Cat in the Hat Finger Puppet

Cat in the Hat Finger Puppet Craft

For the Cat in the Hat, you’ll need 2 red pipe cleaners, one white, and two black

(the black used together to make the finger puppet base)

Plus a 4 inch black piece bent as shown to make the arms.

First, wind the puppet base with the two black pipe cleaners.

Then make the "Cat in the Hat" hat

First you’ll wind a red and white pipe cleaner around your finger to make the top, then after three turns, start winding them together to make the brim. The wire is so easy to work with and so forgiving, don’t worry if it seems to come out all wonky – it’s super easy to fix into whatever shape you want. To make the top of the hat, simply coil the top pipe cleaner piece a little smaller as shown in the last photo in the series above

Glue the hat to the white pom pom

Bend two small black pieces of pipe cleaner as shown for ears, and glue them to the sides of the head just below the hat

Cut the thread into two 1½  inch pieces, and glue them to the back of the tiny black nose pom pom. This is a little tricky because both are so small – younger children might need help with this part

Glue the nose to the middle of the front of the cat face

Glue the googly eyes right above the nose

Glue the head to the puppet base

Slide the cat’s arms in between the coils of the puppet base body