Total Time Needed: 1 Hour
He may not be a prince, but this paper puppet is certainly charming.
Materials
- Dessert paper plate
- Green paint
- Utility knife
- Scissors
- Construction paper
Instructions
- When it's thoroughly dry, fold the plate in half and use a utility knife (parents only) to make a 1-inch slit (for the frog's tongue) in the center of the fold.
- Create a fingerhold on the underside of the body using a 2-by-3-inch piece of green construction paper.
- Center it on the bottom of the folded plate and tape the shorter edges in place.
- For eyes, cut out a pair of 1-by-2-inch green rectangles and round the upper edges.
- Fold each rectangle in half and glue the lower portion to the top of the body.
- Glue on white and black paper circles, as shown.
- Cut frog legs out of construction paper, a shorter set for the front and a long, bent pair for the back.
- Tape the tops of the legs to the underside of the body.
- Cut out a 3/4-by-7-inch tongue from red construction paper. Round one end and slip it through the slit. To wag the frog's tongue, jiggle the straight end.
