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DLTK's Crafts for Kids
Paper Bag Bunny Craft
MATERIALS NEEDED:
 | a paper lunch bag |
| a printer, |
| some crayons, |
| scissors |
| glue, |
| paper - I always prefer to use a
heavy paper (like construction paper) |
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OPTIONAL:
| big wiggly eyes |
| pink pom pom (nose) |
| cotton ball (for a tail) |
| white or grey paint |
PRINT THE TEMPLATE:
| You can either print just
template #1, template #1 & #2 or all three templates.
 | The more children you have per
adult and the younger the children are, the simpler (less templates) you want the craft to
be. |
| If you aren't sure how many
templates you should use, print all 3, but hide #2 and #3. If the kids make it
through #1 and are eager for more, bring out the others. If they are tired of
crafting, save them for another day. |
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| Colour (as required) and cut out
the template pieces. |
GET FAMILIAR WITH YOUR PAPER BAG:
| I'm going to walk through this
slowly. 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! |
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| 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 |
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| Lift the flippy tab up a
bit. Underneath of the tab will be the mouth,
| When the child puts her hand in
the bag, she'll be able to make the bunny talk. |
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| 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
(template 2) into this flap. |
| If the kids goof and glue the
arms onto the front or back of the bag, it isn't a big deal. |
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| OK, now that we're comfy with our
bags, let's craft! |
TEMPLATE #1
| Glue the teeth (white rectangles)
underneath the flippy tab, so that most of them show when the tab is closed. When
the flippy tab is flat down, the teeth should be easy to see. |
| Glue the nose (sort of an upside
down rectangle shape) onto the HEAD above
the mouth. If you like, you can use a large pink pom pom for the nose instead of the
paper template piece. |
| Glue the eyes onto the HEAD above the nose. If you like, you can use
wiggly eyes instead of the paper template pieces. |
| Glue the cheeks (two circles)
onto the HEAD. |
| You can paint the BODY and BACK of the
bag with white or grey paint if you like. |
| Glue a cotton ball onto the BACK of the bag for a bunny tail. |
TEMPLATE #2
| Glue the arms into the FLAP. |
| Glue the bow under the mouth for
a boy or on top of the head (on an ear for a girl. |
TEMPLATE #3
| Glue the buttons onto the front
of the bag. |
| Glue the basket onto the bottom
of the bag (so it looks like it's sitting by the feet), or into one of the bunny's hands. |
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