About This Project

A 15–30 minutes craft for ages 3–10, using supplies you likely already have — Scissors, Googly Eyes, and Markers.

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    Find Supplies

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    Make Basketball Player Puppet

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    "Are you as excited to make this as I am?"

    Step 1: Print your template

    May need grown-up help
    First, print out the free basketball puppet template. Ask a grown-up to help you use the template to cut out all the different parts for your basketball player puppet from your colorful construction paper. You can choose to give your player hair or leave them bald! There are lots of different types of hair to choose from.

    Step 2: Make the player's face

    Now, put together the parts for your basketball player's head. Add hair if you want, and glue on the headband. Stick the eyes onto your player's face. You can use googly eyes or cut out paper eyes. Use your markers to draw a mouth, nose, and any other details you want on the face.

    Step 3: Start putting the puppet together

    Hold your paper lunch bag so the opening is at the bottom. Glue the basketball shirt (from your template) onto the bag for the player's body. Make sure to tuck the top of the shirt under the flap of the bag. Then, glue the head onto the flap of the bag. Draw a number or a team logo on the small circle and glue it onto the front of the shirt.

    Step 4: Finish your puppet

    Glue the hands onto the end of each arm. Then, glue the arms onto the puppet at the shoulders. Only put glue at the top of the arms so they can move! Now, place the basketball in your player's hand and glue it down. Use your markers to add any other cool details you want to your puppet.
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    Clean up

    Put things away so your space is tidy for next time.

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    Put away our supplies

    Check off each supply when it is put away — and any clean-up tips underneath are done too. You might find a fun surprise!

    • A cartoon of Googly Eyes
      Where they belong:
    • A cartoon of Markers
      Where they belong:
      • — Don't forget! Close all marker caps tightly.
    • A cartoon of Construction Paper
      Where they belong:
    • A cartoon of Paper
      Where they belong:
    • A cartoon of Paper Lunch Bag
      Where they belong:
    • A cartoon of Glue Sticks
      Where they belong:
      • — Don't forget! Put cap on glue sticks tightly.
    • A cartoon of Scissors
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    • A cartoon of Printer
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