Paper Bag Puppets Materials Small paper bags (lunch size bags) Construction paper Crayons or markers Scissors Glue (white glue or glue stick)
1. Fold a 9" x 12" piece of construction paper in half to make two sections that are 6" x 9". Cut on the fold.
2. Fold one of the 6" x 9" pieces in half to make two 4 1/2" x 6" sections. Cut on the fold. Turn the paper horizontally and either round off the bottom two corners or use the pattern on the Paper puppet accessories page to make the inside of the mouth. If desired, you can color the inside of the mouth pink or red, or cut an inner mouth, tongue and even teeth from construction paper and glue them in place.
3. Place the paper bag flat on the table with the open end towards you and the folded bottom section on top. Without unfolding the bag, lift the bottom section up. The bottom section forms a flap which will be the part of your puppet's mouth that moves. 4. Spread glue all over the back of the inner mouth piece and position it so that the straight edge is even with the line formed where the bag flap folds.
5. Turn the unfolded 6" x 9" horizontally and round off the upper corners. This is the top of the puppet's face. Glue or color eyes, ears, nose, stripes and other facial features. 6. Glue the face section to the bottom of the bag with the straight edge even with the edge of the bag flap. Trim off any extra paper on the inner mouth piece that might stick out farther than the face. Allow the glue to dry thoroughly before using your puppet.
7.To use your puppet, place your hand inside the bag with your fingers curved inside the bag bottom flap. Move your fingers up and down to make your puppet talk. To All-purpose Animal Arm To Puppet Index