Making And Using Finger Puppets

Directions and diagrams for making various types of puppets, dressing and handling them, setting up a stage, and writing and producing one's own show. Includes three puppet plays.

Cooper has the clever idea of making his mom pancakes for her birthday, and his friend the moose offers to help. The moose claims he's the best chef in Alaska, but is he really? Find out if Cooper's mom is happy about the surprise awaiting her in the kitchen!

In this sweet and brightly illustrated picture book, Amy Wu must craft a dragon unlike any other to share with her class at school in this unforgettable follow-up to Amy Wu and the Perfect Bao. Amy loves craft time at school. But when her teacher asks everyone to make their own dragon, Amy feels stuck. Her first dragon has a long, wingless body, stag-like horns, and eagle claws, but her friends don’t think it’s a real dragon. Then she makes dragons like theirs, but none of them feels quite right...None of them feels like hers. After school, a story from Grandma sparks new inspiration, and Amy rounds up her family to help her. Together, can they make Amy’s perfect dragon?

A Bank Street Best Book of the Year “Perfect for storytime, and with so much to explore on each page, a one-on-one read is also a must.” —School Library Journal “A sweet depiction of companionship and creature comforts.” —Publishers Weekly It’s the middle of the night, and two paper mice find adventure—and each other—as they explore their new home in this beautifully written, stunningly illustrated story of friendship. With a snip and a clip, two paper mice are made. They are given names: Della and Ralph. Each alone, they explore their new house in the dark. Della dashes up the stairs; Ralph skitters through the dining room. There is so much to see and so much to discover! But a big, dark house can be scary for those so small, until they find…each other. Beautiful, cut-paper illustrations bring to life this lyrical story of adventure and friendship.

Pippa is a little pigeon with big blue-sky ambitions: to fly solo and explore the world beyond her nest. Her parents are less than thrilled with their risk-taking feathered fledging and smother her with well-meant yet suffocating warnings until one day she ignores them all, and takes the leap into the unknown...alone.

These 20+ cute and practical patterns are perfect for organizing and brightening up your home. Time icons indicate how long each project takes--an afternoon, day or weekend. With projects for the sewing room, kitchen and gift-giving, this is a go-to collection for sewists of all skill levels.Full-sized templates for appliquéSidebars included:Raw-Edge Fusible AppliquéQuilting Basics

Full of charm and personality, these 30 knitted finger puppets will appeal to children of all ages.

Instructions for making animal, Nativity, Eskimo, baby, clown, and many other finger puppets by sewing, knitting, and gluing.