Paper Bag Lion Puppet
This is a fun and easy cut and paste paper craft that uses a paper bag
as a base to make a puppet. You can omit template 3 (the mane) for a female lion.
Materials:
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printer
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paper
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paper bag
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glue or tape
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scissors
yellow paint or yellow construction paper
OPTIONAL: orange or brown felt OPTIONAL: yellow, brown or orange wool
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Tasha, Age 8
Sarah
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Instructions:
- Print out the template of choice.
- Colour the pieces as appropriate and cut them
out. (cutting may require adult assistance and can be pre-done).
- OPTIONAL: instead of printing template 3, cut the 1/2
circles out of orange or brown felt.
- See the picture above for how the puppet should
look when complete.
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GET FAMILIAR WITH YOUR
PAPER BAG:
I'm going to walk through this slowly, so try not to
giggle at me.
- Look at your paper bag. It should be closed and flat like
a piece of paper. Just like when they are brand new.
- On one side, it's all
smooth. This will be the BACK of your
puppet
- It's important that all the kids
get the back and front straight at the beginning!
- On the other side there's a
flippy tab (which is typically the bottom of the bag when you're carrying your lunch
around...)
- This flippy tab will be the HEAD
- Lift the flippy tab up a
bit. Underneath of the tab will be the mouth,
- When the child put's her hand in
the bag, she'll be able to make the puppet talk.
- Look at the rest of the front of
the bag. (The 3/4 or so of the bag below the part with the flippy tab) This
will be the BODY.
- Look at the sides of the
bag. There should be a FLAP of paper.
- We'll be slipping the arms into
this flap, though it isn't a big deal if they glue them right to the front of the body.
- OK, now that we're comfy with our
bags, let's craft!
PUTTING IT TOGETHER:
- If desired, paint the paper bag yellow and let
dry completely. Instead of painting, you could trace the bag
onto a piece of yellow construction paper and glue it onto the
back. Trace again, this time making it short enough to fit under
the flippy tab and glue onto the front.
- Print the template of choice and
color in the pieces, as necessary.
- Cut out the template pieces
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- Glue the first half circle (TEMPLATE 3) underneath the flippy tab
- Glue the other half circle (TEMPLATE 3) onto the back of the paper
bag so the edge lines up with the first half circle (to form a
complete circle for the lion's mane).
- Skip the above two steps (the ones using template 3) to make a
female lion.
- Lift the flap/snout and glue the tongue on underneath it.
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- Glue the nose, eyes and ears onto the front of the flippy tab to
make the face.
- Glue the arms (TEMPLATE 2) onto the bag.
- OPTIONAL: wrap some wool around your fingers to make a
tassel. Attach the tassel onto a 'tail length' piece of wool and
tape that to the back of the bag.
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TEMPLATE 1 (face) (color)
or (B&W)
TEMPLATE 2 (arms) (color)
or (B&W)
TEMPLATE 3 (mane) (color)
or (B&W)
Print template 3 TWICE!
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