Safari Animal Felt Finger Puppets
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Felt has to be one of the easiest fabrics to craft with. With that in mind, designing super cute felt projects for you to make at home is currently at the top of our "favorites" list. These Safari Animal Felt Finger Puppets were a joy to design and even more fun to make! After all, it's our goal to design achievable projects for all makers, and these little guys hit the nail on the head!

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The templates for our Safari Animal Felt Finger Puppets are easy to download, print, and cut at home. Then, it's simply a matter of stitching the front and back of each animal together. For this project, we're using the blanket stitch—an easy stitch that's great for newbies or kids!
Though we did stitch on our puppets' little bead eyes and mouths, the rest of the details are added with glue, making this the perfect afternoon craft for anyone of any age or ability. That being said, this project is also great for adults who are learning basic stitching and want to create cute and simple handmade toys for their kiddos.
This adorable set includes five animals: a baby monkey, a little giraffe, a ring-tailed lemur, a baby leopard, and a tiny gazelle. However, you can make as many as you want once you download the templates!
Once finished, these Safari Animal Felt Finger Puppets would make great DIY crafts for kids to complete at a children's birthday party. You could also pop them into goody bags, or give as a gift to a school friend. These sweet puppets are made with good-quality felt, which means they can stand upright on a toy shelf or windowsill when they're not being played with.
Love this project? Then take a look at this wizard and dragon, or winter animal set. Looking for something a bit easier? Check out our woodland animal stick puppets.
We hope you have fun making these Safari Animal Felt Finger Puppets. But, for more DIY inspiration, visit us on Facebook, Pinterest, or Instagram for a daily dose of crafty goodness.





Tools
- Cricut Maker or Silhouette Cameo 4 (optional)
- Detail Scissors
- Embroidery Needle
- Clover Applique Sewing Pins
- Needle Threader (optional)
Materials
- Lia Griffith Wool Blend Felt — Hazelnut, Bark Brown, Doe Brown, Almond, Marble, Slate, Mango, Buttercup, Sweet Pink, Black,and White
- Sewn Version: Embroidery Floss — DMC Ultra Dark Coffee Brown (938), Medium Mocha Beige (3863), Light Steel Gray, (318), Deep Canary (972), Very Light Topaz (727), and Black (310)
- Tacky Glue or Art Glitter Glue
- Posca Paint Pen — 1m Ultra Fine Black
- Posca Paint Pen - 3m Black
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24 Comments
Is it paper felt ??
They are not paper. They are made from wool blend felt. Check out the links in the materials list.
Is there a pdf tutorial for these puppets? So cute.Thanks
There is a longer short video where Emily shows the details of the layers. Let me know if this helps. 🙂
Hello,
Where can I find the SVG file for these puppets?
The SVG is available to download now!
Hi Lia,
Do you have an SVG version for these safari animals? They are so cute!
Hello!
We will add an SVG file to this post in the next 24hrs 🙂
Hola, querÃa saber donde se pueden conseguir los moldes. Gracias
Puede conseguir los moldes con una membresia 🙂
Is that a blanket stitch on the edge?
Yes it is! Good eye!
I am sorry. These are gorgeous patterns and you will find many finger puppet patterns on Etsy for $5 a piece. . . Here you get 25+ new patterns, printables, and template for just a mere $5.
i don’t do paper crafts. do i need to buy anything special to make these crafts?
how do you cut the very tiny felt dots?
i am thinking about doing some for sunday school. i will cut out felt pieces, and the kids can glue the bits together.
i just need to understand how all of this comes about.
i knit, sew, cross stitch, crochet, needlepoint etc. no paper/felt crafts under my belt.
i may sign up for a month to see, but i need to know about buying stuff to accomplish the finished product.
hope this makes sense.
Hi. You just need a good pair of fabric scissors, embroidery floss, needle and felt. And a printer to print the pattern. The dots and stripes we draw in with a black market. If you knit, sew, cross stitch and do crochet etc this will be a breeze for you:-)
thanks.
Love the finger puppets. Just one thing – that ‘racoon’ looks an awful lot like a Ring-tailed Lemur.
Why yes it is! 😉
Well, I didn’t believe it would… but at best a real person read it!!!
Yes, we actually read and respond to every comment. 😉
OH my gosh, your little model for finger puppets is adorable, what a gorgeous child. She has a lovely head of curly hair also, almost looks like Shirley Temple. She looks like she was having great time being your model for this project. These finger puppets are one of cutest things, want to make them soon. Waiting on felt order.
Happy week
Thank you. I know isn’t she adorable, she is just as sweet in real life. We just love her!!
These are adorable!
Thanks Jane!
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