Wooden Spoon Mermaid Craft

If you have mermaid fans at your house, they are going to love making this simple wooden spoon mermaid craft!

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.