This past Christmas I bought my daughter a mermaid tail blanket. She hardly goes anywhere without it. She loves sleeping in it and wearing it around the house, pretending to be a mermaid. I knew with her love of mermaids she would adore this simple mermaid craft.
These fun mermaids are made out of a wooden spoon which makes them easy for little kids to grip and hold onto them and use them as a puppet. My daughter is so excited that she now has some little mermaid friends to play pretend with and put on fun puppet shows for me. Your kid are going to love making and playing with these darling mermaid puppets! Read our easy step-by-step instructions below for instructions on how you can make your own pretty mermaids.
Supplies needed for making these Mermaid Puppets:
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wood party spoons green, purple and red (or yellow) yarn green felt small googly eyes glitter glue markers scissors tacky glue
Instructions for making the Wooden Spoon Mermaids
1. Wrap yarn around spoon to make mermaid shell top and mermaid tail
Start by wrapping purple yarn around your spoon to make the mermaid shell top. Tie a knot in the back and cut off any excess yarn. Now wrap green yarn around the bottom of the spoon for the mermaid tail. When you get to the end tie a knot and cut off any excess.
2. Create mermaid hair
Cut off several strands of your red yarn (or color of your choice) and use tacky glue to glue it to the top of the spoon and some on the back of the spoon for mermaid hair.
3. Cut out tail fins and glue them onto green yarn
Cut mermaid tail fins out of your green felt and glue them onto your green yarn to finish the mermaid tail.
4. Add eyes, draw smile
Glue on your googly eyes and use markers to draw on a mouth and smile.
5. Add some glitter on mermaid tail fins
Finish your mermaid craft by using glitter glue to make some glittery highlights on your mermaid tail fins.
