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Duck Paper Bag Puppet Craft [Free Template]

Do your kids love ducks?

Maybe you feed them at your local pond or maybe they’ve just read about them in storybooks. Either way, kids love animals!

If they’re looking for some more duck activities, this duck paper bag puppet is a fun farm animal craft for kids.

It’s simple to make and comes with a free printable template. Download it and then watch our quick video tutorial to see exactly how to make this cute craft.

Paper Bag Duck Craft

duck paper bag craft image collage with the words paper bag duck in the middle

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Supplies

  • Brown paper bag
  • Colored cardstock or construction paper
  • Scissors
  • Glue
  • Duck template (enter your email in the form at the end of this post to have the link sent to you)

Directions

Download the duck template, print, and cut out the pieces you need.

hand holding paper bag duck template

Glue the duck’s head to the flap portion of the paper bag.

hand gluing head to duck paper bag craft

Take the duck’s body piece and glue it to the main portion of the brown bag.

hand gluing body to duck paper bag craft

Place the eyes in the middle of the duck’s head and glue them in place.

hand gluing eyes to duck paper bag craft

Spread some glue along the top half of the duck’s bill and glue it so it’s slightly overlapping the bottom of the duck’s eyes and hanging halfway off the head.

hand gluing bill to duck paper bag craft

Glue the white neck strip slightly below the bottom of the bill, on the brown body.

hand gluing neck strip to duck paper bag craft

Position the feathers just underneath the neck strip and glue it in place.

hand gluing feathers to duck paper bag craft

That’s it! Now let your child have fun with their new duck puppet.

hand holding duck paper bag pupept

Mr.s Wishy-Washy’s Farm is a classic farm animal books for kids. In this story, the animals revolt against Mrs. Wishy-Washy’s baths and leave the farm. You have to read the story to find out what crazy shenanigans the animals run into after they leave the farm!

Little Blue Truck is one of the most popular books in our house. The cool illustrations and rhyming words really make this story fun to read. And with a whole series after this one, kids love getting to know the characters more and more!

The Cow Said Neigh! is a fun and silly book about farm animals who wish they were another farm animal. Kids will enjoy the rhyming and learn that each of us (animals included) has strengths we should embrace.

two duck paper bag crafts

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duck paper bag craft

If you’re looking for a fun activity for your kids, look no further than this farm play dough kit! This activity is great for sensory play, as kids can squish, mold, and manipulate the dough to their heart’s content. Plus, the bright colors and fun shapes are sure to keep them entertained for hours on end. Best of all, when they’re done playing, you can simply pack up the kit and store it away for next time.

This personalized farm animal puzzle is a great gift for kids because it is both fun and educational. The puzzle can be customized to feature the child’s name too. Puzzles help to promote problem-solving skills, fine motor skills, and hand-eye coordination and they’re an engaging screen-free activity too!

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hand holding duck paper bag pupept

Duck Paper Bag Puppet Craft

Prep Time: 10 minutes
Active Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes
Difficulty: Easy

Make this duck paper bag puppet craft with preschool, prek, and kindergarten children.

Materials

  • Brown paper bag
  • Colored cardstock or construction paper
  • Scissors
  • Glue
  • Duck template

Instructions

  1. Download the duck template, print, and cut out the pieces you need.
  2. Glue the duck's head to the flap portion of the paper bag.
  3. Take the duck's body piece and glue it to the main portion of the brown bag.
  4. Place the eyes in the middle of the duck's head and glue them in place.
  5. Spread some glue along the top half of the duck's bill and glue it so it's slightly overlapping the bottom of the duck's eyes and hanging halfway off the head.
  6. Glue the white neck strip slightly below the bottom of the bill, on the brown body.
  7. Position the feathers just underneath the neck strip and glue it in place.

Did you make this craft?

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Free Duck Template

Duck Template 

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Nicole

Tuesday 1st of August 2023

Hey Sam,

I love your crafts. I have downloaded several templates over the last year but when I went to get some of the paper bag puppet templates today, none of them have the box to fill in my subscription info and no way to access the template. Did something happen to the website? I can access the instructions for the crafts, but I've tried 4 different templates today (one of which I know was there about 3 weeks ago because I used it then.) Is it just some of the crafts or is it all of them?

Thanks for all the work you put in to these projects. I've also purchased several of your ebooks because they are so convenient.

Nicole

Nicole

Thursday 3rd of August 2023

@Sam,

You rock. I can access it now. Thank you.

Sam

Wednesday 2nd of August 2023

I’m so sorry - it was my fault, not yours! My site was updated yesterday and there was a conflict that didn’t allow the form to show. But, it has been fixed now so you can enter your email in the form now. Thanks so much for your patience!

Stephanie Croker

Tuesday 6th of June 2023

I look forward to doing the duck puppet with my kids.

Sam

Wednesday 7th of June 2023

Perfect! I hope they enjoy it!

JOHN

Wednesday 12th of April 2023

HEY, THERE IS NO TEMPLATE! THE ONLY THING THAT COMES UP IS THIS COMMENT BOX! BEFORE THERE WAS A TEMPLATE BOX. FOR A LONG TIME THERE HAS BEEN NO TEMPLATE BOX!

Sam

Wednesday 12th of April 2023

Hey John, sorry you're having problems. I haven't changed anything so I don't know why you suddenly can't see the form. Do you have an approximate date you stopped being able to see them? Also, are you using an adblocker or firewall? Both may block the forms from appearing. The forms are always near the end of the post, above the comments sections, and under a bolded subheading.

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