Your kids will have a hoot making this adorable Owl Paper Bag Puppet! You’ll love how easy it is to make, using items you already have around your house. Have fun imagining and playing as you create this puppet together!
Owl Paper Bag Puppet
One of my family’s favorite things to do is get out all of our art supplies and start creating. We love to laugh and talk together as our hands are busy tracing, cutting, pasting, and decorating. We had so much fun making this owl paper bag puppet! The template and directions made it so easy.
Puppets make telling stories so much more exciting! Pair this Owl Paper Bag Puppet with our Hedgehog Papercraft or our Red Fox Papercraft for more fun with woodland animals. Your kids will love using their imagination as they dream up stories and tell them using these cute papercrafts!
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How to Make an Owl Paper Bag Puppet
Supplies
- Colored papers
- Paper bag
- Sharpie
- Craft glue
- Pencil
- Scissors
Directions
- Select different colored papers for the owl paper bag puppet. Trace and cut out the pattern from the selected papers. The template includes head, face, eyes, beak, wings, and legs.
- Attach the face cutout on the head cutout.
- Attach the eye cutouts and the beak inside the face pattern.
- Select the paper bag.
- You can cut the paper bag short if necessary. Trace and cut out a piece of colored craft paper to cover either side of the paper bag, which will be the front side of the puppet.
- Attach the paper cutout on either side of the paper bag.
- Flatten the bottom side of the bag and then attach the head of the papercraft owl on the bottom side.
- Attach the wing cutouts on both sides of the paper bag and attach the leg cutouts on the bottom side (open side of the bag) of the paper bag owl puppet to complete the craft.
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Tips and Tricks
- Use googly eyes or decorative edge scissors to add some fun detail to your owl.
- Let your kids pick out a variety of paper colors to make their puppets uniquely their own!
More Owl Paper Bag Puppet Ideas…
For more woodland creature fun, make this cute Hedgehog Papercraft or Red Fox Papercraft together.
Encourage your kids’ imagination and storytelling by setting up a puppet theater where they can use their new puppets to entertain everyone.
Sensory bins are a great way for kids to explore with their hands and play independently! Fill a bin with rice and beans, and add some woodland animal toys for extra fun.
Snuggle together and read The Mitten for a fun storytime!
Owl Paper Bag Puppet
Your kids will have a hoot making this adorable Owl Paper Bag Puppet! You’ll love how easy it is to make, using items you already have around your house. Have fun imagining and playing as you create this puppet together!
Materials
- Colored papers
- Paper bag
- Sharpie
- Craft glue
- Pencil
- Scissors
Instructions
Select different colored papers for the owl paper bag puppet. Trace and cut out the pattern from the selected papers. The template includes head, face, eyes, beak, wings, and legs.
Attach the face cutout on the head cutout.
Select the paper bag.
You can cut the paper bag short if necessary. Trace and cut out a piece of colored craft paper to cover either side of the paper bag, which will be the front side of the puppet.
Attach the paper cutout on either side of the paper bag.
Flatten the bottom side of the bag and then attach the head of the papercraft owl on the bottom side.
the wing cutouts on both sides of the paper bag and attach the leg cutouts on the bottom side (open side of the bag) of the paper bag owl puppet to complete the craft.
Notes
Use googly eyes or decorative edge scissors to add some fun detail to your owl.
Let your kids pick out a variety of paper colors to make their puppets uniquely their own!
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