These puppets are based off of a Burda Style free pattern that unfortunately does not appear to be available any more. I printed the pattern half-size so that it would fit tiny toddler hands, and then made a few minor changes (I shortened the white part and made the main body a bit thinner). They were super easy to put together – I hand-stitched the eyes and beak, and then used my sewing machine to finish the rest super quickly. You could even glue on the eyes, nose, and white body – but only if your children don’t try to pull any glued objects apart the way mine do.
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I’m not sure if it’s because of my changes or because I used pink and blue felt instead of black (Emma’s request), but these wound up looking like a cross between penguins and snowmen to me…what do you think?
Thankfully, their lack of authenticity doesn’t make my children love them any less.
MaryAnne is a craft loving educator, musician, photographer, and writer who lives in Silicon Valley with her husband Mike and their four children.
Omigosh, someone just sent me a link to this post. How cool to see someone using my pattern! check my account on burda style soon. This is the first of a long line of puppet patterns. By the end of them all, you’ll have a whole set of puppets!
Very cute!
Very cute!
I also didn’t notice the snowman look until you mentioned it – they’re cute just the same!
They are really cute! I wish I was that crafty!
Those are so cute!! I didn’t see snowmen until you said it :-)
I started to crochet a panda bear, made the mistake of letting Emma play with the head while I was working on the body, and the head mysteriously disappeared. I’m still stubbornly looking for the head before starting either a new head or a different project…
Those are adorable, I love penguins! =)Have you done any crocheting lately?
Those are so cute!!