Surrey County Childminding Association (SCCMA)

Milk Bottle Animal Puppets

You need:
Plastic milk bottle
Plastic bags white for sheep, orange and bin bags for tiger
Print out of head and feet (or use black paper for feet)
Double sided tape or sticky tape made into a loop
scissors

1. Attached double sided tape or loops of sticky tape to back and sides and bottle top of plastic milk bottle.
   
2. Children can make snips into the plastic bag, which will then tear easily downwards.
3. Attach strips of bags to bottle.
4. Cut out and attach animals head.
5. Cut out feet or use black paper and attach with sticky paper.

 sheep_head
 tiger_head

 dragon_head
These puppets can be used to act out nursery rhymes, stories and moved to music.
You can use them to play hide and seek and practice positional language.
Planning

Birth to Three
Competent learner - being creative

Foundation stage
Knowledge and understanding of the world - early learning goal for exploration and investigation

Stepping Stone - Investigate construction materials