| These felt finger puppets are just adorable to play with and have so many uses. Get the older children to make their own and set up a stage to tell the story or use them as your own story props, very young groups will also appreciate them for free play time. Disclosure : I am posting this anyhow by request. Craft felt is hard to source in my location so I used a mixture of thicknesses and scraps. |
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To make this craft you will need a pair of scissors, coloured felt, a glue stick, a black pen, the pattern printout, and either sewing thread and needle or a hot glue gun. Template: For printing with no colour PDF – 1 page |
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Cut out your pattern pieces. Lightly glue each piece onto the felt in the colour chosen then cut out. Remove the template piece when done cutting. |
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Once you have all the pieces for a character you can start attaching them together. |
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Sew or hot glue the body. To make the centurion you must sandwich the headpiece into the body as shown. Tip – don’t want to give your kids hot glue or needles, pre-make the craft to this point. |
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When making the centurion you must stop at this point and finish the helmet by cutting the plume into a fringe. |
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Add the face, hair and any other decoration. While you could use hot glue or thread for this it will also work with a standard glue stick. |
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If you wish, add two dots for the eyes using a black pen. The pattern contains a centurion, Jesus, a servant and a Jewish elder. |
