What can children do with finger puppets?

Retell stories, sing songs, act out feelings or practise a new language — puppets help shy children speak up.

How do I make the rings fit?

Wrap the band around the finger, mark where it overlaps and glue it there; small fingers need a tighter ring.

Card or heavy paper; ordinary paper works if you glue it onto card.

Are there bigger puppets?

Yes — the paper bag puppets glue onto a lunch bag for a puppet the whole hand moves.

How many puppets are on a sheet?

Up to eight finger puppets fit on a sheet. Each themed set fits on one sheet. All characters gives you four sheets with 26 different puppets. For paper bag puppets, each character has its own page.

How big are the finger puppets?

Each character is about 2 in (5 cm) tall on a ring band 2.5 in long and 0.7 in tall (64 × 18 mm), with a 7 mm glue tab. Wrap it round the finger, mark where it overlaps and glue it there.

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Finger puppets

A whole cast on ten fingers.

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Example

Example: the Family set for singing “Finger Family” with a preschool class

A preschool teacher wants a puppet for each verse of the finger family song. Settings: Puppets Finger puppets, Characters Family, Colours Outlines to colour, US Letter, one sheet per child.

The sheet, titled “Family finger puppets”, holds 7 puppets two by two, each with its name under it: Mum, Dad, Grandma, Grandpa, Girl, Boy and Baby.
Each figure is about 2 in tall and stands on a ring band of 2.5 × 0.7 in (64 × 18 mm), with a 7 mm glue tab at its right end.
The three steps are printed on the sheet: cut along the solid line, fold on the dashed line, glue the tab behind the other end. Wrap the band on the child’s finger first and glue where it overlaps.

Characters	Puppets on the sheet
Animals	8: Cat, Dog, Rabbit, Bear, Lion, Frog, Pig, Owl
Family	7: Mum, Dad, Grandma, Grandpa, Girl, Boy, Baby
Farm	6: Cow, Pig, Sheep, Horse, Hen, Duck
Sea	6: Fish, Octopus, Crab, Whale, Turtle, Shark
A mix	8: Lion, Girl, Cow, Octopus, Rabbit, Grandpa, Duck, Whale

finger-puppets.pdf, one sheet of US Letter. For a bigger puppet, Paper bag puppets gives one character a page to glue on a lunch bag: 7 pages for the Family set.

How it works

Choose the characters — animals, family, farm or sea — and colour or outline.
Print on card, colour if you like and cut out each puppet with its ring.
Wrap the ring around a finger, glue the tab and start the show.

Frequently asked questions

What can children do with finger puppets?: Retell stories, sing songs, act out feelings or practise a new language — puppets help shy children speak up.
How do I make the rings fit?: Wrap the band around the finger, mark where it overlaps and glue it there; small fingers need a tighter ring.
Which paper is best?: Card or heavy paper; ordinary paper works if you glue it onto card.
Are there bigger puppets?: Yes — the paper bag puppets glue onto a lunch bag for a puppet the whole hand moves.
How many puppets are on a sheet?: Up to eight finger puppets fit on a sheet. Each themed set fits on one sheet. All characters gives you four sheets with 26 different puppets. For paper bag puppets, each character has its own page.
How big are the finger puppets?: Each character is about 2 in (5 cm) tall on a ring band 2.5 in long and 0.7 in tall (64 × 18 mm), with a 7 mm glue tab. Wrap it round the finger, mark where it overlaps and glue it there.
Is anything uploaded?: No. The pages are made in your browser.

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