Crafting around: Balloon puppets

We have been steadily building our collection of balloon flour puppets over the last few months. These puppets have been great fun to make and double up as stress therapy for the adults.

Material needed:
Balloon
Flour
A funnel
Yarn or pipe cleaners (for the puppet's hair)

Open up the neck of the balloon to cover the bottom spout of the funnel. Fill the funnel with flour, tap it gently to help the flour drop into the balloon, and knead the flour from the neck to the bottom of the balloon. When you reach the desired size, tie up the balloon. It should be nice and firm and able to be squeezed into different shapes. Decorate as you please with wiggly eyes, foam pieces for the mouth and yarn for the hair.