Make Your Own Shadow Puppets

Make Your Own Shadow Puppets with these easy crafts for kids. Use shadow puppet templates with a die cutter, trace and cut your own out of black construction, or use printouts or pages from books to create a bunch of shapes for your flashlight stories. Shadow puppets are fun activities for kids and then can create their own to play with in under 30 minutes. Not only will making and playing with these shadow puppets be a fun activity for a rainy day, but it challenges children's (and adult's) imaginations.

Estimated CostUnder $10

Time to CompleteUnder an hour

Primary TechniquePaper Crafts

Project or Page Size8.5 inches x 11 inches

Type of Paper UsedConstruction Paper