Our participants love making anything that transforms them; hats, masks, or these fun finger puppets are always winners.

These are especially great because they are so simple to prepare!

From some poster board, cut out an oval and 2 circles for finger holes–size these holes to the participants’ hands. To cut out the small holes, pierce the poster board with an Exact-o knife, then use fingernail-sized scissors to finish the job.  (This step may be best to do ahead, as the small scissors can be a little hard to maneuver.)

Then have the participants draw on their finger puppet to bring it to life!

You can also add other poster board decorations to the edges of the oval for a different effect.  For that you may want to provide templates for additions that might be challenging to draw (hats, wings, etc.), that way, participants have the option of tracing and cutting, or going rogue and doing whatever makes them grin.

Didn’t they make some neat puppets!?

Here’s to transformative art!