I was trying to think of a great gift to give my great niece who is 2 and her parents were needing ideas to keep her busy at church and restaurants. These adorable crochet finger puppet patterns were ...

My dad was the first person to introduce me to shadow puppets. When my sister and I were tiny kids, he would tuck us into bed, turn off the lights and then cast an image of a dog against the wall.

The hallmark traits of a Muppet - the wide-open mouth, the pingpong ball eyes and psychedelic fur - can be created with some scissors, hot glue, guidance and a little imagination, but to master the ...

Facial features on your puppet should be expressive yet simple enough to keep them recognizable as dolls. Use buttons or ...

Brant Bollman operates a cat puppet from inside during a "puppet stroll." Brant Bollman doesn’t just make puppets — he brings larger-than-life creatures to small-town Iowa. Bollman, who serves as the ...