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Paper Bag Zebra Craft

Materials Needed:

bulleta paper lunch bag
bulletwhite construction paper or white poster paint
bulleta printer, 
bulletsome crayons, 
bulletscissors 
bulletglue, 
bulletpaper for the printer

Optional:

bulletbig wiggly eyes

Fun Foam Option:

bulletwhite and black fun foam  (trace the template pieces onto fun foam and then follow directions as normal)

 

PRINT THE TEMPLATE:

bulletPrint out the template of choice (color or b&w)
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 bunny 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

bulletCover the paper bag with white construction paper (just glue it on and trim) or paint the paper bag white and let dry.
bulletGlue the tongue underneath the flippy tab.
bulletGlue the stripes (small ones from first template) onto the HEAD
bulletGlue the nose (a big oval) onto the HEADIt should overlap the body 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 HEAD
bulletGlue the hair tuft onto the HEAD


TEMPLATE #2

bulletGlue the arms into the FLAP.
bulletGlue the stripes onto the BODY
bulletGlue the tail onto the BACK  

 

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