If you have a love for dogs, then you will love making this paper bag dog puppet with the kids. There is a free template to use that you will be able to make an entire dog family for a puppet show.
Do love to do crafty projects with your family or classmates? When the kids are home or it’s an indoor day at school because of the rain, paper crafts are a great way to keep the kids busy. There are so many different projects to be made using paper or paper bags. Let your imagination go.
Puppet Show Stage Ideas
Once you have made this dog puppet, it is time to prepare for a puppet show. There are easy ways and there are creative ways. If you want to do a quick and easy show, then just hide behind furniture with your paper puppets. This is a good way to help younger kids learn about dogs around the home. If you want to share your puppet shows with others outside of the home or at school, get creative and make a stage using cardboard boxes, empty food containers, and tissue boxes or paper towel rolls. Just give these items some paint and embellishments with other crafting supplies you have on hand.
Depending on what type of puppet or theme you have will also depend on the stage and props you use. Since this a dog puppet, try to think of things dogs might use, need or do. Perhaps make a doggie bed, food dishes, or maybe a fire hydrant or trees if there is an outdoor scene. If you make this Paper Bag Bunny With Printable Template or Paper Bag Turkey Puppet Craft, then you will need different ideas and props for a puppet show.
Paper Bag Dog Puppet
Get ready to enjoy a fun afternoon with this dog craft for kids. Pull out those craft supplies, the puppet paper bag printable, and get the puppet show started.
Dog Craft Supplies:
- Coloured craft papers (light brown, dark brown, white, purple, yellow, red, and light pink)
- Paper bag
- Craft glue
- Sharpie
- Scissors
- Paper bag dog puppet template (click the link to download the free template)
How to make a dog puppet out of a paper bag
Step 1:
Select light brown, dark brown, and light pink coloured craft papers for the paper bag dog puppet craft. Cut out the patterns using scissors:
- trace the body base, head and leg patterns on the light brown coloured paper;
- trace the tail and ear patterns on dark brown coloured craft paper;
- trace the mouth and the belly patterns on the light pink coloured craft paper.
Step 2:
Attach the mouth pattern on the bottom side of the head cutout and attach the belly cutout on the bottom side of the body base cutout.
Step 3:
Attach the eye cutouts on the top side of the head pattern.
Step 4:
Use a sharpie to draw the nose and mouth of the paper bag dog puppet.
Step 5:
Select a brown paper bag or you can craft your own custom sized paper bag from brown wrapping paper. Use the bottom side of the bag as the top side of the puppet pattern.
Step 6:
Attach the leg patterns near the open side of the paper bag.
Step 7:
Attach the tail on either side of the paper bag.
Step 8:
Attach the body base pattern on the top side of the leg and covering the paper bag’s surface.
Step 9:
Attach the head pattern of the paper dog on the bottom flat side of the paper bag and then flatten the bottom side with the rest of the pattern.
Step 10:
Cut 1 strip of purple construction paper to make the collar and cut a yellow circle for the dog ID tag. Glue the collar on the neck of the dog and glue the tag in the middle of the collar.
Dog Themed Activities
For other dog themed activities for kids, you can try:
- Paper Plate Clifford Craft
- I Spy Dogs Free Printable Activity
- Dog Crafts and Activities for Kids
- Free Printable Dog Activity Set
I hope you enjoyed this Paper Bag Dog Puppet as much as I did! If you make this craft, please share your photos with us on Facebook or Twitter! Also, check out all of our other crafts!
Paper Bag Dog Puppet
If you have a love for dogs then you will love making this paper bag dog puppet with the kids that includes a free template.
Materials
- Coloured craft papers (light brown, dark brown, and light pink)
- Paper bag
- Craft glue
- Sharpie
- Paper bag dog puppet template
Tools
- Scissors
Instructions
Step 1:
Select light brown, dark brown, and light pink coloured craft papers for the paper bag dog puppet craft. Cut out the patterns using scissors:
- trace the body base, head and leg patterns on the light brown coloured paper;
- trace the tail and ear patterns on dark brown coloured craft paper;
- trace the mouth and the belly patterns on the light pink coloured craft paper.
Step 2:
Attach the mouth pattern on the bottom side of the head cutout and attach the belly cutout on the bottom side of the body base cutout.
Step 3:
Attach the eye cutouts on the top side of the head pattern.
Step 4:
Use a sharpie to draw the nose and mouth of the paper bag dog puppet.
Step 5:
Select a brown paper bag or you can craft your own custom sized paper bag from brown wrapping paper. Use the bottom side of the bag as the top side of the puppet pattern.
Step 6:
Attach the leg patterns near the open side of the paper bag.
Step 7:
Attach the tail on either side of the paper bag.
Step 8:
Attach the body base pattern on the top side of the leg and covering the paper bag’s surface.
Step 9:
Attach the head pattern of the paper dog on the bottom flat side of the paper bag and then flatten the bottom side with the rest of the pattern.
This is so cute! I remember making paper bag puppets with my mom 50 years ago 🙂
I’d love to make this with my youngest granddaughter. She’s into art and puppets, so this is perfect!
We love making puppets!
I would love to make this with my little boy because he would really enjoy this..
I would love to make this cute puppy with my grandchildren
I would like to make a few of these with my niece and nephews I think they might enjoy doing a puppet show for their parents .
My grandson would love this puppy puppet, great project to work together on.
Our family love Dogs And I am showing this to my daughters
This is adorable. Great memories of making paper bag puppets with my kids and grandson!
this would be so cute to do with the kids
I think my niece would have a lot of fun with paper bag puppets.
This is a perfect craft to make with my younger niece and nephew.
I’d like to make this craft project because I think kids would like the results and would love showing it off
So cute! Inexpensive and easy. The littles love dogs!
My kids love dogs. This craft would be great for them.
This dog is so adorable & would be so fun to do.
id love to make this with my kids because we all love puppies!
Would love making this with Bo as he has 2 puppies.
This is such a fun and clever craft project the kids will so love this one thanks for sharing.
A fun craft project to make with my grandchildren. Thank you for sharing.