Years ago, I shared our Wonder Woman cuffs craft and so many families have enjoyed making that craft with their children, so I wanted to add another superhero craft to our collection: DC Superhero Popsicle Stick Puppets!

Superhero Puppet Craft

These superhero puppets are super easy to make thanks to our free printable template, which you can download below.

You could make these popsicle stick puppets as a gift, or make them with your children. (You may want to pre-cut out the pieces if making these with young children.)

I love these as a fun screen-free way to indulge your child’s superhero obsession. They can act out their favorite scenes from the comics or the movies, or make up their own fun superhero stories!

(You could even make our Shoebox Puppet Theatre to make their theatrical productions even more fun!)

These paper puppets are a cheap alternative to superhero figures, and you can adjust our template to make just about any super hero with a few simple alterations.

To make these popsicle stick puppets last even longer, you can laminate the paper puppets before gluing to your popsicle sticks. This will allow them to withstand more wear and tear. This is the laminator I use, and I just buy the super cheap packages of laminate sheets from Amazon. It costs about 13 cents a sheet to laminate which lets us get so much use out of any activity we print out.

For a fun personal twist, you can print out pictures your kids’ faces and use them in place of the superhero faces, like we did for our mermaid puppets.

These popsicle stick puppets would also make super cute Superhero bookmarks!

For more Superhero craft ideas, check out:

• Felt Superhero Mask Patterns from Cutesy Crafts
• Mason Jar Superhero Banks from Fireflies and Mudpies
• How to Make a Superhero Cape from a T-shirt from Happiness is Homemade
• Avengers Paper Plate Masks from Pink Stripey Socks
• Superhero Handprint Cards from The Best Ideas for Kids

Check out our quick video to see how to make our Wonder Woman popsicle stick puppet – and then don’t forget to scroll down to grab your free printable template and instructions:

Materials for Superhero Puppet Craft

• Colored craft paper (I prefer card stock for sturdiness)
• Popsicle sticks
• Black marker
• Pencil
• Scissors
• Craft glue
• DC Superheroe Puppet Craft template

How to Make Popsicle Stick Superheroes

Let’s start our craft with the Wonder Woman paper-craft puppet. Select cream, blue, red, yellow and black craft papers for the Wonder Woman paper-craft. Trace the patterns on the selected craft papers as noted with each pattern. 

Cut a slit along the marked yellow line on the hair pattern. 

Insert the head part of the puppet base through the slit from the bottom side of the hair pattern. Apply glue on the back side to attach the paper hair pattern with the puppet base. 

Attach the boots, skirt and top patterns on the Wonder Woman puppet base. 

Attach the crown on the hair part of the puppet.

Attach the rest of the patterns on the puppet to complete the Wonder Woman paper-craft puppet. Use a black sharpie to draw the eyes, nose and mouth of the puppet. 

Attach the Wonder Woman paper-craft on a popsicle stick. 

Similarly, craft the rest of the DC Superhero characters.

Pin this Superhero Craft:

Grab your free printable directions for our Superhero Puppet craft and don’t forget to downloand the DC Superheroe Puppet Craft template:

These DIY Superhero Puppets are a great way to encourage your child’s creativity and extend their play after watching the movie or reading a superhero comic. It would make a great craft for a family movie night, too!

For more fun crafts for kids, check out our DIY Garden Wind Chimes or our Magical Crystal Ball craft.