Rudolph Story Puppets Craft

As a child, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer was a Christmas tradition that I’ve now carried into my own family. Whether singing the song or watching one of the many video adaptations, the holiday season isn’t complete without that shiny red nose! These Rudolph Story Puppets are a great addition to any holiday collection. 

Rudolph Story Puppets

Rudolph Story Puppet templates with a black arrow pointing to completed craft on white background with green border

My kids love acting out familiar stories, and puppets are a fun new way to engage in pretend play. We love story puppets because they are small enough that they won’t take up a lot of space but easy enough for even young children to manipulate. And you will surely enjoy an excellent show that the kids perform! With this Rudolph story puppet template, you’ll have everything you need to make these fun puppets.,. Since the pieces are rather small, cutting them out is a big kid or adult job. 

If you want puppets that are easier for little hands to make, try the Paper Bag Reindeer Puppet and the Elf Paper Bag Puppet!

Supplies

  • Colored construction paper
  • Pencil – to trace the template
  • Craft glue
  • Sharpie or gel pen
  • Popsicle or craft sticks

Printable Template

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Directions to Make Rudolph Story Puppets

Rudolph is filled with so many wonderful characters that truly make this an all-time favorite movie in our home. Within this template, you will be able to make Sam the snowman, Mr. and Mrs. Claus, Clarice, Rudolph, Yeti, Hermey the Elf, and Yukon.

Sam the Snowman

completed story puppets: Snowman, Mrs. Claus, Santa Claus, Rudolph, Clarice, the Abominable Snowman, Hermey the Elf and Yukon Cornelius on a light blue background
  • Select construction paper colors for the Rudolph story puppets. The template includes patterns for the following figures/characters – Rudolph, Clarice, Sam the snowman, Yukon Cornelius, Mr. Claus, Mrs. Claus, The Abominable Snowman, and Hermey the Elf. 
Cut out pieces for Snowman, Mrs. Claus, Santa Claus, and Rudolph on white background
  • Trace the template patterns on the selected papers and cut out the traced pattern. Let’s start with Sam the Snowman. 
Picture of Snowman with head attached and cardigan glued on, with umbrella, facial hair and hat off to the side
  • Attach the cardigan (clothing) on the top part of Sam the snowman’s body (right below the head). Attach the hat strip to the hat base cutout.
Snowman puppet with hat and facial hair attached, umbrella off to the side
  • Glue the hat to the top side of the head and attach the mustache and beard to the face
Snowman puppet with green hat and cardigan, mustache and beard, with smiling face and red umbrella glued to the side
  • Use a sharpie to draw the face of the snowman and trace some outlines on the umbrella cutout. Glue the umbrella to the front of the snowman. 

Mrs. Claus

Round puppet head with black hair next to purple rectangle dress with white apron on top
  • Now let’s work on Mrs. Claus. Glue the hair onto her head and the apron onto her dress. 
Mrs. Clause puppet with black hair, purple dress and white apron, with smiling face drawn on
  • Attach the head to the top of the dress pattern and use a sharpie to draw her facial features. 

Santa Claus

Cut out pieces of Santa puppet - Red Santa hat, round head with white beard, white mustache and eyebrows, and red rectangle body with black belt drawn on
  • Let’s craft Mr. Claus now. Glue the beard to his face, then attach the small round cutout to the tip of his hat. Use a sharpie to draw a belt along the middle of his clothing. 
Santa puppet pieces with red hat glued onto the head piece next to red body piece and white mustache and eyebrow pieces
  • Glue the hat to the top of the head.
Santa puppet with head attached to body and mustache and eyebrows on the face
  • Attach the eyebrows and mustache cutouts and then glue the head onto the body.
Santa puppet with all pieces glued together and facial features drawn on in black
  • Use a sharpie to draw on Santa’s face. 

Rudolph

Brown Rudolph head piece, body piece, antlers and red nose cut out. White oblong piece attached to the bottom of the brown face piece.
  • Find the Rudolph cutouts and glue the white mouth cutout to the bottom of the head. 
Rudolph head piece with red nose attached and horns attached to the top next to brown rectangle body piece
  • Attach the horn cutouts to the top of the head between the ears. Glue his red nose onto his face so it is half on the white part and half on the brown. 
Brown Rudolph puppet with head attached to body and no facial features
  • Glue the head to the top of the body cutout. 
Completed Rudolph puppet with eyes and smile
  • Use a sharpie to draw Rudolph’s eyes and a smile. 
Rudolph story puppets
  • Glue the figures to popsicle sticks to complete the puppet craft. Similarly, trace, cut out, and glue the rest of the figure patterns.
  • Continue making each character until you have your whole puppets completed

Tips and Tricks

  • If crafting all the puppets is too much in one setting, choose just a few and craft the others another day.
  • Many of the pieces are very small, so it might help to only cut out each piece right before you intend to use it so it doesn’t get misplaced. 
  • If you prefer to do all your cutting at once, place all the pieces for each character in their own pile or plastic bag so you don’t get confused about which piece is which. 
  • Make sure to keep your glue only on the pieces you are attaching, or it will be difficult to draw faces on top of extra glue. 

More Ideas…

See what other adventures your kids can take these puppets on! They might make up an entirely new story for these beloved characters. Maybe there is something about the original story they want to change. Now they can! 

These puppets are also ideal for a shadow puppet show! Turn off the lights, shine a big flashlight at the wall, and hold up your puppets in front of the light. 

Add the Grinch to your puppet play with our Grinch Paper Bag Puppet! The holidays can be so much fun, and we hope you enjoy these crafts! 

Rudolph Story Puppets

Rudolph Story Puppets

These Rudolph Story Puppets are perfect for your kids this Christmas Break! Help them make these fun puppets, and then turn them loose to play make believe and make up stories with these fun characters!

Materials

  • Colored construction papers
  • Pencil – to trace the template
  • Craft glue
  • Sharpie or gel pen
  • Popsicle sticks

Instructions

Select colored construction papers for the Rudolph the red nosed reindeer story puppets. The template includes patterns for Rudolph, Clarice, Sam the snowman, Yukon Cornelius, Mr. Claus, Mrs. Claus, The Abominable Snowman, and Hermey the Elf. Trace the template patterns on the selected construction papers and cut out the traced pattern. Let’s start with Rudolph, Sam the snowman, Mr. and Mrs. Claus.

Glue the cardigan (clothing) on the top part of the Sam the snowman’s body part (right below the head). Glue the hat-strip on the hat base cutout.

Glue the hat on the top side of the head and glue the mustache and beard on the head as well.

Use a sharpie to draw the face of the snowman and trace some outlines on the umbrella cutout. Glue the umbrella with the snowman on a side. Set aside.

Glue the hair cutout to the head cutout and the apron cutout to the dress cutout of Mrs. Claus puppet.

Glue the head on the top side of the dress pattern and use a sharpie to draw the face of the puppet. Set aside.

Glue the beard cutout on the head, glue the round cutout on the tip of the hat and use a sharpie to draw a belt along the middle of the clothing cutout.

Glue the hat pattern on the top side of the head.

Glue the eyebrows and mustache cutouts to the head and then attach the head pattern to the top side of the dress pattern.

Use a sharpie to draw the face of Mr. Claus puppet.

Take the Rudolph patterns. Glue the mouth cutout to the bottom part of the head cutout.

Glue the horn cutouts to the top side of the head pattern and stick the nose cutout overlapping the mouth part on the middle, along the top side.

Glue the head pattern on the top side of the body base cutout.

Use a sharpie to draw the face of the Rudolph puppet.

Glue the figures to popsicle sticks to complete the puppet craft. Similarly, trace, cut out and glue the rest of the figure patterns.

 
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