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Paper Bag Pig Puppet

They call me MISTER Pig!

This is a fun and easy cut and paste paper craft that uses a paper bag as a base to make a puppet.

You could leave off the moustache and put the bow in the "hair" for a Mrs. Pig.

 

Materials:

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printer

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paper

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paper bag

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pink paint or construction paper

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glue

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something to color with

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scissors

Pig puppet
Kaitlyn, age 3

paper bag craft
Sarah

Instructions:

bulletPrint out the template of choice. 
bulletColour the pieces as appropriate and cut them out.  (cutting may require adult assistance and can be pre-done).
 
bulletSee the picture above for how the puppet should look when complete.

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 into this flap, though it isn't a big deal if they glue them right to the front of the body.
bulletOK, now that we're comfy with our bags, let's craft!

 

PUTTING IT TOGETHER:

bulletPrint the template of choice and color in the pieces, as necessary.
 
bulletIf desired, take a piece of pink construction paper and cut it out to be the size of the body and glue it onto the paper bag. 
 
bulletCut another piece the size of the head and glue it onto the bag. 
 
bulletYou can also cut a third piece the size of the back and glue it onto the bag. 
 
bulletAlternatively, you can paint your whole bag pink
bulletLift the flap and glue the mouth on underneath it.
 
bulletGlue the eyes, snout, ears and moustache (if you want one) onto the head.
 
bulletYou could put a cotton ball under the snout to make it stand out a bit from the head.
mouth
bulletLift the side tab and put on a spot of glue.  Attach the arm (or just put the arm on the front of the bag). 
 
bulletDo the same with the other arm.

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arm

bulletGlue the bow onto the head (girl) or on the body (boy).
 
bulletMake the eyelashes.  There are instructions on the template for how to do this.
bulletBasically, just cut down the dotted lines. 
bulletUse a pencil to curl them a bit and fold the tab to make it easier to glue the lashes to the pig. 
bulletYou can colour the back side with a black marker before you start cutting, if you like.
bulletCut the tail out in a spiral (follow the template dotted lines).
 
bulletTurn the bag over and glue the center of the spiral to the bag.  

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bulletYou can decorate your pig further if you like.  Some ideas are
bulletsparkles/sparkle glue,
bulletbits of lace or ribbon,
bulletbuttons glued down the front, or
bulletolder kids might like to "dress up" their pig with clothes they draw/cut out of construction paper (overalls and a top hat for the boy, a dress and fancy shoes for a girl). 
  
bulletThere's lots of room to expand on this template to allow for more creativity as part of the project.

 

Template:  (color)   or   (B&W)

 

Printable version of these instructions