Olaf Finger Puppet DIY

After making the jumbo finger puppet in my last post, I went ahead and did a google search to find another character to bring to the puppet-verse.  I picked "Olaf", the much loved snowman from the "Frozen" Disney movie.  I chose him because he's a favorite with the younguns and it would be a simple enough puppet to draw, without needing to color too much on the white cardboard that would serve as my base (this time from a white cardboard box cover), since he's made of snow.

This was my inspiration:

Again, I looked at the picture, drew in pencil using short strokes, and then went over in sharpie pen with single lines, drawing carefully and then erasing the pencil:

 If you're not comfortable drawing with pencil, you can print out a picture of Olaf, trace over the cardboard either a) with a marker that will leak through the paper onto the cardboard or b) with a pen that has run out of ink, with a heavy hand, pressing hard into the cardboard beneath, to make grooves which you can then draw over directly on the cardboard, with sharpie.  



Then color buttons and eyes in black sharpie or marker, arms and hair in brown marker. 

... cut out around the black outline.  Be careful not to bend the cardboard.  Try to cut parallel to the cardboard without bending, cutting closer and closer to the black outline.  Press your second and fourth finger to the feet and trace in pencil, then cut out these holes as well, making a smaller hole, fitting your fingers into them, and cutting wider, to accommodate your fingers.  Outline the inside of the holes with black sharpie:

Now, it's time for the final touch!  The carrot nose :).  A few swipes with an orange marker and you're good to go!  Olaf is complete!  It's not the tale of Frosty the snowman, but as far as bringing snowmen to life I think this one comes close!  


Here's the finished product:

Enjoy!!

LJR, Kraft Queen