This friendly jester on a stick is a great project to celebrate Mardi Gras. Kids can make several to put on a puppet show!

What you'll need:

How to make it:

1. Cut pieces out of construction paper according to the pattern. (See photo.)
2. Glue the hat pieces to the back of the head, using the pattern as a guide. (See photo.) Glue the neck pieces to the back as well, again, using the pattern as a guide.
3. Turn the project face up and ad a dab of white craft glue to the end of each of the neck and hat pieces, with the exception of the center hat piece. Add a gold sequin to the glue on each of the 3 neck pieces and the left and right hat piece. (See photo [jester-mardi-gras-craft-photo-R-aformaro-264.JPG].)
4. Fold the center hat piece down and glue it to the white circle (face). Add a dot of glue and the sequin to the end of the center hat piece. (See photo.)
5. Put some white craft glue on the back of the wiggle eyes and gently place them on the face (the center hat piece will be between the eyes).
6. Use the red crayon to add 2 circle cheeks and the pink crayon to add a nose.
7. Use a black marker to add a smile, and then outline the smile with red crayon. (See photo.)
8. Around the wiggle eye, draw the makeup paint for the eyes with a black marker by drawing two elongated triangles, one pointing up and the other down.
9. Glue the completed jester to the top of the jumbo craft stick.
   

Tips:

1. A jester is a professional joker, or fool, in a medieval court, wearing a cap with bells on it.
2. If you don't have any sequins you can cut small circles from yellow construction paper.
3. Make several of these in a group setting and have a make believe puppet show.