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DLTK's Crafts for Kids
Paper Bag Dog Craft
Materials Needed:
You can make a Dalmatian type dog like the one in the picture or use
different colors for a grey, brown, tan or black dog. Or even a red
(Clifford type) or blue (Blue's Clues type) version.
- a paper lunch bag (white would be good for
this project, but brown is ok too)
- if using a brown lunch bag: two sheets
of white construction paper
- a printer,
- some crayons,
- scissors
- glue,
- paper for the printer
Optional:
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PRINT THE TEMPLATE:
- You can either print just
template one or both 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 both, but hide #2. If the kids make it
through #1 and are eager for more, bring out the other. If they are tired of
crafting, save them for another day or just discard them.
- 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!
- 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 puts 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
(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.
- OK, now that we're comfy with our
bags, let's craft!
TEMPLATE #1
- White Dog: Cover the paper bag with white construction paper
(just glue it on and trim) or paint the paper bag white and let dry.
- Glue the muzzle (upside down heart shape) onto the HEAD. It
should overlap the body a bit.
- Glue the nose onto the HEAD. It
should overlap the muzzle a bit.
- 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 ears onto the sides of the HEAD
- Glue the tongue underneath the flippy
tab so you can see part of the circle sticking out from under the muzzle.
- Glue two whiskers (long, thin rectangle pieces) onto
either side of the muzzle.
- Glue as many spots as you like to the puppet.
You can put them on the front, back, ears or face.
TEMPLATE #2
- Glue the arms into the FLAP.
- Fold the tail in half (so it's colored on both
sides). Fold the dotted line tab and use this to glue the tail onto the
BACK
giving it a 3D effect.
- Glue as many of the extra spots as you like to the
puppet. You can put them on the arms, front, back, ears or face.
Printing the Template:
- Close the template window after printing to return to this
screen.
- Set page margins to zero if you have trouble fitting the
template on one page (FILE, PAGE SETUP or FILE, PRINTER SETUP in most browsers).
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