Get in the holiday mood with this super simple Grinch Paper Bag Puppet. Your kids will love getting hands on to create a fun new toy.
Grinch Paper Bag Puppet
Christmas time is coming! One of my kids’ favorite Christmas movies is How the Grinch Stole Christmas. They love the Grinch and they loved my Paper Bag Reindeer Puppet, so I knew that they would love this craft too!
Even if your kids haven’t seen this movie, they will be sure to love making this holiday themed puppet. And it’s a great way to encourage them to use their imagination once the craft is done!
Printable Template
Not quite ready to join our email list where we share free and paid products and fun ideas? That is ok! Purchase the template below!
Supplies
- Construction paper
- Brown paper bag
- Craft glue
- Sharpie
- Black gel pen
- Pencil
- Scissors
Grab Our Paper Bag E-Book
Ready to have tons of fun making paper bag puppets? Be sure to purchase our Paper Bag Puppet E-Book which includes 19 templates along with step-by-step instructions.
How to Make a Grinch Paper Bag Puppet
Start by choosing your colored sheets of construction paper. For this paper bag craft, you will need one sheet each of dark green, light green, and yellow. Optional: Select 2 different colors of construction paper for the hat pattern. For this tutorial, I used yellow and red for the hat.
Once you have all of your construction papers chosen, you can start tracing! You will trace the eyebrow, nose, and collar patterns on the dark green paper. Next, trace the head, arms and the body (rectangle shape) on the light green paper. Next, you will trace the eye patterns, hat trim, and hat pom pom on the yellow paper. Also trace the hat base pattern on red paper.
After everything has been traced, grab your scissors and cut out the various shapes. Grab a green sharpie and color in the iris section of the eye pattern.
Begin gluing by attaching the eyebrow and the eye cutouts to the top side of the head cutout.
Next you will glue the nose below the eyes. Now you will begin adding even more details to the face. Do this by grabbing your black gel pen and tracing the outlines of the eyes. Using the same pen, draw the mouth. Then use a pink sharpie to draw blush spots on both cheeks (optional).
Grab your glue again and stick the collar of fur at the neck of the body cutout. Glue the arm cutouts on both sides of the body pattern.
Grab a brown paper bag. If you don’t have a brown paper bag you can craft a customized paper bag using brown paper. The bottom side of the bag will be the top side of the Grinch puppet. Attach the body pattern on the front side of the paper bag, keeping the collar of fur towards the side of the bag with the flap.
Now, flatten the flap of the paper bag so it faces the front side of the bag where the body is. Finally, glue the head pattern of the Grinch on the flap to complete the paper bag puppet.
Optional: Glue the hat trim to the bottom of the hat base. Then attach the pom pom to the point at the top of the hat. Finally, glue the completed hat to the top of the head.
Tips and Tricks
- Use craft pom poms for the hat pom pom, hat trim, and Grinch collar of fur for added texture and liveliness.
More Grinch Paper Craft Puppet Ideas
Grab your new puppet, some blankets and pillows, and some popcorn or treats, and watch How the Grinch Stole Christmas together. Make a super fun and lasting memory with your kids. It could even turn into a new Christmas tradition!
Do some more crafts together. Check out these cute crafts!
Grinch Paper Bag Puppet
Materials
- Construction paper
- Brown paper bag
- Craft glue
- Sharpie
- Black gel pen
- Pencil
- Scissors
Instructions
Start by choosing your colored sheets of construction paper. For this craft, you will need one sheet each of dark green, light green, and yellow. Optional: Select 2 different colors of construction paper for the hat pattern. For this tutorial, I used yellow and red for the hat.
Once you have all of your construction papers chosen, you can start tracing! You will trace the eyebrow, nose, and collar patterns on the dark green paper. Next, trace the head, arms, and body (rectangle shape) on the light green paper. Next, you will trace the eye patterns, hat trim, and hat pom pom on the yellow paper. Also, trace the hat base pattern on red paper.
After everything has been traced, grab your scissors and cut out the various shapes. Grab a green sharpie and color in the iris section of the eye pattern.
Begin gluing by attaching the eyebrow and the eye cutouts to the top side of the head cutout.
Next, you will glue the nose below the eyes. Now you will begin adding even more details to the face. Do this by grabbing your black gel pen and tracing the outlines of the eyes. Using the same pen, draw the mouth. Then use a pink sharpie to draw blush spots on both cheeks (optional).
Grab your glue again and stick the collar of fur at the neck of the body cutout. Glue the arm cutouts on both sides of the body pattern.
Grab a brown paper bag. If you don’t have a brown paper bag you can craft a customized paper bag using brown paper. The bottom side of the bag will be the top side of the Grinch puppet. Attach the body pattern on the front side of the paper bag, keeping the collar of fur towards the side of the bag with the flap.
Now, flatten the flap of the paper bag so it faces the front side of the bag where the body is. Finally, glue the head pattern of the Grinch on the flap to complete the paper bag puppet.
Optional: Glue the hat trim to the bottom of the hat base. Then attach the pom pom to the point at the top of the hat. Finally, glue the completed hat to the top of the head.
Notes
How Do I Print A PDF?
You’ll need a program that supports PDFs. Adobe Acrobat is a great option. Open the program, click file, then print. Select your printer and the number of copies you want to print. Be sure you click double-sided if you want it to print on both sides.
Can I Resell These?
You may not resell any printable or template that you find on our website or receive in your email. You may use them for class parties, at church, at home, or in the classroom. You may get these printed at an office supply store or copy center at your own expense.
This is a cute project! I would love to make it with my grandkids. Is there a link for the pattern template? I don’t see it in this blog post.
Hey Julie scroll down under all the directions and you will find it there! Can’t wait to hear how your grandkids liked making this Grinch Paper Puppet!!
i HAVE SIGNED UP THREE TIMES AND HAVE NOT GOTTEN THE ACCESS TO THE GRINCH TEMPLATE. COULD IT BE BECAUSE I CAN ONLY PRINT IN CAPITAL LETTERS ON YOUR SITE?? IT WON’T PRINT LOWER CASE AND MY EMAIL IS IN LOWER CASE LETTERS?? PLEASE HELP!!
I have emailed you the template. Check your spam folder
The Grinch is one of my favorite Christmas tradition. We watch the movies (Jim Carrey version and cartoon version) every year! This is a super cute craft to add on a movie day.