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Kids Crafts: Monster Puppets

May 2, 2012

Remember how a few weeks ago we made Blossom Fairy Lights from Egg Cartons?? Well.. we only used the “cup” of the egg carton and I couldn’t resist keeping the “long pointy bits”.. I knew they would make perfect egg carton Monster finger puppets! So, when we had a play date a couple of weeks later, the kids got crafty.  We love Egg Carton Crafts for kids.

The process was very simple: paint – dry – stick – play!

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Painting our egg cartons!

finger puppets

Our motley crew of monster puppets. Just add googly eyes, glitter and funky chenille  ribbon (super tactile and the kids ADORE it, we receivd some as a present)!

egg carton puppets

The green finger puppet is a little like a dinosaur, don’t you think?

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I love their “hats and skirts”! I think the kids did a great job with their Monster Finger Puppets! Yay for egg carton crafts!

More Egg Carton DIY ideas here:

egg carton ideas

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Filed Under: Kids Craft, Recycling 27 Comments

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  1. Brittany says

    May 2, 2012 at 2:40 am

    Your little monsters are so fun! Thanks so much for hosting! Have a great night!

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  2. sunnymama says

    May 2, 2012 at 3:51 am

    Your monsters are very cute! 🙂

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  3. Pinkoddy says

    May 2, 2012 at 5:51 am

    I love what you can do with googly eyes they are fab.
    Thanks for hosting.

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  4. Red Ted Art says

    May 2, 2012 at 6:37 am

    🙂 aaah thanks everyone! And yes, googly eyes really do transform EVERYTHING, don’t they?!

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  5. Cerys @ Rainy Day Mum says

    May 2, 2012 at 10:44 am

    I’m glad it’s not just me that keeps the bits from junk that we cut up 😀 I love these monsters the glitter completes them

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  6. Emma @MummyMummyMum says

    May 2, 2012 at 12:43 pm

    They are very cute! i love pip squeaks hair clips too!

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  7. Ness @ One Perfect Day says

    May 2, 2012 at 1:06 pm

    These are insanely cute! You just have to mention glitter and googly eyes and I’m hooked. 🙂

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    • Red Ted Art says

      May 2, 2012 at 1:12 pm

      🙂 yes.. you really can’t go wrong with either, can you?!?!?!

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  8. Ellie says

    May 2, 2012 at 6:19 pm

    These are a fab and look like they were so much fun to make, thanks for sharing. Also loved your pirate ship last week, we’ve just had a pirate birthday party with a giant cardboard pirate ship which despite being very basic turned out to be very popular!

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  9. Rebecca says

    May 3, 2012 at 7:35 am

    Such cute little monsters. I bet they’re great for storytelling.

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    • Red Ted Art says

      May 3, 2012 at 9:11 am

      Yes.. though I think ours have been “distributed around the house”?

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  10. Rose :: Fine Craft Guild .com says

    May 3, 2012 at 11:14 am

    your projects always make me smile. i havent seen you around at the blog for a long while. why not come link this up at our current party http://www.finecraftguild.com/party/ It’s worth sharing it with others!

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  11. Red Ted Art says

    May 3, 2012 at 1:12 pm

    Aaawww thank you, heading your way now!

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  12. Emma says

    May 4, 2012 at 8:32 am

    Not really sure if mine is ‘crafty enough’ but thought it might be a nice easy activity for the non-crafty people out there so I linked it up anyway!

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    • Red Ted Art says

      May 4, 2012 at 9:19 am

      Oh of course you are crafty enough Emma!!!!

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  13. JDaniel4's Mom says

    May 4, 2012 at 11:20 am

    These are so cute! How fun to have a whole family of monsters.

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  14. Janelle @ Brimful Curiosities says

    May 4, 2012 at 4:10 pm

    Ooh, we made monster art this week, too! What fun!

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    • Red Ted Art says

      May 4, 2012 at 4:13 pm

      I think Monsters are just a fabulous crafts for young children – you simply can’t go wrong and no pressure to “get things right”!!!

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  15. Lenora says

    May 4, 2012 at 4:28 pm

    oh my.. i used to do this as a child.. i’d forgotten.. and lightbulb rattles too..

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    • Red Ted Art says

      May 4, 2012 at 4:45 pm

      Oh yes, good point about the light bulb rattles!

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  16. Natalie says

    May 6, 2012 at 8:40 pm

    This is a brilliant idea, and those monsters look super cute!

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  17. creativejewishmom/sara says

    May 7, 2012 at 8:53 pm

    Fabulous idea, thanks for sharing on Craft Schooling sunday!

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  18. Rose :: Fine Craft Guild .com says

    May 23, 2012 at 8:45 am

    Thank you for linking it up at our link party: http://www.finecraftguild.com/party/
    As always, I love your ideas!

    A brand new party will open today!

    Reply

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