Make a Puppet 

Make Bag Puppets

Super Tooth Puppet Use this bag puppet when teaching dental health

Make a Cow Puppet

Make a Polar Bear Puppet Learn about the polar bear and make a polar bear puppet

Puppets to Make Make an elephant, cat, monkey, and a bunny puppet. Instructions and patterns to download at this site

Ladybug, Dragonfly, or Bumblebee Puppet These cute puppet patterns are from JoAnn.com. They are made from Fun Foam

Butterfly Bag Puppet from abcteach.com

Frog Bag Puppet from abcteach.com

Spider Bag Puppet from abcteach.com

Make Paper Bag Puppets Several animal bag puppet ideas at this site. (no patterns)

Paper Bag Puppets for Preschool and Kindergarten   Fifteen animal bag puppets from firstschool.ws (Animals include alligator, eagle, panda, and more)

Paper Bag Puppets from DLTK 24 different paper bag puppets at this site. Most are animals and are printable in color or black and white

Dog, Pig, and Lion Bag Puppets These cute puppets are from marthastewart.com with printable parts

Lion Bag Puppet This puppet is from abcteach.com

Cow Paper Bag Puppet Template  

Bird Paper Bag Puppet These are really cute. We did these with kids when we were on a mission trip. I glued the feathers on ahead of time. These are from pacon.com

Bunny Paper Bag Puppet

Little Red Hen, Cat, Dog, and Mouse Bag Puppets

Snowman Paper Bag Puppet This puppet is from pacon.com

Make Sock Puppets

Sock Puppet Ideas

How to Make a Sock Puppet  These are really cute sock puppets and are easy to make. They use ping pong balls for eyes

Making a Sock Puppet Directions for making a sock puppet

Make Hand Puppets

Super Simple People Puppet Pattern This free pattern is from puppetsforministry.com

Pattern for a Simple Hand Puppet Make this puppet out of felt or fun foam

 Mother Hen and Chicks Puppets  Here is a cute idea for a mother hen and chicks felt puppet. Activities to use with this puppet are here

How to Make a Simple Hand Puppet A printable pattern is included on this site

Felt or Foam Animal Hand Puppets This site has some basic animal shapes to cut from felt. Foam is more colorful. Use some imagination to decorate the puppets

Make a Huggie Lamb Puppet This puppet is from Bible Kids Fun Zone

Make a Dog Puppet The pattern is here 

Bear, Frog, Cat, and Owl Puppet Patterns These puppets are sized for pre-school children. The patterns will need to be enlarged for older children

Bunny and Chick Hand Puppets

Make Stick Puppets

Paper Dragon Puppet

Dragon Parade Puppet from Crayola (requires registration)

Princess Pinky

Make a Wooden Spoon Puppet (video)This is a cute idea and easy to do

Stick Puppy Puppet

Make Finger Puppets

Animal Finger Puppets

Batty Finger Puppets

Paper Finger Puppets

Finger Puppets from Enchanted Learning

Fox Finger Puppet Pattern and Instructions This free pattern is from puppetsforministry.com

Cute Animal Finger Puppets This is a Japanese site and will need translation. Click on pdf links under pictures for diagrams. These look like they would have to be made by an adult. The pattern for the puppets is the long link beneath the first row of photos. I could not get the pattern to print.

Make Marionettes

Make "Stuffy the Scarecrow" Marionette This site has detailed instructions with pictures. Adult supervision and help is needed

Foam Cup Marionette

Make Shadow Puppets

Make a Shadow Puppet Theater

Hand Shadow Puppets (free downloadable book)

PVC Puppet Stage Detailed directions for making a puppet stage that can be transported.

Build a PVC Pipe Puppet Stage Click on staging and scenary

A Doorway Puppet Stage This is an easy way to make a stage for classroom use and small puppets. It can be put up and taken down easily. Simply put an adjustable shower curtain or tension rod across a doorway. Tighten, and hang a sheet or dark material over the rod.

A Tablecloth Puppet Stage - We went on a Mission Trip this past summer and used sock puppets and a plastic tablecloth for a stage. Two people held the cloth as there was no place to tie it. We did put eyelets around the out side edges just in case we could tie it to something. We also carried some thin rope to use if needed. It worked well and was easy to carry

Other Puppet Resources 

20 Ways to use a Puppet

Puppet Resource Center A great site with a variety of ideas on making and using puppets

Fellowship of Christian Puppeteers A nonprofit, nondenominational, Christian organization dedicated to promoting the arts in ministry

Puppets Help Teach A Memory Verse Twenty ways a puppet can help teach a memory verse