Finger Puppets – Small puppets that fit on a single finger, often used for storytelling or character play.
- Easy Glove Finger Puppets – Simple felt pieces glued to glove fingers for quick characters.
- Glove Finger Puppets – Each finger becomes a character using markers, felt, or yarn. (Suggested in 1993, The Brownie Girl Scout Handbook, pg. 248-251)
- Leaf Finger Puppets – Finger puppets made from cardboard tube and leaves.
- Origami Owl Finger Puppets – Folded paper owls that fit on fingers.
- Paper Cup Puppets – A finger pokes through a hole as the nose to the face drawn around it. (Suggested in 1993, The Brownie Girl Scout Handbook, pg. 248-251)
- Peanut Finger Puppets – Decorated peanut shells used as tiny finger puppets.
Hand Puppets – Puppets controlled by inserting a hand inside, often made from fabric, paper bags, or soft materials.
- Animal Paper Bag Puppets – Decorated paper lunch bags that become talking puppets with animal features added.
- Full Glove Finger Puppets – The whole glove becomes one puppet, often with a face on the palm.
- Paper Bag Puppets – Decorated paper lunch bags that become talking puppets. (Suggested in 1993, The Brownie Girl Scout Handbook, pg. 248-251)
- Sock Puppet – Made from a clean sock with added features like buttons, yarn, and felt.
Stick Puppets – Flat or lightweight stationary puppets attached to sticks for easy holding and movement.
- Cardboard Puppets – Cardboard cut outs attached to a cardboard stick. (Suggested in 1983, The Daisy Girl Scouts Leader Guide, pg. 95-96)
- Craft Stick Puppets – Paper characters glued to craft sticks for easy handling.
- Juliette Gordon Low Puppets – Flat puppets made from printed images of JGL. (Suggested by GSLP, pg. 11 , use a flat Juliette print out by GSMW, pg 29, to make one.)
- Lollipop Puppets – Paper plates or circles on sticks, decorated like characters. (Suggested in 1983, The Daisy Girl Scouts Leader Guide, pg. 95-96)
- Magazine Cut Out Puppets – Characters made by gluing magazine images onto sticks.
- Monster Stick Puppets – Silly monster faces on sticks using paper and craft supplies.
Rod Puppets – Puppets controlled by one or more rigid rods, often attached to the arms or body. Unlike marionettes (which use string), rod puppets are moved by direct hand control through sticks.
- Pop Up Puppets – A fabric covered cup body, with a moveable central stick for up and down motion of the head and pipe cleaner arms.
- Potato Head Puppets – A small potato is used as the head for a doll-like puppet controlled by sticks attached to the limbs.
Jointed Puppets – Flat, paper-based puppets with movable limbs connected by brads or fasteners. Youth can pose the arms and legs by hand, making them great for storytelling, dancing, or expressive play without needing sticks or strings.
- Cardboard Cut-Out Puppets – Shapes cut from cardboard with moveable limbs.
- Flat Puppets – Two-dimensional puppets made from paper or cardstock with moveable limbs.
- Ted Paper Puppet – A paper bear puppet with movable limbs.
- Paper Person Marionette (if used without strings)
Character Puppets – Puppets that act more like action figures. They are decorated objects with personality that Youth can move, pose, or play with.
- Paper Cup Animals – Cups turned into animals with paper ears, tails, and faces.
- Parrot Cup Puppets – Similar to cup puppets, shaped and decorated like parrots.
- Potato Puppets – Decorated whole potatoes used as puppet bodies. (Suggested in 1983, The Daisy Girl Scouts Leader Guide, pg. 95-96)
Marionettes and String-Controlled Puppets – Puppets with moving parts controlled by string. These often involve more steps and coordination.
- Marionette Bear – A bear with moving limbs controlled by string. (Suggested in 1993, The Brownie Girl Scout Handbook, pg. 248-251)
- Paper Person Marionette – A person-shaped puppet with jointed limbs on strings.
- Silly Bird Marionette – An ostrich like puppet with bouncing movement.
- Toilet Paper Roll String Puppets – Puppets made from tubes with string-controlled parts.
Light and Shadow Puppets – Puppets designed to cast shadows on a screen or wall, often using cut-out shapes and a light source.
- Shadow Puppets – Cut-out shapes held in front of a light to cast shadows.
Puppet Theater Ideas – Simple setups for performing puppet shows, often made from cardboard or recycled materials.
- Cardboard Box Puppet Theater – A decorated box turned into a stage for puppet shows.
- Finger Puppet Booth Stand – Cut, fold, and set up a mini booth to use with finger puppets.
