Big Hero 6 Finger Puppets {tutorial} #BigHero6Release

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Hello! How was your weekend? Ours was pretty great! We were snowed in most of last week! So we have tons of fun things planned & errands to run for this week. Have you heard? Big Hero 6 will be released on DVD/Blu-Ray TOMORROW (Feb. 24h) at Walmart! Eek! You also finds tons of toys and Big Hero 6 merchandise at Walmart.com right now & in Walmart stores starting tomorrow. Also, with purchase of the movie you will get digital copy (while supplies last) included! I know my kiddos can’t wait to see the movie. On our to do list this week is to head to Walmart. I feel a movie night *might* be in our future. 😉 So last week (while we were snowed in!) we had a little fun making some Big Hero 6 Finger Puppets! My kiddos have played & played with these! So keep reading to see how we made them. 😉

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You’ll need a few supplies to get started:
cardstock or construction paper
popsicle sticks
googly eyes
glue
markers
vinyl
hot glue & glue gun (optional)

*You can find most of these supplies at Walmart.

First, I cut out all the hair, faces & accessories with my Silhouette (digital craft cutter). If you have a Silhouette you can download the FREE stick puppet head cut file right {HERE}. If you don’t have a craft cutter you could cut these out by hand, use yarn for the hair or even draw them in with markers or crayons. Just use your imagination & creativity. Your kids will have a lot of fun with this.

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My little son loved helping me pick out the right accessories for each character in Big Hero 6! We had to have just the right glasses for Honey Lemon & of course, GoGo had to have pink bubblegum! ha! 😉 The kiddos glued everything in place, and then I used a hot glue gun to glue on the popsicle sticks. We made our Baymax puppet a little differently. Let me show you how. 🙂

First I searched & saved a coloring picture of Baymax to my computer, and then I imported it into my Silhouette software. I sized it to how big I wanted him to be.

Then I opened up my trace window & clicked “select trace area”. I selected the area I wanted to trace ~ Baymax.

While he was highlighted I clicked the “trace” button. That left the image looking like this. Now it’s time to cut some vinyl! I did a very detailed how to cut & apply vinyl tutorial right {HERE}. So pop over there to see how to do that. It’s easy! 😉

How to trace Baymax with your Silhouette

After I cut the vinyl out I went back to step one (opening the Baymax image) & then inside of selecting “trace” I selected “trace outer edge”. It left me with an image that looked like this:

I cut that image out using some light gray cardstock. When that was done I applied the vinyl right over the cardstock. Easy!

It made the perfect Baymax puppet! I kind of impressed myself! ha! 😉

My kiddos had so much fun playing with their puppets & acting out the scenes from Big Hero 6 from funny Fred to the too smart Hiro to sweet Baymax. (Yes, they are still in their jammies….it was a snow day after all!) 😉

My kiddos also had fun checking out Walmart.com for any & all Big Hero 6 merchandise. They really did want it all! ha! 😉

My 5 year old has his heart set on this Flying Baymax toy! I told him to put it on his birthday list. 😉

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Which Big Hero 6 character is your favorite?
Do your kiddos have a favorite Big Hero 6 toy?

Don’t forget to look for the Big Hero 6 display at your local Walmart. You will get a digital copy of Big Hero 6 on VUDU (while supplies last) with your purchase of the Blu-Ray/DVD + Gift with Purchase Set at Walmart staring tomorrow! All you’ll have to do is scan your receipt using the Savings Catcher in the Walmart app. Then look for a message on your phone or email. Then you’ll be able to watch Big Hero 6 on any device! That’s so awesome! We love VUDU! 🙂

Make sure you search the hashtag #BigHero6Release for more recipes, crafts and party ideas inspired by Big Hero 6! 🙂 Have you seen Big Hero 6? Do you plan on buying the DVD tomorrow? I’d love to hear your plans on celebrating this BIG release. Leave a comment below. 😉