Gingerbread Man Finger Puppet

Last week we learned with "The Gingerbread Man".

 I made finger puppets for the kiddos so they could "run, run as fast as you can" all around the classroom. 

Using felt,  I cut a gingerbread man per kiddo.  Make sure when you cut them to make the legs wide enough to fit a finger and your stitching.  I then cut a second set of legs (from the waist down) and whip stitched around them.

A thought:  Next time I may cut two full gingerbread men per kiddo.  Helping the puppets to be less floppy and a bit more sturdy.  Sew all the way around, then cut a slit in the back just above the legs, so the kiddos fingers could slip in.  Hmmmm.




We decorated with white puffy fabric paint.  Let them dry a day, and then the kiddos fingers were off and running!  And they loved running them around.

Below are a few of the finished gingerbread men.