# Fun Finger Puppets
> Cut fun pictures from old magazines, glue them to thick cardstock or cardboard, cut out the outline and punch two finger holes to make puppets that walk on your fingers. They make great story-telling props for pretend play and literacy activities.
- URL: https://www.funlittles.com/fun-finger-puppets/
- Ages: 3–8 yrs · Difficulty: easy · Mess: low
- Time: prep 5 min, activity 30 min
- Works for: one-on-one, small group, whole class
- Skills: fine-motor, cutting-skills, storytelling, literacy, pretend-play, creative-thinking

## Materials (one batch)
- Old magazines (household)
- 1 sheet Cardboard or thick cardstock paper (household)
- Glue
- 1 piece Scissors (household)

## Safety
- Adult cuts or punches the finger holes, since thick cardboard is hard to cut and the holes are small.
- Supervise children using scissors.

## Before you start
- Collect old magazines with fun, large pictures.

## Steps
1. Look through old magazines and choose your favorite pictures.
2. Cut out the pictures you picked.
3. Glue each picture onto thick cardstock paper or cardboard.
4. Cut around the outline of the picture.
5. Adult: mark two finger-size circles near the bottom of each puppet and punch them out.
6. Put your fingers through the holes so they become the puppet's legs.
7. Act out a play or tell a story with your puppets.

## Tips
- It's as simple as CUT, STICK and CUT! It cannot get any easier than this.
- You can create unlimited puppets for all the imaginations. Any magazine picture can become a new character.
- Finger puppets are fantastic story-telling props and can be used for any number of literacy activities.
- Puppet play is a great tool to foster team play and creative thinking.

## The original post by TurkeyMom (2013)

Puppet play is a great tool to foster team play and creative thinking. Puppets are a child’s best play pal for all ages and this craft activity will show you how to create unique and simple finger puppets with unlimited possibilities. Creating these fun finger puppets is as simple as **CUT, STICK and CUT !**

- Old magazines
- Cardboard
- Glue.
- Scissors

 Cut out some fun pictures from old magazines, Glue them to a thick cardstock paper, Cut out the outline and punch out holes for the fingers.  Just put your fingers in and act out the play. It cannot get any easier than this. It allows you to create unlimited puppets for all the imaginations. The great thing about finger puppets is that they are fantastic story-telling props and in turn can be used for any number of literacy activities.