack. Ages 5-6 · KindergartenAges 5-6 · Year 1Ages 5-6 · UKGAges 5-6
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- Topic:
- Animal Crafts
- Skill:
- Arts & Crafts (Art & Craft): Creative art and craft activities.
- Pack:
- Page 24 of 28 in Month 2: Learning & Development | Ages 5-6.
How to use this worksheet
Help your child cut out the animal shapes along with the orange rectangles, guiding their scissor hand if needed for the curved edges. Have them glue or paste each animal shape onto the middle of an orange rectangle, checking that the animal is facing the right way up. Next, help them roll the rectangle around their finger until it forms a snug tube and secure the overlapping edge with glue or tape. Repeat with the remaining animals until your child has a full set of finger puppets, then let them wiggle their fingers to bring each animal to life.
Materials needed
- Scissors
- Glue or Tape
- Crayons or Markers (optional)
Extension activities
- 1Put on a puppet show together, giving each animal a name and a silly voice.
- 2Draw one extra animal from scratch and turn it into another finger puppet.
- 3Make up and tell a short story where all the puppet animals meet each other.
- 4Practice animal sounds and movements for each puppet character before the show.
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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