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January 23, 2017

Incredibly Cute and Playful Unicorn Puppets

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Is it just me or does everything “unicorn” seem to be the new fad lately? From darling unicorn crafts to beautiful cookies to unicorn poop in numerous fashions… Unicorns seem to be everywhere!

Honestly, it doesn’t bother me one bit because I LOVE unicorns!! I mean, who doesn’t?! We couldn’t resist jumping on board the unicorn revolution so today we are showing you how to make these incredibly cute and playful unicorn puppets.

Let me just say, you NEED one…or two…or maybe a whole herd because seriously, they are so much fun!

How to Make Playful Unicorn Puppets

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Supplies Needed to Make these Unicorn Puppets

  • Free Unicorn Craft Template <—- Get the printable template HERE
  • white heavy cardstock
  • silver cardstock
  • ¾-inch circle punch
  • small googly eyes
  • multi-colored yarn
  • hole punch
  • pink marker
  • scissors
  • tacky glue
  • glue stick

Instructions for this Unicorn Puppet Craft

We updated this post to include a unicorn template to make crafting this unicorn puppet even more simple! Get the Free Unicorn Template HERE.

1. From your white heavy cardstock, cut out a unicorn body, neck and head, and two ears. See the picture collage below for reference. Cut out a shiny silver horn from your silver cardstock.

2. Punch four 3/4-inch holes in the bottom of the unicorn body with your circle punch. These are the puppet holes for your fingers.

Do your kids love puppets? See also → Zebra Finger Puppets

3. Glue the unicorn head and neck onto the body. Then glue on your ears and unicorn horn.

4. Cut several small pieces of multi-colored yarn. Put a line of tacky glue along the back of the unicorn neck and right at the top of the head and glue on all of your yarn pieces.

5. Punch out a hole at the end of the unicorn body with your hole punch so you can attach a tail. Cut a strand of yarn, probably about a foot long. I just cut it to a length where I had several different colors showing. Fold the piece of yarn in half. Thread the folded end of the yarn up through the tail hole so that you’ll have a loop. Thread the other end of the yarn through the loop and pull it closed tightly around the tail hole. See picture collage above for reference. Cut off any excess yarn at the end of the tail.

6. Finish your playful unicorn puppets by gluing on a googly eye and using your pink marker to draw a nostril and mouth on your unicorn.

Now it’s time for play!

Place four fingers into the holes on the bottom of the unicorn body and gallop, gallop your gorgeous and magical unicorn puppets all over your house. See a short video of our pretty unicorns in action on our Facebook page.

Check out more fun puppet crafts!

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  1. Herlina Lim says

    February 5, 2017 at 4:56 PM

    This is cute. May I know how I can get the template for the unicorn? thank you 🙂

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    • Rachel says

      February 5, 2017 at 5:31 PM

      Hi Herlina! If you subscribe to my newsletter I include a link to my subscriber freebie page each week where you can download the pattern. I have a box in my right sidebar where you can enter your email address to subscribe. Then you will receive an email to confirm your subscription. I have a newsletter coming out tonight at 8pm MST. Thanks!

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      • Herlina says

        February 5, 2017 at 9:00 PM

        Thank you :).. I got the template :).

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        • nevaeh says

          December 29, 2020 at 11:13 AM

          thank’s so much worked sksksksk

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  2. Cindy deRosier says

    May 2, 2017 at 9:38 AM

    I’m the Editor of Fun Family Crafts and wanted to let you know that we have featured your adorable unicorn project! You can see it here:

    https://funfamilycrafts.com/unicorn-puppet/

    If you have other kid-friendly craft tutorials, we’d love for you to submit them. Thanks for a cool project idea!

    Reply
  3. Lynette says

    May 11, 2018 at 6:26 AM

    I have entered my email to be able to access the template. I haven’t received an email confirmation and I’d like to work on them this morning. Thank you for your help!

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  4. Ajay says

    July 24, 2018 at 2:14 AM

    I love this article and I liked the DIY gifts. very helpful for gifting younger kids.

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  5. Melinda Lee says

    August 19, 2019 at 7:04 PM

    Great idea!

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  6. Mary S. says

    August 11, 2020 at 9:40 AM

    These are adorable! Just signed up for your newsletter and would love to get the template! Can you let me know when I might have access?

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    • Rachel says

      August 14, 2020 at 9:55 AM

      Hi Mary! I no longer have the template attached to my newsletter, but you can get it right here in this post. I have linked it in the supplies list and at the top of the instructions. When you click on the link it goes directly to the template for you to download and print out. I hope that is helpful! If you have any issues at all, reply here or email me at iheartcraftythings@yahoo.com and I can help you. -Rachel

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  7. Khloe Dionne Pigue says

    November 30, 2020 at 8:33 AM

    Oh my goodness that was the best unicorn puppet that I have ever made my whole entire life!!, I love unicorns.who doesn’t!?!🦄🦄🦄

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