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Wiggly jiggly pipe cleaner finger puppets

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Fingerlings are on lots of children’s Christmas lists this year. They’re much loved toys. But, if you can’t afford one, or just prefer to make your own, then you can easily put together your own adorable pipe cleaner finger hugging puppets.
 
They’re cute, they’re fun and your child might love them even more because they made them all by themselves.

Summary:

Time: 10 minutes
Ages: Little kids to Big kids
Difficulty: Easy peasy

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You will need:

How to make your own DIY pipe cleaner finger puppets - a fun and easy craft for kids

You will need:

  • Pipe cleaners
  • Large pom poms
  • Tiny pom poms
  • Googly eyes
  • Felt
  • Scissors
  • Glue gun or fabric glue

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Step 1: Twist a pipe cleaner

How to make your own DIY pipe cleaner finger puppets - a fun and easy craft for kids

Step 1: Twist a pipe cleaner

Take a pipe cleaner and wind it round your finger to make a spiral coil.

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Step 2: Gather your pieces for your animal’s face

How to make your own DIY pipe cleaner finger puppets - a fun and easy craft for kids

Step 2: Gather your pieces for your animal’s face

For each pipe cleaner finger puppet take a large pom pom, a tiny pom pom (for the nose), 2 google eyes. Cut out some ear shapes from coloured felt.

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Step 3: Glue on all the pieces to make your animal’s face

How to make your own DIY pipe cleaner finger puppets - a fun and easy craft for kids

Step 3: Glue on all the pieces to make your animal’s face

Glue a tiny pom pom onto a large pom pom to make your creature’s nose. Then glue on two googly eyes and two felt ears.

A glue gun works best for this project but fabric glue is a good alternative.

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Step 4: Add the head to your pipe cleaner coil

How to make your own DIY pipe cleaner finger puppets - a fun and easy craft for kids

Step 4: Add the head to your pipe cleaner coil

Glue your little pom pom head to the top of your pipe cleaner coil. Your little wiggly jiggly finger puppet is now ready to play with.

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Step 5: Make some funky friends

How to make your own DIY pipe cleaner finger puppets - a fun and easy craft for kids

Step 5: Make some funky friends

These pipe cleaner finger puppets are so quick and easy to make that you could easily make a whole family in one crafting session.

Switch up your designs with different coloured pom poms and different shaped ears.

Have fun with this wiggy jiggly pipe cleaner finger puppets

How to make your own DIY pipe cleaner finger puppets - a fun and easy craft for kids

Wiggly jiggly pipe cleaner finger puppets

1
How to make your own DIY pipe cleaner finger puppets - a fun and easy craft for kids

Fingerlings are on lots of children’s Christmas lists this year. They’re much loved toys. But, if you can’t afford one, or just prefer to make your own, then you can easily put together your own adorable pipe cleaner finger hugging puppets.
 
They’re cute, they’re fun and your child might love them even more because they made them all by themselves.

Summary:

Time: 10 minutes
Ages: Little kids to Big kids
Difficulty: Easy peasy

01
You will need:

How to make your own DIY pipe cleaner finger puppets - a fun and easy craft for kids

You will need:

  • Pipe cleaners
  • Large pom poms
  • Tiny pom poms
  • Googly eyes
  • Felt
  • Scissors
  • Glue gun or fabric glue

02
Step 1: Twist a pipe cleaner

How to make your own DIY pipe cleaner finger puppets - a fun and easy craft for kids

Step 1: Twist a pipe cleaner

Take a pipe cleaner and wind it round your finger to make a spiral coil.

03
Step 2: Gather your pieces for your animal’s face

How to make your own DIY pipe cleaner finger puppets - a fun and easy craft for kids

Step 2: Gather your pieces for your animal’s face

For each pipe cleaner finger puppet take a large pom pom, a tiny pom pom (for the nose), 2 google eyes. Cut out some ear shapes from coloured felt.

04
Step 3: Glue on all the pieces to make your animal’s face

How to make your own DIY pipe cleaner finger puppets - a fun and easy craft for kids

Step 3: Glue on all the pieces to make your animal’s face

Glue a tiny pom pom onto a large pom pom to make your creature’s nose. Then glue on two googly eyes and two felt ears.

A glue gun works best for this project but fabric glue is a good alternative.

05
Step 4: Add the head to your pipe cleaner coil

How to make your own DIY pipe cleaner finger puppets - a fun and easy craft for kids

Step 4: Add the head to your pipe cleaner coil

Glue your little pom pom head to the top of your pipe cleaner coil. Your little wiggly jiggly finger puppet is now ready to play with.

06
Step 5: Make some funky friends

How to make your own DIY pipe cleaner finger puppets - a fun and easy craft for kids

Step 5: Make some funky friends

These pipe cleaner finger puppets are so quick and easy to make that you could easily make a whole family in one crafting session.

Switch up your designs with different coloured pom poms and different shaped ears.

Have fun with this wiggy jiggly pipe cleaner finger puppets

How to make your own DIY pipe cleaner finger puppets - a fun and easy craft for kids

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