Pretend play is always a big hit with children. Look no further than your kitchen for inspiration!  Most everyone has a wooden spoon, but if not? Improvise!

Wooden Spoon Puppets

Materials

• Scraps of material
• Cotton wool
• Wooden spoon(s)
• Tape

Create

• Wrap the material around the wooden spoon and fasten
• Fashion a hair do with the cotton wool

There are endless variations depending on what you have to hand. The point isn’t to make a masterpiece but a functional and adaptable puppet.  Our wooden spoon puppet has been a princess, queen, lady on the plane and Kelly’s mom!

Useful additions: markers, paper, string, wool, various sized wooden spoon to make families and friends.