How to Make an Owl Paper Bag Puppet
Let’s put on a puppet show with our adorable owl paper bag puppet craft!
We are going to make these bright and colorful paper bag owl puppets with the kids using basic supplies you probably already have. They are great for creative play, puppet shows, or story time. This craft is perfect for any time of year.
Owl Puppet Craft for Kids
I made this fun craft with the kids at school recently and they loved choosing their own colors and practicing their scissor skills and painting. Each owl turned out a completely different color. Some had paper eyes, some didn’t, and the kids chose beautiful colors to use.
Related: How to make a puppet from a paper bag
We are going to paint paper bags, cut out wings, eyes, and a beak from construction paper, and attach button ‘eyes’ to make our owl puppet.
How to make An Owl paper bag puppet
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Supplies needed to make a paper bag owl craft
- Paper bags
- Construction paper – in assorted colors
- Acrylic (or tempera) paint
- Buttons
- Scissors
- Paintbrush
- Glue stick
- Marker
Instructions for making a paper bag owl craft
Step 1
Once you’ve decided on the colors for your paper bag owl craft it’s time to paint the paper bag. This gives it a chance to dry while you cut out the rest of the pieces.
Step 2
Fold your construction paper in half. For younger kids, draw the wing shapes on the paper and they can practice scissor skills by having them cut around the shape. Older kids can either draw their own wings or simply cut out the wing shapes on their own.
Step 3
Cut out circles from another color of construction paper. I traced around a lid to make the circle. Glue those into place for the eyes, and then glue buttons over the top. Cut out a beak from orange construction paper, glue that on, and then use the marker to add feathers to the center of the owl.
Our finished owl paper bag puppet
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Owl Paper Bag Puppet Craft
Make colorful paper bag owl puppets for creative play, storytime, or puppet shows.
Materials
- Paper bags
- Construction paper - in assorted colors
- Acrylic (or tempera) paint
- Buttons
- Glue stick
- Marker
Tools
- Scissors
- Paintbrush
Instructions
- Paint the paper bag and it aside to dry.
- Cut wings, eyes, and a beak out of colored construction paper. You can sketch the shapes onto the paper for younger kids to practice scissor skills if you like. Glue all of these onto the paper bag.
- Glue button eyes over the circle construction paper to finish the eyes.
- Use the marker to draw feathers onto the center of the owl.
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Have you made our owl paper bag puppet craft? Did the kids put on a puppet show with them?
