Cute, cute, cute!  A pig.  A frog.  A monster.  The most adorable handmade bath puppets that you ever did see!

Now let me ask you: what grandchild could refuse taking a bath if she could have one of these puppets as a bath mate in her bubble bath?  Certainly not me!

A very heart-felt thank you goes out to Cathie Filian for allowing me to use her picture of her puppets — and for coming up with such a fun idea.  She is an amazing person.  She has created, produced and co-hosted more than 100 episodes of the HGTV & DIY lifestyle show Creative Juice.  She’s a handcraft designer extraordinaire — and I will not be intimidated by her crafty-ness skill.  I will not.  I will not.  I will not.  (Who am I kidding?  Her little toe probably has more crafting ability than I’d ever see in ten lifetimes . . . . I’m definitely NOT going to tell her about my cake pop flops . . .)

Now.  On to the washcloth puppets.

It doesn’t take much to make these puppet pals.  All you need is a hand towel, a sewing machine, felt scraps, and some embroidery thread.  I think this is something I could do.  It’s not really a craft.  It’s more sewing.  Not a craft.  Not at all.  (If I keep repeating that, maybe I’ll believe it and maybe my bath puppet will turn out . . .  Maybe.)

You simply lay your hand on a towel, trace around it, cut out two pieces from a towel, sew them together, and add details with felt.  You can read the detailed instructions here on how to make these darling puppets.

You can make some of these bath puppets to keep on hand at your home when your visiting grandchildren need to take a bath.  (Or, when you stick them in the tub to keep them busily occupied . . . )  You could also make a couple of puppets to send to your grandchildren who live far away.  If your grandchildren are old enough, you can spend a Saturday afternoon together whipping up a gaggle of these puppets.

There’s more than these puppets on Cathie’s site that you’ve just got to see.  Check out her darling headband.  Maybe when my granddaughters grow up a wee bit I can make them one or two.  (Kaylissa who is only two days old just might not be ready just yet to wear a headband even though she has lots of hair!)

Also, take a peek at Cathie’s fabric printing with dishwasher gel. I’d MUCH rather make designs on a t-shirt with my grandchildren using the dishwasher gel than spend time cleaning dishes!

After you are finished making your puppets, whip up a batch of Cathie’s S’mores on a Stick for a little treat.  (You know, you could send a package with the puppet materials and the ingredients for these s’mores to your grandchildren who live faraway.  They would be so thrilled to get that package!)

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