It’s Halloween season!
Are you looking for a fun craft idea for your kids? This brown paper bag candy corn puppet craft is easy and simple enough that even the youngest crafters can help.
There’s no reason not to make this cute guy today! Also, be sure to browse through all of our candy corn activities!
Paper Bag Candy Corn Craft

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It’s also great because it stretches across multiple ages, meaning the older kids will enjoy it. Kids will love this cute puppet and even want to use it as part of an imaginative play scenario in their rooms or at school.
And don’t forget about how crafting helps children with fine motor skills, following directions, cutting practice, and many other things!
There are tons of benefits to crafts like this one—plus we’re giving you a free printable template, so all you have to do is print it out, and you’re ready to go!
Supplies
- Brown paper bag
- Colored cardstock or construction paper
- Scissors
- Glue
- Candy corn template (unlock the image to go to the download page)
Directions
Start by downloading the template and printing it out. Once the template is printed, gather the materials for this fun activity. Get those scissors ready, and let’s help the kids bring this candy corn to life!

First, guide your child to glue the black background pieces to the flap and main portion of the brown paper bag.
Trim off the portion of the brown paper bag that extends past the black paper.


Create the candy corn guy’s lower half by gluing the legs to the bottom and back of the yellow portion of the candy.

Next, help your child make the middle portion of the candy corn by gluing the arms on both sides of the back of the middle orange piece.

Now, help your child take the lower body and glue it to the main portion of the paper bag so that the legs hang off the paper bag a little.

Take the completed orange midsection and glue it slightly on top of the yellow bottom portion.

Make the candy corn man’s head by gluing the eyes to the middle of the head.

Place the cheeks on either side of the mouth and glue them in place.

Finally, encourage your child to glue the white head to the flap portion of the paper bag.

Check out our paper bag puppet crafts while you’re here! There are so many fun ideas!

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Halloween Activities For Kids
Create an entire week long celebration and learning for Halloween. Below, we’ve listed our favorite ideas! They’re perfect for kids of all ages and will keep them entertained and engaged throughout October.

Children’s Halloween Books
Below are some of the top-rated Halloween books for kids. Add them to your home collection or borrow them from your local library.
Room On The Broom: This has to be one of our favorite Halloween books of all time! The story follows a witch and her cat as they happen upon some animals who help the witch. There’s danger, mystery, and friendship in this adorable children’s story.
5 Minute Spooky Stories: We love Disney’s 5-minute storybooks and this one is perfect for Halloween! See how all your favorite Disney characters celebrate this spooky holiday.
Ten Timid Ghosts: This is a fun countdown book about a witch who moves into a haunted house where 10 ghosts already live. The witch scares the ghosts out one by one until they devise a scheme to get her out of their house. This Halloween children’s book is good for kids who love rhyming stories!

Spooky Halloween Craft Ideas For Kids
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Preschool Bat Craft – Your kids will have so much fun creating these adorable paper bats. Hang them up as decorations, or use them as puppets for imaginative play! Kids can use any colored paper they like and even add googly eyes for an extra fun touch.
Handprint Zombie Craft – Don’t worry; these little monsters are more cute than scary! Use your child’s handprints to create these silly zombies and display them as a fun Halloween keepsake. Older kids can trace their own hands and cut them out, while younger ones can have their hands traced by an adult.

Paper Bag Ghost Craft—This simple idea transforms ordinary paper bags into hauntingly cute ghosts. Use them as decorations or put on a puppet show with your kids. You can also use different-sized bags to create a whole ghost family!
Toilet Paper Roll Frankenstein – We love creating crafts with recycled materials, and this one is no exception. Save up your empty toilet paper rolls and have your kids turn them into these spooky Frankenstein characters. Our free template makes this craft even easier to complete!
Halloween Activities For Kids
These Halloween pattern block mats are a fun and easy activity for preschool and kindergarten children. They’re a great STEM activity to help your child learn shapes, patterns, fine motor skills, and more. This is such a simple activity with tons of benefits!
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Halloween do-a-dot printables are another learning activity preschoolers will enjoy. These printables are sure to be fun and educational. These activities are geared for preschoolers, but pre-k and kindergarten kids can get in on the Halloween fun as well!

Coloring helps develop fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination in key areas of the brain, which is exactly why we love these free Halloween coloring pages. They’ll also help kids practice different colors, shapes, and other skills, which they will need when they start to learn to write and read.

Are you looking for a fun way to work on math skills with your kids? These Halloween addition worksheets are perfect for your kids to practice counting and addition. Plus, they’re themed just for Halloween! The spooky cute characters will keep your child engaged while they learn.
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Candy Corn Puppet Craft For Kids
Kids will have a blast making this candy corn puppet craft with paper bags and a few common supplies!
Materials
- Brown paper bag
- Colored cardstock or construction paper
- Scissors
- Glue
- Candy corn template
Instructions
- Download the candy corn template, print, and cut out the pieces you need.
- Begin by gluing the black background pieces to the flap and main portion of the brown paper bag.
- Trim off the portion of the brown paper bag that extends past the black paper.
- Create the candy corn man's lower half by gluing the legs to the middle and back of the bottom portion of the candy.
- Next, make the middle portion of the candy corn by gluing the arms on both sides of the back of the middle orange piece.
- Now, take the lower body and glue it to the main portion of the paper bag so that the orange section is just below the flap.
- Take the completed orange midsection and glue it slightly on top of the yellow bottom portion.
- Make the candy corn man's head by gluing the eyes to the middle of the head.
- Place the cheeks on either side of the mouth and glue them in place.
- Finish off the puppet by gluing the white head to the flap portion of the paper bag.
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Sam is the crafter and founder of Simple Everyday Mom. She has been featured in Oprah Mag, Good Housekeeping, The Spruce Crafts, Country Living, The Bump and more. Read more.
Jill Thompson
Wednesday 18th of October 2023
So cute! I would like the link for the template.
Sam
Wednesday 18th of October 2023
Thanks! Since you’re already an email subscriber, all you need to do is enter your email in the form at the end of any post and it’ll automatically redirect you to the download page ◡̈