DIY Unicorn Puppets: 6 Easy Steps

Last Updated on August 28, 2023 by Team Ideas24

Do you like doing craft projects with your kids? Here’s an adorable and very easy unicorn idea that will give you and their hours of fun!

You can create these magical unicorns using simple materials from your craft supplies. It’s a great activity you can do at home on a rainy day. Perfect, because these unicorn puppets will keep your kids entertained for hours.

Gather all the materials and have your kids help you make these unicorn puppets. It will help them improve their artistic and creative skills.

This project can be made with recycled cardboard boxes and leftover yarn.

Now if you and your kids are feeling extra creative, you can create other puppets so that your unicorns have friends!

Unicorn puppets! Is this going to be your next craft project with the little ones?

You’ll need the following tools and materials to create this easy project.

White Heavy Cardstock
Silver Cardstock
Small Googly Eyes
Yarn (different colors)
Tacky Glue
Glue Stick

3/4 inch Circle Punch
Hole Punch
Pink Marker
Scissors

Contents

1 How to create an easy DIY unicorn puppet
2 Adorable DIY unicorn ideas

How to create an easy DIY unicorn puppet

1. Create the unicorn out of the cardstock

Trace and cut a unicorn-formed horn, head, neck, ears, and body from the thick cardstock. The silver shiny horn will come from the silver cardstock while the head, neck, ears, and body will be coming from the White Cardstock.

2. Make the finger holes

Create a hole by punching a ¾” circle underneath the body.

3. Assemble the unicorn

Attach the neck, head, and body using glue. Then add the horn and ears.

4. Make the hair

To make the unicorn’s hair, gather various colors of yarn. Cut into small strands. Attach all of your cut-out yarn strands to the unicorn’s neck back to the head.

5. Make the unicorn tail

To make the unicorn tail, make a hole at the back of the body. Using the remaining gathered various colors of yarn, cut into long strands. Then you can insert them into the unicorn’s hole at the back.

6. Make a cute unicorn face

Finally, you can now add two fancy unicorn eyes, and using your pink marker, draw a nose and a smile on your unicorn’s face.

Adorable DIY unicorn ideas

Here are more easy DIY unicorn puppets for you!

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1. Unicorn Stick

Simply play with your sticks with these fancy unicorn heads on top.

2. Felt Unicorn Finger

A cute finger unicorn puppet. Have your kids create their own unicorn puppets by making the unicorn head and four finger-sized feet with tiny horseshoes.

3. Unicorn Valentine Box

Want to give a gift on Valentine’s day to your kids or special someone? Why not consider making your own unicorn valentine’s gift box? Made of colored cardboard, foil, ribbon twirls, and glitters. Using your scrap materials and creativity skills, you can make these unicorn Valentine boxes in no time!

4. Valentine Pillow

A unicorn pillow is so fascinating. These pillows can be used in the bedroom or living room. Your kids will love to hug these toy pillows at night, and you will surely love to have them too. Having a unicorn pillow in your bed makes you feel like a child again. 😉