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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.

bulleta paper lunch bag (white would be good for this project, but brown is ok too)
bulletif using a brown lunch bag:  two sheets of white construction paper
  
bulleta printer, 
bulletsome crayons, 
bulletscissors 
bulletglue, 
bulletpaper for the printer

Optional:

bulletbig wiggly eyes

  


  

PRINT THE TEMPLATE:

bulletYou can either print just template or both templates.
bulletThe more children you have per adult and the younger the children are, the simpler (less templates) you want the craft to be.
bulletIf 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.
  
bulletColour (as required) and cut out the template pieces. 


GET FAMILIAR WITH YOUR PAPER BAG:

bulletI'm going to walk through this slowly.  Look at your paper bag. 
bulletIt should be closed and flat like a piece of paper.  Just like when they are brand new.
bulletOn one side, it's all smooth.  This will be the BACK of your puppet
bulletIt's important that all the kids get the back and front straight at the beginning!
bulletOn the other side there's a flippy tab (which is typically the bottom of the bag when you're carrying your lunch around...)
bulletThis flippy tab will be the HEAD
bulletLift the flippy tab up a bit.  Underneath of the tab will be the mouth,
bulletWhen the child puts her hand in the bag, she'll be able to make the puppet talk.
bulletLook 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.
bulletLook at the sides of the bag.  There should be a FLAP of paper. 
bulletWe'll be slipping the arms (template 2) into this flap.
bulletIf the kids goof and glue the arms onto the front or back of the bag, it isn't a big deal.
bulletOK, now that we're comfy with our bags, let's craft!

TEMPLATE #1

bulletWhite Dog:  Cover the paper bag with white construction paper (just glue it on and trim) or paint the paper bag white and let dry.
bulletGlue the muzzle (upside down heart shape) onto the HEAD.  It should overlap the body a bit.
bulletGlue the nose onto the HEAD.  It should overlap the muzzle a bit.
bulletGlue the eyes onto the HEAD above the nose.  If you like, you can use wiggly eyes instead of the paper template pieces.
bulletGlue the ears onto the sides of the HEAD
bulletGlue the tongue underneath the flippy tab so you can see part of the circle sticking out from under the muzzle.
bulletGlue two whiskers (long, thin rectangle pieces) onto either side of the muzzle.
bulletGlue as many spots as you like to the puppet.  You can put them on the front, back, ears or face.


TEMPLATE #2

bulletGlue the arms into the FLAP.
bulletFold 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. 
bulletGlue 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:

bulletClose the template window after printing to return to this screen.
    
bulletSet page margins to zero if you have trouble fitting the template on one page (FILE, PAGE SETUP or FILE, PRINTER SETUP in most browsers).

Template 1:  (color)   or   (B&W)

Template 2:  (color)   or   (B&W)

 

 

Printable version of these instructions