For the kids who have to spend time at IWK Health Centre, a women's and children's hospital in Halifax, sometimes the only thing that can bring a smile to their face is a simple finger puppet ...

Making finger puppets is a great art and craft activity for children of all ages. So get crafting and make some finger puppet characters today! less than 2 min read May 18, 2014 - 12:00AM may18_kids ...

Making finger puppets is a great art and craft activity for children of all ages. So get crafting and make some finger puppet characters today! less than 2 min read May 17, 2014 - 11:30PM may18_kids ...

Making finger puppets is a great art and craft activity for children of all ages. So get crafting and make some finger puppet characters today! less than 2 min read May 18, 2014 - 12:00AM may18_kids ...

There are inexpensive finger puppets (a 4 inch Little Brown Bear puppet is $12.99) and large hand puppets ( the 31" long American Alligator is $59.99) for sale here.

In the last year, Sheila Pineau has knit close to 6,000 pint-sized puppets to bring some happiness to children at the IWK Health Centre in Halifax.

The IWK Health Centre in Halifax gives finger puppets to patients and visitors to occupy and comfort them. After an influx of donations, the hospital’s storage rooms (and fingers) are full.

Children love them and begin to associate the puppet images with the sounds we make, the story itself and even the song. They never forget a story that was told using good props, like finger ...