Jungle puppets

Supplies

• Coloured paper or card (brown, yellow, orange, blue, white, black, pink, etc.)

• Scissors

• Glue stick or PVA glue

• Craft sticks (popsicle sticks or ice block sticks)

• Black marker

• Pencil for tracing

• Optional: Googly eyes or stickers

• Pick your animalChoose from jungle favourites like:

  • 🐵 Monkey

  • 🦁 Lion

  • 🦓 Zebra

  • 🐘 Elephant

• Cut out the shapesFor each animal, cut simple pieces from coloured paper:

  • Monkey – brown circle for the head, beige oval for the face, small ears

  • Lion – yellow face, orange zigzag circle for the mane, small ears

  • Zebra – white face, black stripes, nose, and ears

  • Elephant – blue head, large floppy ears, trunk

• Glue it together

  • Stick the pieces onto each other to form your animal's head.

  • Use a black marker to draw eyes, nose, mouth, or other details.

  • Optional: Stick on googly eyes or use a pink circle for cheeks.

• Attach to the stick

  • Flip the finished head over and glue or tape a craft stick to the back.

• Let it dry (if using PVA glue) and then you're ready to play!

💡 Other Information

• Encourage kids to name their animals and make up a story or puppet show.

• You can pre-cut pieces for younger kids or let older ones design their own.

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