Step 1
Print out My Funny Valentine template. Trace and cut out two felt hearts. Using a marker or pen, mark where the arms and legs will go on heart shape. Place two felt hearts centered together and start sewing straight stitches along the edges, from one arm mark to the other.
Step 2
Stop stitching. Open the felt heart and fill it with stuffing. Sandwich a 7″ pipe cleaner between the two felt sides for the arms. Stuff again, but not too much – just enough to make it a little fluffy.
Step 3
Continue sewing along the heart’s edge. Be sure to make the first stitches very close to the pipe cleaner. Stop stitching once you reach the first leg mark and fit a new 4″ pipe cleaner stem inside the heart.
Step 4
Continue stitching the heart’s edge to close the felt piece and to fix the stems in place.
Step 5
Now add a pompom for the nose. Pass the needle through the heart’s edge and poke it through from inside at the center of the heart. Pull the floss to the front, stab a pompom, and sew. Pass the needle to the edge of the heart and finish off the seams.
Step 6
Add stickers for the eyes and decorate.
Step 7
Mold boots and hands using play-dough. Use a toothpick to make a deep hole in each boot, then poke pipe cleaners into the boots.
Step 8
Roll up tiny play-dough balls for the hands, poke holes, and stick in pipe cleaner arms.
Keeping your puppet standing all by itself will be a funny game to play. Hints: stick the boots to the floor or table surface, bend the arms or make smaller play-dough balls for the hands.
Now these are hearts it’s ok to play with :)