I started off with this:



I ended up with this:

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?xWoclSyqjH0" target="youtube">YouTube Video</a>

You can read about how I did it, and a sort of step-by-step tutorial, here:

http://puppetsinmelbourne.com.au/index.php/faq/2008/10/21/how-to-make-a-recycled-puppet

Great job on the puppet!

Thank you!

Cool puppet, with fun motion on the video. And the ragtime/silent film music was lots of fun!

Thanks - I had a lot of fun making it

I especially like making puppets out of stuffed animals because there is not much sewing required!  THANKS for sharing!  I liked the fingers in the tentacles too!!

I like the fingers too... to be honest, I was making it up as I went, and didn't even think about using the tentacles until I had removed the stuffing from the bottom of the toy; same with the mouth!

It's fun to just see what happens when you're building!

Definitely fun to repurpose toys.

Very cute!!

I like this idea.  My best friend and I made a bunch of repurposed toy puppets for kids for Christmas.  Easy and fun!

Yep, I think I'll try doing a couple more these when I have the time. They'd actually make great presents for my younger cousins.

I like that octopus....nice choice of a stuffy to convert to a puppet.

Daryl H

Yeah, the things you pick up at antique dealers...
I also found a great pattern set for cloth punch and judy puppets, which I'll have to get around to testing out