Preschool Felt Ghost Hand Puppet

The preschool felt ghost hand puppet is actually a basic felt hand puppet that you and your preschool child can add to in order to make designs of your own.  By tracing the child's hand to create the pattern, you will automatically have a puppet that fits your preschooler's hand comfortablly.

Materials You Will Need

Two white felt squares
Marking pen or crayon
Scissors
Bendable fabric glue

How to Make it

Tip: Most children’s scissors will not cut fabric. If your preschool child is mature enough, to use them, there are small adult scissors available in craft stores. If not, you will have to cut out the fabric for him or her.

Step 1:
Place the child’s hand on the felt with the thumb and pinkie spread out to look like arms. Trace around the hand, leaving a half -inch allowance around the edge. Make a dome shape on the end rather than following the fingers. You need space for the fabric glue and your preschool child needs wiggle room inside. 

Step 2:
Cut out the first piece and use it for a pattern to trace the back.

Step 3:
Have the child draw a face for the ghost.

Step 4.
Have him/her glue the front to the back.

When it’s dry, the place where his thumb and pinkie were will be the arms. It’s good to make your own puppet along with the child so he or she can see by example what to do. You will probably have to place your hand on the felt on a diagonal to do this.

Helpful Tip for Parents

For a more ghostly effect, you can use the white felt that has glitter on it. You can also lightly brush the fabric glue over it and sprinkle on white glitter provided you have the type that dries clear. 

Suggested Uses for Puppets

Many preschoolers love to make up their own stories. Use these puppets to encourage your preschool child to make up a story. 

Anternatively, you and s/he can make puppets that would represent characters in a story s/he makes up. Write the story down exactly as your preschooler lets it, mistakes and all, and save it. Act it out with your child and the hand puppets.

Puppets can also be easier for a preschool child to talk to or through when s/he has difficulty expressing feelings. 

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