Free Printable Paper Christmas Hand Puppets

Christmas will be here before you know it! Start getting into the holiday spirit now by making some of these fun free printable Christmas hand puppets. Featuring Santa, Snowmen and Reindeer, there are plenty of options kids of all ages will enjoy!

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These three hand puppets are a fun and creative project for the upcoming holiday season. Whether you are making them at a party, at home or in the classroom, the are a great craft for all ages.

Supplies needed to make the Christmas hand puppets:

Free printable templates (the three template download links are located at the bottom of this post)
White cardstock (standard printer paper will work, however cardstock is highly recommended)
Markers, crayons or colored pencils
Scissors
Glue or tape

How to assemble the hand puppets:

Step 1: Print out the pdf templates.

The three hand puppet templates (Santa, Snowman and Reindeer) are located at the bottom of this post. Download the pdf and then print onto white cardstock.

While you can use regular printer paper if you would like, I would highly recommend using cardstock instead. The puppet will be much more durable and higher quality.

Step 2: Color in the puppets.

Next, begin to color in the puppets using crayons, markers or colored pencils. You don’t have to color in the two rectangles on the sides of the template, these will become the handles and will not be visible from the front.

Step 3: Cut out the template.

Cut out all of the pieces of the template and then set aside.

Step 4: Fold the puppet.

Start by folding the puppet along the grey dotted lines. After you are done folding, you should only be able to see the puppets face. The inside of the puppet’s mouth will be hidden when closed. Also make sure to fold the ends of the two rectangles the will be the puppet’s handles.

Step 5: Add the handles.

Place glue onto the two sections of the rectangle labeled “glue.” (Please note: you can also use tape instead of glue if you would like). Attach the handles to the top and bottom of the puppet’s mouth.

Step 6: Have fun playing with your new puppets!

Free Printable Paper Christmas Hand Puppets

Each puppet was designed to be printed onto 8.5×11 inch pieces of white cardstock or printer paper. One puppet will print per page. Please feel free to download and print as many copies of the hand puppets as you would like. However, please do not edit or redistribute the files in any way. These puppet’s were created for personal or classroom use only.