Farm animal Fun: Paper Horse Handpuppet Printable
Who loves farms and art? We do! Time for a quirky farm craft indeed! So for a fun acitivity for students, kids or anyone who loves farm animals and art, I share with you.. a cute and funny horse puppet printable! Combining both of our favourite elements, this paper hand puppet is not only simple and easy to make, but also fun. This printable provides many different opportunities for coloring and practicing cutting for kids. This horse is part of a wider set of Farmyard Animal Puppets, that you can also grab!
Benefits of making a horse puppet with kids
We are big fans of this paper puppet. Not only does it serve as a coloring page, but it also helps children practice pen holding, scissor cutting skills and fine motor skills at the same time! Even more reasons to love this puppet as much as we do is because after completing the craft, this horse puppet can easily make it’s way kids hearts as many games can be played with it. You can have your very own talking horse!
Farmyard Animal Puppet Printable Set
You can get this adorable horse puppet “on it’s own” or as part of a bigger farm animal puppet set! Grab whichever you prefer!
What you’ll need for your paper horse puppet:
This is a great horse puppet craft as it requires minimal set up time!
- The paper farm animal horse printable – available here (enter $0 at check out)
- A pair of scissors
- A gluestick
- Coloring pens, pencils , crayons – whatever takes your fancy!
This is currently a FREE Horse Puppet Printable – simply enter $0 at check out or leave a recommended donation of $1! Or get the full set of farm animals in one go!
Step by Step guide to create your own 3d horse hand puppet
You can watch the video tutorial for the Snake Puppet here.. it is made in the same way! Or follow the step by step instructions that follow!
Color in your horse coloring page
Color in the horse printable in whatever color you like. you could go brown and black for a more simple look or perhaps even pink and blue for a crazy exciting mystical look! Rememeber, this is YOUR horse which means that you can choose however it looks like, it’s completley up to you!
Cut out the horse shape
Once you’re happy with your design and coloring, carefully cut out the outline of the horse using a pair of scissors as neatly as possible. It doesn’t have to be the neatest outline in the world, so dont stress if theres a few ridges here and there. This is also the perfect opportunity for younger kids to practice and improve their cutting skills and the curvy lines require much more focus and control.
Make the horse mouth folds
Once the horse printable is fully cut out, fold the head on the lines by the mouth. If done correctly, an ‘M’ shape should be the result.
Neaten the creases once you are happy!
Cut out the finger tabs
Cut out the two strips of paper provided on the coloring template. The two strips of paper has marks on each ends that tells you where to glue down. So, glue down one of the strips designated areas onto the back of the horse’s mouth. Then glue the other part of the first strip down. This should create a loop. Repeat this step with the second strip, however glue it onto the other half of the mouth at the back. These loops are the fingerholes for your paper horse puppet.
And there you have it! Your very own 3D horse hand puppet. Perfect coloring page and finger puppet, all in one! This fun and exciting activity can be done anytime of the year so if you’re feeling extra creative today, why not make your horse a friend too?
Here you have this cute horse puppet finished:
I hope you have a much fun with this farmyard inspired printable as I have!
As mentioned, this is part of a full Farm Animal Puppet set, that you may also like to check out!
Or how about our 3d Farm Animal Coloring Pages (including a fun horse coloring page too!):
Don’t forget.. this horse paper handpuppet would be great as Year of the Horse craft too – also part of a larger Zodiac Animal Puppets set:
