Do you have some busy little beavers who are looking for something fun to do? Check out this adorable Paper Bag Beaver Puppet! It’s so easy to make and will bring hours of creative fun!
Paper Bag Beaver Puppet
One of our favorite things to do when the weather is nice is explore the wooded parks near our home! It’s so nice to get out of the house, stretch your legs, and enjoy all of the nature around you! It’s fun to collect interesting leaves, acorns, pinecones, or leaves that they find along the path. Of course, we are always on the lookout for any creatures we find along the way! This Paper Bag Beaver Puppet is a great way to keep the fun going after you get home from your nature walk!
Puppets are always a big hit around our house. They are so much fun to make, and then we spend hours making up stories for our puppets and acting them out. My kids loved making and playing with this cute Paper Bag Frog Puppet, so I knew they would be so excited to make this Paper Bag Beaver Puppet!
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How to Make a Paper Bag Beaver Puppet
- Select black, white, pink, and 3 different shades of brown colored paper for the bear paper bag puppet craft. Trace the inner ear and blush cutouts on pink paper, trace the nose on black, track the belly pattern on a lighter shade of brown colored paper, trace the tooth on the white paper, trace the head, body (see next step), and leg patterns on the medium shade of brown paper and trace the tail pattern on the dark shade of brown paper. Cut out the traced pattern nicely.
- Attach inner ear cutouts on the ear parts of the head pattern. Cut out a piece of paper from the medium shade of brown colored craft paper to cover either side of the paper bag, this will be the body pattern of the beaver puppet. Attach the belly cutout in the middle of the body cutout and attach the leg cutouts on the bottom side of the body pattern.
- Attach the eyes and the nose cutouts on the head pattern.
- Use a sharpie or gel pen to draw the outline of the eyes and to trace the mouth of the papercraft beaver puppet. Attach the blush cutouts on both cheeks. Attach the tooth cutout below the mouthline and adjacent to it.
- Use the black sharpie or gel pen to trace check pattern on the tail cutout.
- Attach the tail on any one side of the body pattern, keeping the round end of the tail facing upwards.
- Select a paper bag for the puppet craft.
- Attach the body pattern on either side of the paper bag and remember to keep the legs facing the open end of the bag; this will be the bottom side of the paper bag beaver puppet.
- Attach the head pattern on the bottom side of the paper bag and then flatten the head with the body pattern to complete the beaver puppet craft.
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Tips and Tricks
- Add some craft pom poms to the nose or cheeks for some extra fun detail!
- Be creative! Add a bowtie, glasses, silly expression, or any other fun details to make your Paper Bag Beaver Puppet uniquely yours!
More Woodland Animal Ideas…
Make some puppet friends for your Paper Bag Beaver Puppet, such as this Paper Bag Squirrel Puppet or this Owl Paper Bag Puppet! Your kids will have so much fun imagining adventures for their woodland animal friends!
If you live near some woods, go for a fun nature walk! Take along a box where you can put treasures you find, such as acorns, feathers, or leaves. See how many different animals you can spot!
Cuddle up together and read Welcome Home, Beaver! Your kids will love this sweet story about a beaver who is looking for his home, and taking a peek inside different animal homes!
Paper Bag Beaver Puppet
Do you have some busy little beavers who are looking for something fun to do? Check out this adorable Paper Bag Beaver Puppet! It’s so easy to make, and will bring hours of creative fun!
Materials
- Colored paper
- Paper bag
- Sharpie
- Craft glue
- Pencil
- Scissors
Instructions
- Select black, white, pink, and 3 different shades of brown colored papers for the bear paper bag puppet craft. Trace the inner ear and blush cutouts on pink paper, trace the nose on black, track the belly pattern on a lighter shade of brown colored paper, trace the tooth on the white paper, trace the head, body (see next step), and leg patterns on the medium shade of brown paper and trace the tail pattern on the dark shade of brown paper. Cut out the traced pattern nicely.
- Attach inner ear cutouts on the ear parts of the head pattern. Cut out a piece of paper from the medium shade of brown colored craft paper to cover either side of the paper bag, this will be the body pattern of the beaver puppet. Attach the belly cutout in the middle of the body cutout and attach the leg cutouts on the bottom side of the body pattern.
- Attach the eyes and the nose cutouts on the head pattern.
- Use a sharpie or gel pen to draw the outline of the eyes and to trace the mouth of the papercraft beaver puppet. Attach the blush cutouts on both cheeks. Attach the tooth cutout below the mouth line and adjacent to it.
- Use the black sharpie or gel pen to trace check pattern on the tail cutout.
- Attach the tail on any one side of the body pattern, keeping the round end of the tail facing upwards.
- Select a paper bag for the puppet craft.
- Attach the body pattern on either side of the paper bag and remember to keep the legs facing the open end of the bag; this will be the bottom side of the paper bag beaver puppet.
- Attach the head pattern on the bottom side of the paper bag and then flatten the head with the body pattern to complete the beaver puppet craft.
Notes
- Add some craft pom poms to the nose or cheeks for some extra fun detail!
- Be creative! Add a bowtie, glasses, silly expression, or any other fun details to make your Paper Bag Beaver Puppet uniquely yours!
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