I used to buy felt finger puppets for the kids' stockings each year. When I realized how easy they were to make, I started to make them myself instead. This craft is super simple and even beginning stitchers can whip up some cute puppets.
Simply cut out two 2 1/2" long rectangles from a piece of felt. Round the top edge of each of them. Then, use other felt scraps to create a face. We like monsters, bats and bugs, but I've also done a cute little lamb and a puppy. On puppets for older children, I use googley eyes, but I stick with felt for the younger crowd. Sew on the faces and other decorative features. (I use a simple whip stitch to do all my sewing on the finger puppets.) Then, sew the two rectangular pieces together, leaving the end on the opposite side of the rounded edges unsewn. You have a finger puppet.
As you become more experienced, you will be able to make more complicated designs, such as our little bat.
