Split pin puppets inspired by Edward Bawden

A super easy creative activity you can do at home with the kids

On Sunday, I ran a kids workshop for crafternoon at The Higgins in Bedford. It is home to the Bawden archive, and the popular ‘Edward Bawden and Me’ exhibition is still on until January 2025 so I always try to theme our activities around his style and characters.

Bawden really loved cats and he made a lot of illustrations of these furry critters. I saw a character from a design he did for Fortnum and Mason which inspired me to create a split pin puppet template for our session.

We had an amazing couple of hours and made some gorgeous cats. We added our own fashion accessories ready for a posh party!

It was such a fun activity and it’s so easy to do. You can make these at home. I have uploaded the template we used so you can print your own and make your own cat gang.

If you’re ‘feline’ creative give it a go!
download the template here .