With Dr. Seuss’ birthday coming up in just a few short weeks, we wanted to share our newest craft, this Sam I Am Printable puppet!

It’s another addition to our growing collection of paper bag puppets for kids. So if your kids love puppet crafts, be sure to take a look at all of ours!

Normally, with Dr. Seuss, the first characters that come to mind are the Cat in the Hat, the Lorax or maybe Thing 1 or Thing 2. But, we went a different direction with one of the main characters from Green Eggs & Ham.

If you didn’t already know, Green Eggs & Hame even has their own new tv show on Netflix! I haven’t sat down to watch it yet, but my preschooler sure loves it.

If your little one also loves the show, they’ll have tons of fun making this Sam I Am puppet. It’s super simple and doesn’t take very long to make at all.

Check out our easy directions below or watch our quick video tutorial to see how simple it is to make with your kids or students!

Dr. Seuss Puppet Craft

As you may have seen from our pictures, we tried this Sam I Am craft two ways. The first puppet craft we made was using a decorative yellow paper bag and the second was with a traditional brown paper bag.

Either option is a good choice, depending on what you’re looking for.

If you want to make this craft quicker and easier, opt for the premade yellow paper bag. If you want a sturdier puppet, stick with the yellow card stock on the brown paper bag.

Overall, we really preferred the brown paper bag version because our yellow paper bag was way too thin to feel like it would stand up to kids actually using it.

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Supplies

• Brown or yellow paper bag
• Colored card stock (in red, cream and yellow)
• Light brown, dark brown and black marker
• Scissors
• Glue stick
• Sam I Am template (download form at the end of the page)

Directions

Download the free printable Sam I Am template, print and cut out the pieces.

If you’re using a brown paper bag, cut a rectangular piece of yellow card stock to fit the bottom portion of the paper bag. Glue it in place.

Begin assembling Sam’s face by gluing the eyes in the middle of the head.

Optional: Outline the eyes with the black marker to make them pop.

Use the light brown marker to draw on a small oval nose beneath the eyes.

Use the dark brown marker to draw Sam’s eyebrows slightly above his eyes.

Place the red hat brim on the top of Sam’s head and glue in place.

Take the entire piece from step 7 and glue Sam’s hat to the backside.

Glue Sam’s completed face to the top flap of the brown paper bag.

Position Sam’s neck halfway on top of the yellow paper and half on the paper bag, making sure it is underneath the flap. Glue it down.

That’s all you need to do to make a fun and simple Sam I Am hand puppet!

We love that it uses easy to find and cheap materials, so you can make as many as your kids want without worrying about the cost.

Don’t forget to download the free printable template so you can skip all the guesswork in making your own pieces.

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Share With Us

Did you make this Sam I Am puppet craft with your kids or students?

We’d love to see how they turn out. Snap a picture of your completed project and share it with us on our Facebook page or join our private Facebook group and post it in there!

More Dr. Seuss Crafts & Activities

• Dr. Seuss Truffula Tree Craft
• Free Dr. Seuss Printable Bookmarks
• Printable Dr. Seuss Hats
• Put Me In The Zoo Craft

Dr Seuss Ideas For Kids

Free Sam I Am Template