Since summer reading ended, I’ve been able to start concentrating on making my flannelboards and props for fall storytime. First up on my list of planned themes is elephants! So I made these adorable finger puppets:
I used the pattern that was linked from this craft: Tippytoe Crafts to make the finger puppets. I did stuff their heads with some polyfill which makes them a little puffier that just flat flannel pieces.
I’m planning on modifying the “Two Little Blackbirds” rhyme just by substituting elephants in there and I know that it will be a big hit for me and my families!
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Katie, these are awesome! Do you do the sewing by hand? I might try that one day.
Yes, I do! It’s fairly easy once you get the hang of it — and I never did get the hang of a sewing machine!
Oh my goodness this FF is full of good stuff!!!!! I’ve never seen anything like these before and I am gushing!
I’m glad you like them!
i love the elephants! beautiful work!
Thanks!
So adorable! I have loved that elephant craft for years but I never thought to make them out of felt. And stuffing them is pure genius! It adds such character to them. ❤ They are definitely going on my TBM pile ~ I wonder if I can make them before my Jungle Storytime in a few weeks? Hmmm…
I would love to invite you to link up your post to my Finger Puppets Blog Hop. I have had so much fun creating ocean animal finger puppets over the last little while that I wanted to start collecting posts about other finger puppets. I think the puppets are such a great idea for teachers, librarians, caregivers and anyone looking for an unusual gift for a child. Having them collected in one spot will make it easier for people to choose which one they want to make. I hope you will link up! Your elephants would be such an awesome addition!
Thanks for sharing this week!
~ K ~
You can totally make them before Jungle Storytime!
Is your Blog Hop up right now? I haven’t seen it in my RSS feed, and I just checked again. Let me know when you post it and I will link up!
fancy! they are so cute!
Thank you! They’re super fun, too.