As a family, Pete the Cat books are one of our favorites to read! The kids love them and we, as parents, actually enjoy them too.
Pete is fun, modern and helps teach kids valuable life lessons. And he has really catchy songs!
That’s exactly why we made this Pete the Cat paper bag puppet craft.
It’s the newest craft in our large collection of paper bag crafts for kids (so if you’re looking for more ideas, be sure to check those ones out too!).
If your kids can’t get enough of all the Pete the Cat books and songs, why not make this fun craft to go along with everything else?
This Pete the Cat puppet goes along perfectly with Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons book!
We’ve made it super simple to recreate with a free printable template.
Read on below watch our quick video tutorial to see how to make this paper bag puppet with your kids at home or in the classroom!
Pete The Cat Craft

Supplies
- Brown paper bag
- Colored card stock (in dark blue, yellow, dark yellow, black and button colors)
- White card stock
- Scissors
- Glue stick
- 1″ circle punch (optional)
- Black marker
- Pete the Cat puppet template (download form located at the end of the page)
Directions
Download the Pete the Cat puppet template, print out the pieces and cut each one out.
Place the blue body piece just below the top flap and glue in place.
Glue the yellow shirt piece on top of the blue body.
Position the collar on either side of the shirt and glue down.
Place the three colored buttons down the middle of the shirt.
Use the black marker to draw the four holes on the button.
Glue the blue cat face to the top flap of the brown paper bag.
Place Pete’s ears behind the bag and glue in place.
Assemble Pete’s eyes by gluing the black part onto the large yellow eye. Next, glue the white part on top of that. Flip over and trim off the excess.
Glue Pete’s eyes in place in the middle of the paper bag flap.
Position his white nose just beneath his eyes and glue down.
This Pete the Cat paper bag craft is so fun to make!
Because there are a few more steps than usual to make this puppet, we suggest making sure there is an adult to help with young children. Depending on their age, they made need help cutting out all the pieces or gluing them in place.
Related: Paper Bag Olaf Craft

If you want to simplify this puppet, we have a few suggestions.
First, you can leave off the buttons. Even though the groovy buttons give Pete that classic look, they really aren’t 100% necessary. Or if you still want the buttons but don’t want the extra steps of cutting and gluing, you can use markers to draw on your own.

Related: Pete The Cat Easter Eggs
Second, you can choose to forgo the collar. Instead, just glue on a yellow rectangle and call it good!
Do you really need the bare minimum for this Pete the Cat craft? If so, leave off the shirt entirely and instead glue on a long strip of dark blue to the bottom of the paper bag.
Finally, our last suggestion is to simplify Pete’s eyes. You’ll still need to use the yellow for the eyes, but you can use a black marker to draw in the next part of his eye. Finish it off with the white circle and you’ve cut out one more step!


As you can see, there are lots of ways to modify this craft to make it even easier and younger child-friendly!
Share With Us
If you made this craft with your kids or students, we would love to see how they look!
Take a picture of your finished puppets, then post them to our Facebook page or join our private Facebook group and show them in there.
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Pete The Cat Paper Bag Puppet
Learn how to make this cute Pete the Cat paper bag puppet!
Materials
- Brown paper bag
- Colored card stock (in dark blue, yellow, dark yellow, black and button colors)
- White card stock
- Glue stick
- Black marker
- Pete the Cat puppet template (download form located at the end of the page)
Tools
- 1" hole punch (optional)
- Scissors
Instructions
- Download the Pete the Cat puppet template, print out the pieces and cut each one out.
- Place the blue body piece just below the top flap and glue in place.
- Glue the yellow shirt piece on top of the blue body.
- Position the collar on either side of the shirt and glue down.
- Place the three colored buttons down the middle of the shirt.
- Use the black marker to draw the four holes on the button.
- Glue the blue cat face to the top flap of the brown paper bag.
- Place Pete's ears behind the bag and glue in place.
- Assemble Pete's eyes by gluing the black part onto the large yellow eye. Next, glue the white part on top of that. Flip over and trim off the excess.
- Glue Pete's eyes in place in the middle of the paper bag flap.
- Position his white nose just beneath his eyes and glue down.
Sherri
Friday 19th of May 2023
Is this template still available? I don't see the link.
Sam
Friday 19th of May 2023
Yes! 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 🙂
Nicole
Tuesday 9th of May 2023
Can you send me the template? I can't find it
Sam
Wednesday 10th of May 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.
kelli
Friday 21st of April 2023
i cant find the down load for this
Sam
Friday 21st of April 2023
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 🙂
Britni
Friday 7th of April 2023
Help very annoying to end up downloading some bogus extension to get the craft. Is this a scam? I should have gone through teacher pay teacher...my bad
Sam
Monday 10th of April 2023
It's not a scam. It sounds like you may have clicked on an ad and left the blog. To get the template, 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 🙂
Andrea
Thursday 9th of March 2023
Hello, I'm not seeing the form to be able to get the template. Could you please send it to me?
Sam
Friday 10th of March 2023
It's above the comments section, under the heading titled "Free Pete The Cat Template". If you're not able to see it, it most likely means you have a firewall blocking it from appearing. If you can allow the page or try from a personal device, you should be able to see it. Also, some readers say they're not able to see it on Chrome, but they can on other browsers. You may be able to try that as well ◡̈ Please let me know if you have any questions!