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How to Make a Puppet Using an Empty Bottle and a Broomstick Handle

Making a puppet using an empty bottle and a broomstick handle is one of the easiest arts and crafts projects you can do. A personalized puppet is a great way to spend a lazy afternoon with the family and friends. Read on to learn how to make a puppet using an empty bottle and broomstick handle.

Things You'll Need

  • Empty bottle
  • Broomstick handle
  • Different colored buttons
  • Yarn
  • Scraps of material
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Instructions

    • 1

      Find an old bottle. An empty detergent bottle or dish washing bottle works perfectly. A white bottle is even better. Decorations will be seen easier on this type of bottle.

    • 2

      Locate a beat up old broom. Remove the broom from the handle by using a saw. If the handle is too long, cut it in half. You want the stick to be long enough for you to control the puppet without being seen behind a barrier.

    • 3

      Collect scraps of cloth or material to make clothes for your puppet. Be creative and decorate your puppet to be a particular gender. Use the buttons to make the eyes, nose and mouth of your puppet. Glue the yarn onto the head of your puppet so it will have hair.

    • 4

      Slide the broomstick handle into the hole of the bottle. Hot glue around the broom stick to secure it in the bottle.

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