Llamas have somehow become the newest trendy animal. Who knows how animals become in style, but llamas are certainly having their moment now!

Because they’re so adorable and everyone seems to love them, we’re sharing this cute llama paper bag puppet craft with you.

Paper bag puppets for kids are easy, fun and cheap to make! And, to make it even simpler, we’ve included a free printable template.

Now you don’t have to wonder if you can recreate it on your own! Just download and print and you’ll be able to make llama puppet just like the ones pictured here.

Read on below or watch our quick video tutorial to see how to make this llama craft with your kids or students.

Adorable Llama Puppet Craft

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collage of llama paper bag craft images with words "paper bag llama" in middle

There are no fancy supplies here! All you’ll need is some paper, markers, glue and a brown paper bag.

Supplies

Brown paper bag
Colored card stock (in shades of cream and brown for a realistic llama)
Dark brown and pink marker
Glue stick
Scissors
Llama template (download form located at the end of the page)

Directions

Download the llama template, print and cut out the pieces.

Measure out the bottom of the brown paper bag and cut out a piece of brown paper to fit that size.

Glue the fluffy llama head to the top flap of the brown paper bag.

Place the llama’s face in the middle of the fluffy head and glue in place.

Position the llama bangs at the top of the llama’s face and glue to secure.

Use the pink marker to draw oval cheeks just below the llama’s eyes.

Use the dark brown marker to draw fluffy wool lines all over the llama’s head and body.

Don’t these llama puppets look so cute?

dark brown paper bag llama puppet on marble background

And, don’t feel limited to stick to traditional llama colors! Make your puppets in your kids’ favorite colors or whatever color they feel like.

We’d suggest keeping the face on cream paper or a light shade of whatever color you choose for the wool.

brown and light brown llama paper bag puppet craft

Learning With Llamas

You can easily turn this llama craft into a fun study unit for young kids that revolves around llamas!

We love the idea of starting everything off with some good books. Depending on what lessons you want to teach your child, we have a few suggestions.

First, there’s the whole llama llama series. These books help teach young kids about topics like sharing, cleaning up after making messes, and going to school without your parents.

We also love the storyline of Lana the Llama Who Wants To Be A Unicorn. This book teaches kids about being unique and appreciating what they have to offer, which is always a good thing to know!

dark brown and light brown llama paper bag puppets

After you’ve finished with a good llama book, why not practice handwriting, fine motor skills, counting and more with these free llama worksheets?

The creators of Llama Llama also have lots of fun and educational activities to choose from like coloring, reading charts and more!

Encourage pretend play and modeling with a farm theme small world play. Add in a cute llama toy figurine like this one and you’re set!

Finally, you can end your llama unit with this easy llama paper bag puppet craft!

Related: Paper Bag Olaf Craft

light brown llama paper bag puppet craft

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Cute Llama Paper Bag Puppet Craft

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Active Time: 10 minutes

Total Time: 15 minutes

Difficulty: Easy

Make this easy and cute llama paper bag puppet with the kids! It's simple thanks to our free printable template.

Materials

Brown paper bag
Colored card stock (in shades of cream and brown for a realistic llama)
Dark brown and pink marker
Glue stick
Llama template (download form located at the end of the page)

Tools

Scissors

Instructions

Download the llama template, print and cut out the pieces.
Measure out the bottom of the brown paper bag and cut out a piece of brown paper to fit that size.
Glue the fluffy llama head to the top flap of the brown paper bag.
Place the llama's face in the middle of the fluffy head and glue in place.
Position the llama bangs at the top of the llama's face and glue to secure.
Use the pink marker to draw oval cheeks just below the llama's eyes.
Use the dark brown marker to draw fluffy wool lines all over the llama's head and body.