This deer paper puppet craft brings some good old fashioned 2-D fun to your menagerie of popsicle stick puppets. If this is your first project of this kind, don’t worry! It’s easy and fun to make these little deer and you will love using them to tell fun stories of the holidays or put on puppet shows set in the woods.
Paper puppets craft are a fun and cute craft that you can enjoy playing with and entertaining as well. It’s a lot of fun to create adorable creatures and create little scenarios for them. What I love most about this type of craft is that it allows two different types of creativity to shine with one project. First, you get to use your hands to create something new. Then once the puppet is complete, you have the freedom to use your imagination to inspire creative play with the puppets you make.
The Cute Style of Paper Craft Puppets
Puppets like this paper craft deer puppet are really neat looking because of the different colours of craft paper that you use to add colour and shade to your craft. The easy-to-use template I provide helps you to achieve the look of the puppet with very little skill. These puppets are so professional looking and you can make them easily yourself just by following the simple instructions laid out below.
As you would expect this paper craft uses all of the old standbys. Craft paper, craft glue, scissors, a popsicle stick, a pencil, and a sharpie are all you need to pull this craft off like a master. This is a craft anybody can do at any age, but it’s complex enough to be challenging as well. Keep in mind that while the instructions call out very specific colours for your puppet, you can use any assortment of colours you choose.
Deer Paper Puppet Craft
List of Supplies Needed for the Deer Paper Puppet Craft
- Coloured craft papers (dark brown, light brown, cream, grey, and pink or any colours of your choice)
- Sharpie
- 1 Popsicle stick
- Craft glue
- 1 Pencil
- Scissors
- Free Deer Template
How To Make The Paper Deer Puppet Craft
Step 1
Select dark brown, light brown, cream, grey, and pink coloured craft papers for the paper deer puppet. Trace the body, head, and tail patterns on the light brown paper, the horns on dark brown paper, the spots and tail tip on cream paper, the lens-shaped patterns on pink paper, and the small rectangle shapes on grey paper. Cut out the traced patterns nicely.
Step 2
Stick the lens-shaped patterns in the middle of the ear parts attached to the head. Then, stick the 3 or 4 cream dot cutouts on the forehead and some on the backside of the body pattern. Stick the tail tip on the tail base pattern and the rectangle cutouts on the bottom open end of the legs.
Step 3
Stick the tail on the backside of the body pattern and stick the eyes on the head. Trim the sides of the grey pieces attached to the legs on the bottom side.
Step 4
Use a black sharpie to draw the mouth and nose of the paper deer.
Step 5
Stick the horns on the top side of the head and then stick the head on the top-front side of the body pattern.
Step 6
Attach the paper craft deer on a popsicle stick to complete the deer puppet.
Note
- To make Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, simply omit the eyelashes and add a red nose!
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Deer Paper Puppet Craft
This deer paper puppet craft brings some good old fashioned 2-D fun to your menagerie of popsicle stick puppets. It's easy and fun to make!
Materials
- Coloured craft papers (dark brown, light brown, cream, grey, and pink or any colours of your choice)
- Sharpie
- 1 Popsicle stick
- Craft glue
- 1 Pencil
- Free Deer Template
Tools
- Scissors
Instructions
STEP 1
Select dark brown, light brown, cream, grey, and pink coloured craft papers for the paper deer puppet. Trace the body, head, and tail patterns on the light brown paper, the horns on dark brown paper, the spots and tail tip on cream paper, the lens-shaped patterns on pink paper, and the small rectangle shapes on grey paper. Cut out the traced patterns nicely.
STEP 2
Stick the lens-shaped patterns in the middle of the ear parts attached to the head. Then, stick the 3 or 4 cream dot cutouts on the forehead and some on the backside of the body pattern. Stick the tail tip on the tail base pattern and the rectangle cutouts on the bottom open end of the legs.
STEP 3
Stick the tail on the backside of the body pattern and stick the eyes on the head. Trim the sides of the grey pieces attached to the legs on the bottom side.
STEP 4
Use a black sharpie to draw the mouth and nose of the paper deer.
STEP 5
Stick the horns on the top side of the head and then stick the head on the top-front side of the body pattern.
STEP 6
Attach the paper craft deer on a popsicle stick to complete the deer puppet.
Notes
To make Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, simply omit the eyelashes and add a red nose!
That deer is the cutest, now to make more and one with a red nose plus Santa and the little can do The night before Chrismas
These are so adorable my granddaughter is going to love to make these.
My granddaughter is the crafty one, she would enjoy this one.
That’s adorable!
I love this because it’s a way for kids to get to decorate their bedrooms with their crafts
That’s a great idea!
These is a cute craft It will be fun to make with my family