Anna Pocaro Photography
Hand Puppet Templates
These puppet templates were designed by Making Waves artist and co-founder Therese Berry. Download templates and instructions below to make your own lake species puppets.
Puppet templates are free for public use. Please credit Therese Berry and Making Waves Artist Collaborative.
Therese Berry
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COLOR the puppet before you cut it out
CUT the puppet and the tail feather piece out
GLUE on the Avocet eyes
FOLD the tail feather piece and glue it up under the end of the tail
PUNCH a hole for each leg (marked on the template)
SHAPE the white pipe cleaners into AVOCET legs, insert and tape
on the underside
GLUE the two body pieces together – leave the mid-body area open
HOT GLUE the puppet stick in place – lower mid-bodyWow! That is one great-looking AVOCET!
NOW ~ ~ ~ ~
PARADE your AMERICAN AVOCET puppet with your lake-loving
community in praise, honor, and witness of Great Salt Lake and all life-giving water bodies!
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COLOR the puppet before you cut it out
CUT the puppet out (remove the paper legs if you decide to add pipe
cleaners for legs)
CUT three 12” black pipe cleaners in half for 6 fly legs
PUNCH small holes for the 6 legs (marked on template)
BEND the fly legs into ‘fly leg’ shapes. Insert and tape to secure on
the underside
MAKE a ‘finger ring’ by rolling a strip of paper 1” x 4” into a ring –
tape to secure.
TAPE the finger ring onto the underside – so you can wear your
Brine fly puppetWow! That is one great-looking Brine Fly!
NOW ~ ~ ~ ~
Your Brine Fly finger puppet is ready for you to PARADE with your
lake-loving community in praise, honor, and witness of Great Salt
Lake and all life-giving water bodies!
Brine Fly Template 11×17 pdf
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COLOR the puppet before you cut it out
CUT the puppet out
GLUE on the Brine Shrimp eyes
CUT two short 1” antennae out of black pipe cleaner
PUNCH a small hole for the antennae (marked on template) insert
and tape on the underside
MAKE a ‘finger ring’ by rolling a strip of paper 1” x 4” into a ring –
tape to secure.
TAPE the finger ring onto the underside – so you can wear your
Brine Shrimp puppetWow! That is one great-looking Brine Shrimp!
NOW ~ ~ ~ ~
Your Brine Shrimp finger puppet is ready for you to PARADE with your
lake-loving community in praise, honor, and witness of Great Salt
Lake and all life-giving water bodies!
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COLOR the puppet before you cut it out
CUT the puppet out (body and ear feathers)
‘Fringe’ cut the ear feather edges
GLUE on the ear feathers and the eyesGLUE the two body pieces together – leave the bottom area open
HOT GLUE the puppet stick in place – lower mid-bodyWow! That is one great-looking Eared Grebe!
NOW ~ ~ ~ ~
PARADE your EARED GREBE puppet with your lake-loving
community in praise, honor, and witness of Great Salt Lake and all
life-giving water bodies!
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Black pipe cleaners 12” – Brine fly and Brine shrimp
White pipe cleaners 12” – Avocet
Supply Prep Tips:
Pre-cut puppet eyes
Pre-cut Brine legs and Brine shrimp antennae – black pipe cleaners
Pre-cut and assemble finger rings
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Puppet templates – copied onto cover stock
Crayons / Colored Pencils / Markers
Glue sticks
Scissors
Large popsicle sticks (tongue depressors) – for Grebe and Avocet
Finger rings – for Brine shrimp and Brine fly (pre-make these or have
each participant make their own)
Hole punch
Hot glue gun
Scotch tape
Anna Pocaro Photography
Stick Bird Puppet Templates
Youth Coalition for Great Salt Lake
Anna Pocaro Photography
These puppet templates were drawn and designed in collaboration with community members and artists apart of the Making Waves Artist Collaborative.
Puppet templates are free for public use. Please credit Making Waves Artist Collaborative..
Instructions & Downloads
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PRINT & CUT out the puppet template
TRACE the template twice (one for the front, one for the back) onto a sturdy piece of clean one-ply cardboard with no folds.
CUT out your traced template on a cutting mat with a box cutterPAINT both cardboard cutouts using photo references and or Making Waves Puppets photos
TAPE & GLUE a sturdy bamboo stake of your desired length on the back of one cardboard cutout
GLUE the two cardboard pieces together – sandwiching the two cardboard cutouts together with the bamboo stake in the middleSTAPLE around the edges to reinforce your puppet
SEAL the painted surfacesYou now have a beautiful stick bird puppet!
NOW ~ ~ ~ ~
PARADE your puppet with your lake-loving community in praise, honor, and witness of Great Salt Lake and all life-giving water bodies!
Sarah May
Anna Pocaro Photography
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PRINT & CUT out the puppet template
TRACE the template twice (one for the front, one for the back) onto a sturdy piece of clean one-ply cardboard with no folds.
CUT out your traced template on a cutting mat with a box cutterPAINT both cardboard cutouts using photo references and or Making Waves Puppets photos
TAPE & GLUE a sturdy bamboo stake of your desired length on the back of one cardboard cutout
GLUE the two cardboard pieces together – sandwiching the two cardboard cutouts together with the bamboo stake in the middleSTAPLE around the edges to reinforce your puppet
SEAL the painted surfacesYou now have a beautiful stick bird puppet!
NOW ~ ~ ~ ~
PARADE your puppet with your lake-loving community in praise, honor, and witness of Great Salt Lake and all life-giving water bodies!Templates coming soon
Sarah May
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PRINT & CUT out the puppet template
TRACE the template twice (one for the front, one for the back) onto a sturdy piece of clean one-ply cardboard with no folds.
CUT out your traced template on a cutting mat with a box cutterPAINT both cardboard cutouts using photo references and or Making Waves Puppets photos
TAPE & GLUE a sturdy bamboo stake of your desired length on the back of one cardboard cutout
GLUE the two cardboard pieces together – sandwiching the two cardboard cutouts together with the bamboo stake in the middleSTAPLE around the edges to reinforce your puppet
SEAL the painted surfacesYou now have a beautiful stick bird puppet!
NOW ~ ~ ~ ~
PARADE your puppet with your lake-loving community in praise, honor, and witness of Great Salt Lake and all life-giving water bodies!Templates coming soon
Anna Pocaro Photography
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PRINT & CUT out the puppet template
TRACE the template twice (one for the front, one for the back) onto a sturdy piece of clean one-ply cardboard with no folds.
CUT out your traced template on a cutting mat with a box cutterPAINT both cardboard cutouts using photo references and or Making Waves Puppets photos
TAPE & GLUE a sturdy bamboo stake of your desired length on the back of one cardboard cutout
GLUE the two cardboard pieces together – sandwiching the two cardboard cutouts together with the bamboo stake in the middleSTAPLE around the edges to reinforce your puppet
SEAL the painted surfacesYou now have a beautiful stick bird puppet!
NOW ~ ~ ~ ~
PARADE your puppet with your lake-loving community in praise, honor, and witness of Great Salt Lake and all life-giving water bodies!Templates coming soon
Anna Pocaro Photography
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PRINT & CUT out the puppet template
TRACE the template twice (one for the front, one for the back) onto a sturdy piece of clean one-ply cardboard with no folds.
CUT out your traced template on a cutting mat with a box cutterPAINT both cardboard cutouts using photo references and or Making Waves Puppets photos
TAPE & GLUE a sturdy bamboo stake of your desired length on the back of one cardboard cutout
GLUE the two cardboard pieces together – sandwiching the two cardboard cutouts together with the bamboo stake in the middleSTAPLE around the edges to reinforce your puppet
SEAL the painted surfacesYou now have a beautiful stick bird puppet!
NOW ~ ~ ~ ~
PARADE your puppet with your lake-loving community in praise, honor, and witness of Great Salt Lake and all life-giving water bodies!Templates coming soon