Have a toddler, preschooler, or older kid who LOVES zebra crafts? This paper bag zebra craft is exactly what they need. We have even included a free zebra template to help put it together. Follow the step-by-step directions below to make your very own paper bag puppet!

 

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Have a child who absolutely ADORES monkeys? This paper bag monkey craft is perfect for them! Toddlers, preschoolers, and even older kids will have a blast assembling and then playing with their paper bag puppet. We have included a free monkey template to make it super easy for you. Just follow the step-by-step directions below to make your own monkey puppet.

 

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Show little ones what Christmas is truly all about! This holiday, make precious memories and enjoy a fun time with this charming Christmas Nativity puppet craft! Children will love making and playing with this stick puppet Nativity craft and we have made it super easy by including a printable template.

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Have you ever tried DIY puppet making? Many of us buy our children lots of toys, which can be rather expensive. But the truth is, some of the best toys are handmade and free or very cheap. Take puppets, for instance. A child can get hours of play out of making a puppet and playing with it by telling stories, singing songs, and using their imaginations to develop their own scenarios. And DIY puppets are easy to make at home! 

 

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Have a child who is in love with lions right now? They will LOVE this paper bag puppet lion craft! Paper bag puppets make for a world of fun for kids of all ages. Toddlers, preschoolers, and older kids will love this paper bag lion craft. We've even included a free printable lion template to make it easy for you. Follow the step-by-step directions below to make your very own easy lion craft.

 

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Paper bag puppets in the form of a tiger craft are so much fun! Your toddler, preschooler, and older child will get a lot of play out of this tiger paper bag craft. We have included a free tiger template to make it super easy. Follow the step-by-step directions below to make your own paper bag puppet.

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Welcome and celebrate the new lunar year with this awesome Chinese Dragon Puppet (complete with dragon puppet template!) This dragon craft is sure to capture your child's imagination! It's such a simple but fun way to explore the mystical world of dragons and welcome the new lunar year. Read on to get our free printable dragon template!

 

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This adorable and eye-catching Halloween Puppet Craft will turn any dull afternoon into an extra fun playtime session and get the kids into the Halloween spirit! 

 

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Take your kids on a fabulous adventure to the stars and beyond! Our Outer Space Planet Craft for Kids is the perfect extra touch to make reading sessions all that more exciting and fun! 

 

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This frog puppet craft is the perfect rainy day activity for preschoolers and toddlers! You can have lots of fun singing the 5 little speckled frog nursery rhyme using this frog craft as a prop. We have included a free template to make it easy to put the craft together. Just follow the step by step directions below to make your own frog puppet craft!

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Enjoy a fun craft full of laughter and creativity! Our Alien Stick Puppets are adorable and a great way to spend time together making something cute to play with afterward. Your kids are going to love imagining fantasy-driven stories about these alien puppets!

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If you're looking for a fun Easter craft, you'll love this stick puppet craft perfect for Easter! Preschoolers and toddlers will have lots of fun playing with their puppets during storytime. We've even included free template patterns to make it easy to put together. Just follow the step by step directions below to make your own Easter stick puppets!

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Turn some everyday paper and popsicle sticks into an adorable Popsicle Stick Leprechaun Puppet Craft to celebrate the upcoming St. Patrick's Day. This little Leprechaun is so easy to make thanks to our free printable leprechaun template. You just need craft paper, a few simple household items and a bit of creativity to make this magical craft!

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This scarecrow craft is sure to entertain preschoolers and older kids this autumn. They will love helping assemble and playing with these fun popsicle stick puppets! We've included a scarecrow template to make this scarecrow craft even easier. Follow the step by step directions below to make your very own popsicle stick puppet.

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This owl craft is the perfect paper bag craft for preschoolers and toddlers! Kids will have so much fun making their very own owl puppet to play with. We have included a printable owl pattern to make creating these cute animal puppets super easy. Just follow the step-by-step directions below to make your very own owl craft. The kids will love putting on a puppet show for you with their owl puppets!

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This pirate paper bag puppet is a fun pirate craft for preschoolers and toddlers! Young children will have a lot of fun both making their pirate craft and playing with the pirate puppet after it's finished. To make this pirate craft for kids super easy, we have included a free pirate puppet template. Just print the free printable template and follow the step-by-step directions to make your own set of pirate puppets!

 

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This mermaid paper bag puppet craft is such a fun paper bag craft idea for toddlers and preschoolers! We have included a free printable mermaid puppet template to make this under the sea activity really easy for you to make with the kids. Just download and print the mermaid puppet template and follow the step by step instructions for your under the sea theme paper bag craft!

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Get outside with the kids this Autumn and collect some interesting leaves to turn into Monster leaf puppets. Making and playing with puppets is always popular with young children.  Today we are sharing our monster leaf puppets which we made after reading 'Go Away Big Green Monster' by Ed Emberley.  This is a perfect book related craft for toddlers and preschoolers.

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Spoon puppets are great for story telling and pretend play.   For todays craft we made Goldilocks and The Three Bears puppets from wooden spoons.  They are really easy and cheap to make and we had lots of fun retelling and making up our own versions of the story with them.

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To celebrate Chinese New Year this year we decided to make a dragon puppet, but we got a bit carried away and ended up making two dragon puppets! Scroll down to see the puppets we made and to grab our free printable dragon puppet template! 

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