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Paper Bag Horse Craft For Kids [Free Template]

Many kids are naturally drawn to horses. They’re so intriguing and magnificent, plus who doesn’t want to ride one?!

This paper bag horse craft is a fun way to entertain and engage your horse-loving child. It’s a fun farm animal craft for kids that can be done in a short amount of time with minimal messiness!

Make sure to download the free printable template to make this craft even easier. It’s perfect for making at home, school, daycare, or the library.

Watch our quick video tutorial to see how we made this horse craft.

Horse Paper Bag Puppet

paper bag horse craft image collage with the words horse puppet craft in the middle

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Supplies

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

Directions

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

hand holding horse paper bag craft template

Place the head on the flap of the brown paper bag and glue it in place.

hand gluing head to paper bag horse craft

Glue the inner ears to each of the ears, then glue the eyes in the middle of the head.

hand gluing inner ear to paper bag horse craft
hand gluing eye to paper bag horse craft

Position the horse’s nose on the bottom of the head, with it slightly overlapping the bottom of the eyes.

hand gluing nose to paper bag horse craft

Finish off the face by gluing the hair to the top of the horse’s head, in between the ears.

hand gluing hair to paper bag horse craft

Glue the body to the main part of the brown paper bag, then glue the belly to the bottom of the body.

hand gluing body to paper bag horse craft
hand gluing belly to paper bag horse craft

That’s all there is to it!

paper bag horse craft

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.

Don’t let the crafting fun end here; we have lots more farm animal crafts to choose from!

two paper bag horse crafts

First try out some pig crafts like this pig handprint craft, this paper bag pig craft, or this paper plate pig craft.

We also have this handprint horse craft or this popsicle stick sheep craft!

paper bag horse 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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two paper bag horse crafts

Paper Bag Horse Craft For Kids

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

This paper bag horse craft for kids is a fun and simple project to do for a farm animal theme!

Materials

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

Instructions

  1. Download the horse template, print, and cut out the pieces you need.
  2. Place the head on the flap of the brown paper bag and glue it in place.
  3. Glue the inner ears to each of the ears, then glue the eyes in the middle of the head.
  4. Position the horse's nose on the bottom of the head, with it slightly overlapping the bottom of the eyes.
  5. Finish off the face by gluing the hair to the top of the horse's head, in between the ears.
  6. Glue the body to the main part of the brown paper bag, then glue the belly to the bottom of the body.

Did you make this craft?

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Free Horse Template

Horse Template 

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Laina Lucero

Tuesday 27th of June 2023

Paper bag horse craft template please.

Kathy

Tuesday 1st of August 2023

@Sam, there is no form at the end of the post...?

Sam

Wednesday 28th of June 2023

Of course! All you need to do is enter your email in the form at the end of this post to have the link sent to you. Once you've been confirmed as an email subscriber (by clicking the link in the first email), you simply enter your email in any of the forms and it'll automatically redirect you to the download page.

kate

Monday 12th of June 2023

Such a sweet craft for Foundation students. Thank you!

Sam

Tuesday 13th of June 2023

You're welcome! And thank you for being a reader ◡̈

Donna Duran

Saturday 29th of April 2023

Looking forward to farm animal paper bag puppets.

Sam

Monday 1st of May 2023

Oh, great!

Carrie

Monday 10th of April 2023

Can't wait to try it for Rodeo Week!

Sam

Tuesday 11th of April 2023

Oh, yay!

Daryl Dane Macana

Monday 25th of April 2022

Thank you for sharing your ideas in doing Paper Puppet.

Sam

Monday 25th of April 2022

Of course :)

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