THE BAKER’S DREAM
FOR THIS PROJECT YOU NEED FELT AND PLAY-DOUGH. To stiffen the felt baskets you need a product called "STIFFY" or you could use a mixture of white glue and water. Make some felt baskets to contain the bread! They are so easy to make from the photo directions below. The...
THE FIFTH PLAGUE
This is a puppet! Glue a craft stick into a small paper cup and you have a cow puppet. Add an oval for the snout and paint on black patches and "red blemishes" to form the plague which attacked the cattle. Don't forget to add googly eyes!
STONE FROGS
Find a flat stone and paint it green. Glue green felt circles behind the stone to form ears. Add large googly eyes and a red piece of yarn for the mouth. Your frog is now done!
A SERPENT MADE FROM PEANUTS
This is a "jointed" serpent and it is very flexible! To form the joints cut several small pieces of pipe cleaner. Cut a hole in each end of the peanut and insert the pipe cleaners into both "cuts" to form the joints. Glue very securely. Now your serpent can slither...
A TINY MOSES PUPPET
A peanut forms the head of the puppet. Cut a small hole in the bottom of the peanut. Insert a small stick or popsicle stick into the hole to serve as a holder for the puppet. Glue securely. Paint the peanut "head" and add two eyes and a beard. Wrap a scrap of felt...
MOSES: the 2nd plague—walnut frogs!
Make frog puppets from painted walnut halves! Add green felt circles for the ears and a piece of red yarn for the mouth. Googly eyes complete the frog. Glue on a popsicle stick to the back to form the handle. You have now made a frog puppet!...
MRS. NOAH: AFTER THE FLOOD—spoon doll in pink-checked dress
Make a puppet of Mrs. Noah from a plastic spoon! Don't you love her dress with the smart pleat in the centre? Make the dress (in two pieces) from the pattern below. To make the pleat in the middle of the dress, make a sharp crease in the skirt portion of the dress....
QUEEN ESTHER: finger puppet made from a glove!
ZACCHAEUS: A Finger Puppet from a Glove!
Make a puppet of Zacchaeus to tell a favourite Bible story! His head is made from the fingertip of a glove. Follow the easy photo directions to make this puppet! To make a tree follow the pattern below, cutting two pieces from green felt. Stuff it lightly with cotton...
SARAH: a finger puppet made from a glove
Make a beautiful finger puppet of Sarah who was married to Abraham. Don't forget to make her hair grey as she was advanced in years. Make this puppet from a glove! Follow the photo instructions below. Most of the puppet can be glued. Only the neckline requires a bit...