How Do You Make Felt Nativity Hand Puppets?
Felt Nativity hand puppets make putting on a Biblical presentation to children effective and creative. You can use nativity hand puppets during Sunday School, for Vacation Bible School, and for Christmas plays and activities. Making felt Nativity puppets takes very little time and can be accomplished by even the most novice crafter. Cut out the puppet pattern from your felt squares. The felt squares should each be at least 12 inches on all sides. Print out the pattern shown here on your printer, and cut out the shape using scissors. Lay the pattern on top of your felt pieces, and trace the shape onto the felt using a pencil. Carefully cut out the shape from each piece of felt. Each puppet will use two pieces of felt, and you will need 16 pieces cut to make eight puppets. Decide on your characters. To make a full set of nativity hand puppets, set aside felt pieces to make the following characters: Mary, Joseph, 3 Wise Men, a donkey, a shepherd, and an angel. Line up the pieces for each
