Wooden Spoon Puppets!

There are some crafts that are easy enough for me! This is one of them. Do you have 4 zillion wooden spoons in your junk drawer? If so, this is the perfect craft for your family.  And it is especially appropriate for this week since you will need some puppets if YOU win our door frame puppet theater in our giveaway going on right now. Check it all out HERE!


The first thing you will need for your wooden spoon puppet is... a wooden spoon. If you don't want to ruin your precious pampered chef spoons, then go buy a packet of 4 from Wal-mart for less than a dollar. These are cheap puppets!


I decided to give mine a quick coat of spray primer since my first attempt (not pictured) was a flop. The spoons absorb lots of paint!  I filled the table with every crafty thing I could find: pom-poms, ribbon, paints, pipe cleaners, yarn, glue, and some crazy eyes that I picked up just for this project. 

The kids (and special guest Grandma) had lots of fun painting, gluing and designing his/her very own special person.  We all used a little paint, but each puppet is very unique--there is no right or wrong way to  make these! Soon, it was time for a quick puppet show in the door frame puppet theater...

The post-spoon puppet mess!

This was my four-year-old's special spoon! She had lots of fun.

"Introducing... our puppets!"

The End.


Don't forget to enter to WIN THIS FREE PUPPET Theater. There are only a few days left!!! 

Door Frame Puppet Theater Giveaway!!!

It's time for another giveaway!

We have been wanting to make a door frame puppet theater for a few months now, and it is finally complete thanks to the creative genius of Kylee.  This is a great, lightweight, portable theater, that fits right inside the frame of all standard doors.

The great news is, this fantastic puppet theater can be yours if you take a few minutes to complete the following steps. We also posted all the details here so that even if you don't win, you will be able to make your own door frame theater yourself! So, everyone's a winner! 

Here’s how to enter!

1.) Join The Mud Pie Makers on Facebook! If you are already a fan, then post a comment under this link on our Facebook page.

2.) For a 2nd entry, spread the word about The Mud Pie Makers to your friends.  Suggest they join us on Facebook! Once they have joined, have them tag your name in a post on our Facebook wall. Your friend will also receive an entry!

3.)  For one final entry, tweet this giveaway or post it on your Facebook page! 

*This giveaway is open to residents of the United States and Canada only, and ends on Thursday, July 28th. I will post the winner on Friday, July 29th. Thanks and Good luck!


The entire puppet show theater tutorial and additional pictures are now available HERE. Check it out!!!