Stick puppets are quick and easy crafts! Use any picture you want, glue a craft stick to the back, and ta-da, now you have a puppet! These little puppets lend themselves well to imaginative play and story props 🙂
Puppet Ideas and Templates:
Aesop’s Fables: reenact the famous fable The Hare and the Tortoise with stick puppets! Check out our stick puppet video.
Elephant Puppet: make a sweet little elephant puppet to go along with your favorite elephant story.
Handprint Ghost Stick Puppet: I love handprint crafts and Halloween, so this is one of my favorite crafts! My son turned his adorable little handprint into a ghost stick puppet and “flies” it around the house, saying boo!
Ladybug Garden Puppet: created a garden scene for your stick puppet ladybug to explore!
Leaf Stick Puppet: a simple, nature inspired craft. Go on a a leaf hunt and bring home your favorites to turn into stick puppets!
Narwhal Stick Puppet Craft: create an under the sea home for your stick puppet narwhal to explore.
Snowman Puppet: print this free PDF template and make your own cute snowman stick puppet!
Weather Stick Puppets: color and cut out the weather pictures and glue them onto craft sticks to make your own puppets. Use them as story props and make stories about the weather!