Simple Mr Men Puppets {Mr Men Unit Study}

In this post I shall be showing you how to make some simple Mr Men puppets from foam sheets and lolly sticks. Here is our tin box filled to the brim with our hand-made puppets:

I wanted to start making some play things to put in the littles Mr Men and Little Misses adventure box for next year.

Read More! Learn about how we create excitement for unit studies by creating adventure boxes

First up was some simple Mr Men puppets and Little Misses puppets. 

Abigail, in particular, loves playing with puppets and telling her own story with them.  So today we sat down and made some special Mr Men themed ones.

Required Items for Making Simple Mr Men Puppets

• Foam sheets in lots of bright colours
• Lolly sticks
• Black marker pen
• Glue or double-sided sticky tape

I had a heap of foam in a drawer and I always have lolly sticks on hand.  After all, one never knows when one might need a lolly stick or twenty!  This meant that for A4 and I this toy was made for free. Firstly, all you need to do is cut out the Mr Men and Little Misses shapes from the foam. Next, I draw them first with the marker. Then, I also draw and cut out any shapes like hair, hats or, in the case of Mr Bump, bandages. Lastly, I draw on any features and lastly I stick a lolly-stick on the back of the figures:

A Selection of Simple Mr Men Puppets

Here are a few of the characters I cut out and assembled before I stuck the stick on:

Abs and I stuck each one to a lolly stick and stored them in a box for quiet time the next day:

Learn More! How to use puppets as a handy narration tool

So much fun, for so little effort and money!

Below you can see all the wonderful contents of our Mr Men and Little Misses Adventure Box, which I’ve written a whole post on.