Wooden spoon puppets for kids

Step 1
For this project you need some wooden spoons. Fleur bought hers in packs of three from her local supermarket. She painted on the backs of the spoons.

Step 2
Fleur painted the faces of the people (Where’s Wally, Harry Potter and Matilda) in Resene Soulful. She painted Paddington Bear’s face in Resene Dark Buff and the Wild Thing in Resene Pot Pourri.

Step 3
Next, work on the details of the faces using Resene White, Resene Black and Resene Rebel for Wally, and Resene Pirate Gold and Resene Glamour Puss for the Wild Thing’s face. Matilda and Harry’s face is mostly in Resene Black.

Step 4
For the clothing, try: Resene Havoc and Resene White for Wally’s stripes; Resene Black, Resene Raven, Resene Pirate Gold and Resene Havoc for Harry’s school uniform; Resene Captain Cook for Matilda’s dress and Paddington’s duffle coat; and Resene Rob Roy and Resene Crail for the Wild Thing’s top. The Hungry Caterpillar’s body is made up of three greens: Resene Aquamarine, Resene Crusoe and Resene Parsley.

Step 5
To finish, you can add some final features with cardboard. Fleur cut, painted and glued hers into place with PVA glue. Wally’s hat is painted with Resene Havoc and Resene White; Harry’s hair is Resene Black; Matilda’s book is Resene Irresistible; Paddington’s hat is Resene Havoc and the Caterpillar’s head is Resene Havoc and eyes in Resene Pirate Gold and Resene Crusoe.

Finished project
A close-up of the finished wooden spoon puppets.