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Celebrate President’s Day with these quick and easy finger puppets of Thomas Jefferson and Abe Lincoln. They’re the perfect crafts to get your President’s Day learning discussion started.

What you'll need:

How to make it:

1. Cut two three-inch squares, one from each of the construction sheet colors.
2. Roll each square into a tube that will slip over your finger. Secure the roll with cellophane tape. Note: By using tape instead of glue, the coins won’t be harmed.
3. To make the Lincoln puppet, tape the penny to the black paper tube at roughly an inch below the top.
4. Cut a thin rectangle from the black paper for the hat brim. Tape the brim along the top of the head.
5. To make the Washington puppet, tape the nickel to the top of the blue paper tube.
6. Cut a one-and-half-inch square from the blue paper for the hat.
7. Fold the square in half, corner to corner, making a triangle.
8. Cut a slit out of the center fold of the square to make an opening.
9. Slip the hat over the top of the tube finger puppet.
10. Fold the two corners down.

Tips:

Dress them up by adding details to the puppets using collage materials. You might want to add a gold sequin medallion to Washington’s hat, for example, and some white doily paper to the chin for a lace collar. For Lincoln, try adding a shirt collar made from white paper, and some buttons.

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