These Dotty the Donkey colour in stick puppets are great for children to make & take on an Easter Adventure. Whether you use them alongside our Dotty the Donkey Easter Trail, or simply make at home, they offer a wonderful opportunity for kids to retell & explore the Easter Story.
If you're using these in a church setting, the donkey printables could be left on a table in Church for visiting families to discover & make over the Easter Holidays. All you need are children's scissors, sticky tape, lolly sticks, & colouring pens/pencils. Each printable sheet has 8 donkey templates that can be cut out ready for children to use.
How to make the Stick Puppets:
:: Colour in your Dotty the Donkey Printable
:: Cut around the donkey template
:: Attach a lolly stick to the back of your Dotty the Donkey with sticky tape, & your puppet is ready to go!
How children could use their Dotty the Donkey Puppet:
:: Retell the Easter Story in their own words. Additional props or toys could be added.
:: Explore the emotions of Holy Week, thinking about how Dotty the Donkey or others may have felt.
:: Go on a nature adventure & explore the Easter Story outdoors. Our Easter Scavenger Hunt is ideal for this.
:: Read an Easter Storybook & walk your Dotty the Donkey puppet through the illustrations.
:: Get creative & create a scene or background from junk modelling for Dotty to explore.
:: Create an Easter garden for Dotty to discover.