Your kids will love to make these ocean creatures finger puppets with our exclusive coloring page from children's book author and illustrator, Melanie Hope Greenberg. It's a great addition to our summer fun coloring page collection!
The coloring page includes five finger puppets featuring a mermaid and merman, starfish, swimming turtle, and octopus. The puppets are fun to color and easy to cut out, making them a great arts and craft or story time activity for a summer day, especially if you've just read Melanie's book, Mermaids on Parade.
Instructions
Materials:
- Coloring page: Print it out here (By clicking on the following link you agree to our terms of service* see end of post) -->: Ocean finger puppets
- Colored pencils, crayons or markers
- Tape
- Scissors
Step by Step:
After printing out the coloring page, color the illustration as desired. Let kids pick their own colors and make their own decisions about whether or not to stay in the lines.
Next, cut out the puppets. Younger kids may need some help with this step. You don't have to be exact about cutting exactly on the lines around the creatures. To aid in the next step, allow for extra length on the tabs.
Wrap a finger puppet around your child's finger and secure the tabs together with tape. Cut off any excess tab if necessary. Repeat for the rest of the puppets.
Now, tell a story with your new, colorful ocean animal and merpeople finger puppets! Optional: print out our under the sea coloring page for a theatrical backdrop (it even includes extra fish puppets).
Finally, print out Melanie's mermaid paper dolls to add more characters for storytelling. Or, see all our printable puppet options!
MORE: See our growing collection of mermaid coloring pages
About the Illustrator
Every summer, Melanie can be found at Coney Island's Mermaid Parade. This year she may be sporting some cool new ocean creature finger puppets. She is also an award winning author and illustrator who loves to talk to children about the process of writing and illustrating books. Learn about how to bring her talk to your library or school, or request teacher guides for her books at her blog here.
Her books are favorites of children everywhere. Melanie's cheerful, vibrant illustrations can be found in her iconic book Mermaid Parade, which was listed as an essential Brooklyn book by the Brooklyn Public Library.
*Terms of Service: this coloring page is used with permission from Melanie Hope Greenberg and is for non-commercial use ONLY. You many print out as many copies as you like for personal, library or classroom use. If you would like to share this coloring page, you MUST link to this blog page. It is expressly forbidden to link directly to the coloring page pdf file.
Leave a Reply