No Sew Frog Finger Puppet

These little guys are great for play, and would even make a great low cost favor at a child's fairytale or even camping themed party. Easy to assemble with no sewing (you can sew them if you prefer). Here's how I make them:

Supplies for frog only:

green felt
white felt
micro pompoms (5mm)
glue gun glue

Supplies for crown:

felt of choice colour
1cm pompom choice of colour

Tools:

small pair of scissors that can go around tight edges
glue gun

1) cut out the pieces

2) one at a time, dab a small bit of glue to the tips of the darts on the main body piece (green and white dots) and fold under the adjacent tabs to secure in place.

here is the back section glued together:

here is the eye area glued together:

3) add the pom pom eyes:

4) add the eyelids

5) I prepped the tummy by adding a vertical seam to the center of the piece by adding a 1" line of glue to the center and folding it as seen below - you can skip this step though.

6) working in a section at a time, starting at the tip of the head attach the edges of the white stomach to the main piece's underside

7) continue gluing the edge of the white belly to the underside, be sure and leave an opening for your finger!

your frog is now done!

If adding a crown:

1) wrap your felt crown shape around the 1cm pom pom. in the image below, i wanted the crown to look like a flower so there's an additional tiny leaf picture on the right (see below). Attach to the top of the head as desired.

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