We were sent this fab crafting kit from Sykes Cottages and asked to make a penguin finger puppet from one of their simple craft guides.
It arrived a day before we were headed off on a trip for a week, so it seemed a perfect time to take it with us so we could make it when we were away.
I cut out the felt in preparation for T to glue it together, the guide recommends sewing but T is too young for needles so I thought I'd sew it after the glue had dried but it held so well I didn't bother.
T loved glueing his penguin together, we had visited the penguins earlier in the day so it was lovely to keep up the theme by making these before bed. He carefully left it out to dry and we had lots of fun playing with it he next day.
We had such a lovely time making this craft and it was just perfect for a little wind down activity before bed after a busy day at a zoo.
We were inspired to make more finger puppets from felt which we will be showing you soon, and I tried out one of Sykes cottages craft guides so I'll be showing you that too shortly.
Disclaimer: we were sent this craft pack by Sykes Cottages in return for trying out the penguin craft guide and providing this honest review.
What an adorable craft! Fun that you did it after seeing penguins! I'm thinking a similar craft would be fun for my boys after a trip to the zoo!
ReplyDeleteWe loved making ours - it is on my list to write up soon so keep your eyes peeled :-)
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these are so cute! Fun craft #toddlerapprovedtuesday
ReplyDeleteLove this, finger puppets are one of my top tips to take to travel and even better if you make them yourself! X
ReplyDeleteSo lovely; children enjoy crafts don't they. I need to engage with it more as my little one grows. It must be so much fun not just making the finger puppets but also using them for imaginative play. #ToddlerApprovedTuesday
ReplyDeleteI love finger puppets. Keep meaning to make some. It was one of the recommendations I was giving after my first Ofsted grading to make some puppets to extend the book we were reading further....I must must go and make some! #ToddlerApprovedTuesday
ReplyDeleteSuch a great craft to do with children. Perfect for role play too! Must do more of this! Thanks for hosting #toddlerApprovedTuesday :)
ReplyDeleteWhat a great idea! I have bookmarked this to use with my grandchildren and shared it out socially. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteOh, that is so cute! What a great idea, big fans of penguins here :) #letkidsbekids
ReplyDeleteThat penguin is so cute! Finger puppets are good fun to make and can inspire so much imaginary play.
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I love your finger puppet so much, he turned out amazing! Would love to do something like this with A as he gets older, he'd just eat the googly eyes right now haha. #toddlerapprovedtuesday
ReplyDeleteReally cute - love these :) #TwinklyTuesdays
ReplyDeleteWhat a sweet little kit!! I'll keep an eye for for these when my twins are a little older! :) Thanks so much for linking up with #TwinklyTuesday — hope to see you again next week! x
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So pretty and so creative! #letkidsbekids
ReplyDeleteWhat fun! I'm a huge fan of felt for children' crafts. No hemming! Thanks for linking with #TwinklyTuesday.
ReplyDeleteThese looks so cute! I love felt and googly eyes - nothing cuter! =) Fab idea
ReplyDeleteThis looks so fab - Pickle loves penguins! Thank you for linking up to #MyFavouritePost Kaz x
ReplyDeleteWhat a cute thing to make. Will be coming back to this post for activity ideas. Thanks for linking up with #MyFavouritePost
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