Don't throw away those old or scratched CDs and DVDs. Make this fun snowman puppet!
by Amanda Formaro
What you'll need
- CD or DVD
- Construction paper: white, black, red, orange
- 1.5" wide strip of light blue felt
- 1 craft or popsicle stick
- Black paint or marker
- Pink crayon
- White craft glue
- Scissors
Helpful Tip:
1. Buy construction paper in large quantities and keep on hand for rainy or snowy days. 2. If using paint you need to allow for dry time. If using a marker, you can play with your puppet right away. 3. If you have several CDs lying around, put on a holiday puppet show!
How to make it
- Fold a sheet of white construction paper in half like a greeting card.
- Cover one side of the CD with white craft glue.
- Lay the CD, glue side down on one half of the white construction paper.
- Cover the other side of the CD with white craft glue and press the open half of the white construction paper down onto the CD.
- Gently rub the construction paper covered CD with your hands to be sure all the glue sticks.
- Use scissors to cut around the CD, leaving a white construction paper circle.
- Cut a long triangle from the orange construction paper. You can round off the thick end of the triangle if you like to make it appear more like a carrot. Glue the thick end of the triangle to the center of the CD, the pointed end will hang over the edge.
- Glue the craft stick to the back of the CD to use as your handle. This also works double duty as the neck.
- Fringe the ends of the blue felt strip by cutting thin strips with a pair of scissors. Wrap the "scarf" around the craft stick neck and glue in place.
- Cut a simple hat from the black construction paper and glue the top of the CD.
- Cut a red construction paper hat band and glue in place on the hat.
- Use the handle end of a paintbrush dipped in black paint to dot on eyes and mouth. You can use a black marker instead if you prefer. Let the paint dry completely.
- Add pink for the cheek with a pink crayon.
