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Easy Halloween Hand Puppets: No-Sew Ghost Puppet

Halloween hand puppets are fantastic learning tools for preschoolers and other young children. This no-sew ghost puppet is easy and fun to make.

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Easy Halloween Hand Puppets: No-Sew Ghost Puppet

This no-sew ghost hand puppet is very easy to make, and it has been a huge hit with my kids and their friends! It makes a fun quick and easy Halloween craft, and it is a wonderful storytelling tool as well.

Pair it with the picture book Five Little Ghosts for a fun preschool or toddler activity!

Ghost Hand Puppet MATERIALS:

Halloween hand puppets are fantastic learning tools for preschoolers and other young children. This no-sew ghost puppet is easy and fun to make. #Halloween #kidsactivities

STEPS:

  1. Cut ten small black circles and five slightly larger black ovals out of black felt. The circles will be the ghosts’ eyes, and the ovals will be their mouths. My “circles” were actually squares and rectangles with the corners trimmed off.
  2. Glue the circles and ovals on using craft glue. I found it was easiest to put a small amount of craft glue on a dish and to apply it to the small felt pieces using a toothpick.
  3. Let dry and enjoy. Our adult-sized stretchy gloves were small enough that Emma could get her fingers far enough into the glove to use this as a puppet.

If you can’t track down a copy of Five Little Ghosts, I found two different “Five Little Ghosts” rhymes that could be used with this puppet here and here. We will turn the other glove to turn into snowmen in a couple months.

Do you have an easy and fun Halloween activity that my kids would enjoy? How about some more fun Halloween hand puppets for us to make?

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MaryAnne at Mama Smiles

MaryAnne is a craft loving educator, musician, photographer, and writer who lives in Silicon Valley with her husband Mike and their four children.

22 thoughts on “Easy Halloween Hand Puppets: No-Sew Ghost Puppet”

  1. What a creative and fun idea, Mary! I love how simple yet adorable these ghost puppets are. They would be perfect for Halloween storytelling or just some spooky fun with the kids.

    Have you tried using different materials for the ghosts? I’d love to see how they turn out!

  2. I love this! Thanks for sharing it. Sorry we didn’t find it in time to add to one of the Halloween posts, but I am so glad that you’ve linked to it!

  3. Valerie @ Frugal Family Fun Blog

    This is great!! I think we’ll make some of these to add to our special treat bags for friends. I’m so glad you posted this!

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