Mittens and Gloves Crafts and Decoration ideas and projects for kids. Find out how to decorate, draw on, personalize, and customize your mittens and gloves with the following instructions, patterns, and activities for children
Paper Weights with Old Gloves
Now you can make a really cool paper weight out of one of your old gloves....or from one of your Mom or Dad's old gloves. Trace the glove on a piece of cardboard....cut it out. Now insert it into the glove so that it keeps its shape. Now Fill the thumb of the glove with something heavy such as sand or stones. Now sew up the base of the thumb with a few quick stitches of thread. Now you are done with this handy-hand paper weight. When someone has a message for you, they can just stick it under the thumb. It is an adorable paper weight for anybody's desk. This would make a great gift for Mother's Day, Father's Day, or a birthday.
Transform Gloves into Octopus Puppets
These turn out to be adorable octopus puppets. You need a glove...purple works out great...but any color will do. Cut cuff from your left glove. Then cut off the thumb & 1st 2 fingers from the glove as shown in illustration a. Now slip the middle finger of your left glove on top of the small finger of your right glove. Then sew the seams together so that your finger will still fit into it (see picture b). Now filll other finger and thumb of your left glove with filler or cotton and sew to your right glove (see picture c). Now cut another finger from left glove and stuff with cotton. Sew it between the thumb and forefinger on the right hand glove (illustration d). Now cover a styrofoam ball ( 1 1/4" in diameter) with some of the of the left glove cuff and then sew on righf hand glove (see x on sketch e). Now your octopus puppet is done...see if it fits on your hand...then play with it.
Spider Glove Puppets - And do the same project to make a spider glove puppet.
Make Hand Puppets with Stuffed Animals - Make these adorable hand puppets with an old stuffed animal toy and an old glove. All you do is sew the glove inside of the stuffed animal. Find out with the following illustrated tutorial.
Make Finger Puppets from Old Gloves - The tips of old gloves are perfect for making little figures / characters - like tiny little puppets. Learn how to make these.
More Ideas for Crafts with Glove & Mittens
A
Snowball Fight - Create this cute winter pal with your mismatched children's gloves.
Much like our Snow Folks all you will need is gloves, wooden
balls, and lots of imagination.
Adorable
Snow Folks - Create a group of carolers or a sleighful of happy winter friends
with your mismatched children's mittens, wooden balls, and lots of
imagination. The sky is the limit!
Alien
Costume - This cosmic costume -- complete with Ping-Pong tentacles and a
third eye -- is literally out of this world!
Alien
Encounter Costume - An alien costume ranked so high, you might say it was out of this
world. According to Ryan, age nine, "It should have curvy black
eyes and wear a robe."
Alien
Puppet - Aliens, a favorite of most little boys. Help them grow their
imaginations by creating their own out of this world creature, five
of them to be exact.
"Armored"
Gloves - This project will allow you to make a flexible, lightweight
"armored" glove suitable for light, short-term use on
stage, RPG or for Sci-Fi/Fantasy conventions.
Big-mouthed
Bird - You know what they say about a bird in the hand. Here is a fun way
to make a bird to put on your hand.
Bloody
Punch with Floating Hand - This wickedly refreshing party punch, made of sweet apple,
cranberry and grape juices and fizzy cola, is sure to chill your
guests at your next Halloween bash.
Boy
and Girl Glove Dolls - – Here’s something that little girls will love playing
“pretend” with. It’s not hard to make a pair of
these craft project, let us show you how.
Bunny
Hand Puppet - – If it’s all about bunnies, we are pretty sure that your
little ones will like it. Just follow our easy guide and pretty soon
they’ll be off to a fun-filled day.
Busy
Bee Puppet - This craft shows how to make a puppet that looks like a bee sitting
on a flower.
Candy
Cobs - Filled with hard-shelled candy or after-dinner mints, these miniature
corncobs add a sweet finish to your holiday meal.
Chicks
in a Basket - Putting all your eggs in one basket is a bad idea, of course, but
put all these chicks in a basket, and you've got one very cute
centerpiece.
Christmas
Mitten Card - Warm the hearts of family and friends with this cheerful card.
Cobweb
Remover - Here's how to make a very useful cobweb remover from a garden glove
and a broomstick. After you use this practical cleaning helper just
once, you'll wonder how you managed without it!
Colorful
Severed Hands for Halloween - Make these colorful "severed hands" to use at your next
Halloween party for holding up table decorations and propping up
bowls of food.
Country
Mitten Feather Tree - Antique feather trees can still be found at antiques stores and
flea markets across the country.
Cozy
Mitten Stockings - Cozy mitten stockings are just as handy for holding goodies as
socks are.
Chipmunk
Softie - Gloves (like socks), while born to be part of a pair, often end
their days in lonely solitude, separated from their mates by the
forces of the universe that conspire at every turn to pull them
apart. Alone, they sadly serve little purpose (aside from the
occasional show biz appearance for only the most sparkling among
them), and are left to languish in the backs of a drawers and bottoms
of closets — that is, if they're not disposed of all together.
Ah... but it's a new day.
Crawling
Spider Puppet - This craft makes a cool spider puppet using an old glove.
Create
a Winter Wonderland - These place-setting decorations are so cute, this year the kids may
volunteer to set your holiday table.
Dazzling
Dusters - Make spring cleaning a snap with a pair of whimsical work gloves.
Easter
Bunny Puppet - Adults and kids alike will have fun making these bunny puppets from
work gloves. They are easy and quick to craft for Easter or
anytime.
Easter
Chick Kid Craft - This is a very cute project that your children will enjoy showing
off.
Felt
Magnetic Bookmarks Craft Kit - These cute felt mittens are tied together by a decorative ribbon.
However, magnets keep your page warm.
Felt
Mitten and Ice Skate Ornament - Personalize your evergreen with these playful felt mitten
ornaments, perfect for the ice-skating enthusiast.
Felt
Mitten Ornament For Christmas - Inexpensive to create, these Christmas ornaments have a wintry
snowflake design and are made from easy to use felt. Felt ornaments
make a perfect choice for kids Christmas crafts and ornament
construction for adults too.
Flutter
Bye - Let your imagination fly away with this fun puppet.
Foam
Mitten Wreath Craft Kit - Colorful mitten wreath greets visitors at the door!
Garden
Apron and Gloves - Cultivating a green thumb takes practice, patience, and a few handy
accessories -- like this personalized apron and glove set.
Garden
Glove Bunny - This Easter bunny crafts idea is great for kids of all ages as
it is easy, inexpensive and very cute and different.
Garden
Glove Halloween Witch - These are really fun to make! No sewing is needed- just your kit,
scissors and glue.
Garden
Glove Puppet Craft - n thinking of creative ways to use the entire glove don't forget the
back of the hand. Perhaps you will want to keep the "good"
characters on the front of the glove and attach the "Bad"
evil characters to the back of the hand, hiding in the shadows ready
to surprise the children at the appropriate place in the story!
Glitzy
Gloves - An ideal wearable craft project for all little glamour girls. Turn
your plain gloves into pretty mittens, complete with beautiful
painted fingernails and dazzling rings. This craft is perfect for the
fall and winter seasons—don't forget to share the glitz by
making one as agift for your friend.
Glove
Bunny - Isn't this cute? Make a bunny out of glove and some left over craft
supplies.
Glove
Bunny Puppet - A few folds and tucks are all it takes to turn a pair of gloves
into a cuddly Easter rabbit puppet.
Glove
Dolls – Why spend a fortune buying dolls when you can make your own?
This easy to follow craft guide will teach you how to make a dozen of
this cute glove dolls in no time.
Glove
Monster Tutorial - That’s all there is to it, really. If you get stuck, your
monster will tell you what to do. Just ask it.
Glove
Puppets - Using an inexpensive garden glove, colored felt and pom poms you
can create wonderful hand puppets that can make any storybook come
alive for children of all ages!
Gobbler
Has Fun Covered - Have your kids create an easy turkey craft to decorate the
Thanksgiving table.
Gourd
Turkey - At the first Thanksgiving, turkey was actually a side dish, taking
second billing to venison. But set this pretty bird center table and
it's guaranteed to steal the show.
Graveyard
Ghouls - Try your "hand" at making these ghoulish Halloween ghosts
this Halloween to display in your home. Watch out for more ghosts
lurking in the background of the Rattlin' Bones Graveyard.
Hats
& Bats Puppets - What’s your favorite sport? Design your own team of athletic
puppets! Try either one of these ways to create puppets, or invent
your own.
Halloween
Monster Gloves - This is more craft than art, but Halloween can be a great time to
challenge your creative muscles. Instead of buying that awful
ready-made stuff in stores this craft teaches you to create your own
without spending money.
Halloween
Treat Bags - Easy, inexpensive and fun, this handy Halloween treat bag craft is
fun for kids to make and give away.
Handmade
Puppet Craft - Lost mittens and winter go together like Al Roker and the weather
forecast. This means you’ve got about a dozen right-handed
mittens; while your kid only has one right hand. Next time he loses a
mitten, don't get mad; get creative! Have your kid turn his spare
mitten into a monster doll. Chances are, by the end of winter he'll
have enough mitten monsters to give the Muppets a run for their
money!
Handy
Bug Puppets - Turn garden gloves into incredibly entertaining insects for your
kids to play with.
Insect
Finger Puppets - With just a few basic supplies, you can transform a stray glove
into an assortment of whimsical toys that will provide your children
with hours of amusement.
Jingle
Bell Mitt - This craft teaches kids how to make jingle bell mitts to play
music.
Keychain
Mittens & Beanie - – If you are prone to misplacing your keys, then worry no more
for you can tag it along each time you go out of the house. This
keychain mittens and beanie craft project is really a lifesaver!
Kid
Glove Toys - Not sure what to do with lonely, cast-off gloves? Turn them into
toys with this fantastic craft.
Knit
Wits - Turn gloves into palm-size pals.
Kookaburra
in a Tree Craft - A puppet that looks like a kookaburra bird sitting in a tree.
Light
Bulb Penguin - This cute little fellow is all bundled up for those arctic
winter mornings at the North Pole! Help this little cutie get warm
and cozy by placing him in your lighted Christmas tree this year.
Make
Spooky Hands - Dismembered hands add the perfect touch to spaces in your haunted
house where bigger props won't fit. They also make great effects when
mixed in with other props.
Merry
Mittens - No one will mind bundling up for the cold with these delightful
mittens to keep hands warm. With these ideas to inspire you, each
pair you make can be one-of-a-kind.
Mitten
Angel - – This is quite simply an adorable little angel.
Mitten
Bookmark Clip - This cute project is fun to make for it uses minimal supplies and
also makes a greatgift. You can use it as a bookmark or a fridge
magnet to hold your favorite art work and pictures. While this craft
is probably more appropriate for older children, your little ones
will love to help decorate.
Mitten
Clips - These mittens won't warm chilled hands, but they will generate good
cheer when clipped togift tags.
Mitten
gift Tags - Add a personalized touch to holidaygifts with these handy homemade
gift tags.
Mitten
& "Gift Wrap" - This felt mitten makes a festive cover-up for a jar of homemade
jelly, bubble bath, a chunky candle or even a flashlight.
Mitten
Sun Catcher - The wintry colors of blue and white are captured in this fun and
colorful project. Hang this catcher in your kitchen or bedroom window
for a lovely window decoration all winter long.
Mitten
Weather - Kids love the first snow of the winter. Celebrate the season's
arrival with a colorful mitten drawing. Or keep cool with this idea
any time of year.
Mitten
and Glove Puppets - Lost a mitten or glove? Don't fret! Make its orphan into a cute
animal puppet.
Mittens-on-a-String
Pillow - A folksy running stitch creates the design on this super-quick
project that's the perfect seasonal complement for a child's room.
The finished pillow is 20 inches square.
Monster
Gloves - Recycle those old garden gloves into spooky monster hands.
Monster
Hands - You'll have a howling good time wearing these gloves.
Monster
Mittens - On chilly days, slip kids' hands into mittens you've decorated to
look like ferocious beasts. Try a pair of fire-breathing dragons for
maximum toastiness. If it's bitingly cold, however, our shark works
best. Lion mittens are especially good when the wind roars. To create
them, simply sew features cut from felt to fleece mittens. Buttons
and embroidery will complete the face.
Mr
and Mrs Snowman Mittens - Although this pair of snowman figures was made with a pair of
infant mittens (and are therefore small enough to hang from the tree)
you could make larger versions, using bigger mittens and wooden
balls, for other Christmas decorating.
Never-Melt
Snowman - Brrrr! It’s time for building snowmen! If it’s too cold
to go outside or if there’s no snow on the ground, no problem!
Make this cute textured snowman to decorate your home.
No-Sew
Plump Snowman - This plump little snowman makes a great centerpiece, is easy to put
together and makes a cuddly pal for the kids. With some very simple
items you can put this craft together inexpensively and quickly.
Quadropus - Got a single glove and no hope of finding its match? Some easy
sewing will transform it into a four-legged octopus.
Puppet
Gloves - Young children love to count, sing action songs, and do
fingerplays---all on their fingers. Here’s a greatgift to make
for a toddler or preschooler you know.
Reindeer
Garden Glove - Sooooo cute! This adorable reindeer is made from an ordinary glove!
Reindeer
Hat - Your child will lead the pack in true Rudolph style with this cap
whose fanciful antlers are made from a pair of basic knit gloves.
Rubber
Glove Finger Puppets - These cute finger puppets are so simple and appealing. What a great
end for that left over rubber glove.
Santa
Garden Glove Ornament - – Here is one great craft project idea for the Yuletide season.
Put Santa in your little hands and bring some spark to the Holidays.
Scarecrow
Patch in a Pot - If you are looking for a truly unique and great idea for your
Halloween decorations, why not try making this easy craft project?
Our scarecrow patch in a pot guide will show you how.
Sea
Monster Glove Puppet - Okay now this “looks” like an octopus but with
just five little fingers around it, we decided to call it our little
sea monster puppet. If you’d like to learn how to make one of
these, we’ll be glad to assist you.
Snazzy
gift Card Holder - Givinggift cards for the winter holidays? Make unique holders for
them that will please the recipients as much as the cards do!
Snow
Family Finger Puppets - This adorable snow family will give your kids hours of puppet time
fun! All you need are some inexpensive knit gloves and a few simple
supplies to put together this cute project.
Snow
Folks - – Your winter decorations is not complete without snow people
in the mix. This craft project will teach you how to make some snow
folks to add to your collection and liven up your porch.
Stuffed
Glove Turkey - This darling little turkey is made from a pair or dollar store
gloves and makes the perfect centerpiece! Who could resist the charms
of this little Thanksgiving Day cutie pie?
Stuffed
Thanksgiving Turkey Craft - Get the kids involved with your Thanksgiving decorating by having
them craft this stuffed turkey table decoration. It's an unusual way
to make use of odd socks and mittens.
Sweater
Mittens : How to Decorate Mittens Craft - After years of wear, a sweater is usually retired to an attic box
or the back of a drawer. But you can give an old sweater new life by
using the material to fashion a charming pair of mittens.
Sweater
Mittens : How to Decorate Mittens Craft - These mittens -- made from old sweaters that have been "felted"
(shrunken into a dense, nonraveling material) -- are soft, toasty and
very colorful.
Thanksgiving
Centerpiece - – This craft project actually serves two purposes- first as a
toy and second as a Thanksgiving centerpiece display.
The
Gloveable Bunny - You’ve heard of pulling a rabbit out of a hat. Now you can
pull one out of your gloves!
The
Not-so-Scary Dragon - Don't be fooled by the fiery breath; this guy is a softie.
The
Witch and Her Cauldron - This menacing matriarch, with her bubbling cauldron, is guaranteed
to give your Halloween visitors an unhealthy dose of spook juice.
The
Wonder Mitten : How to Decorate Mittens Craft - This is a super fast and easy Kid Craft, The Wonder Mitten. Made
from micro fiber cloth it is both durable, multi functional and kids
love them. Because microfiber cloth is super soft and lint free it
can be used for just about anything gentle enough to be a kids wash
cloth and can do chores like dusting, washing dishes, etc, in a snap.
Tissue
Paper Mitten Craft Kit : How to Decorate Mittens Craft - Hanging mittens each have an unique tissue paper pattern. Hang on
classroom windows to create a colorful display!
Turkey
Centerpiece - Made from a disposable glove, this turkey will get chuckles from
your Thanksgiving guests.
Turkey
Gloves - What a fun project to put together for that festive holiday,
Thanksgiving. Help your child make a pair and show off to the whole
family!
Turkey
Puppet - Here's a project kids will be happy to lend a hand with -- crafting
a gobblin' puppet from a garden glove.
Witch
Crash - This witch may have failed driver's ed., but she's still got a few
tricks up her sleeve -- namely, the ability to provoke hysterics in
every trick-or-treater who sees her.
Wicked
Witch Puppet Craft - Let your kids enjoy some real "witchcraft" and create
this fun puppet.
Winter Glove Puppets - Plain winter gloves make a great backdrop for creative finger
puppets. A great project that all kids can do … here goes.
Winter
Garland : How to Decorate Mittens Craft - This project is so easy to make and looks wonderful hanging up.
Wooden
Winter Mittens - This is a fast and easy wood craft and a cute decoration for your
door or walls in the wintertime. This project is great for novice
crafters as the pieces are quickly sawed out and painted.
