Brown Bear Paper Bag Puppet Craft [Free Template]

Do your kids love animals and visiting the zoo? One fun way to keep your kids engaged is by picking a zoo animal to learn about on each trip.

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For your next trip, choose B is for bears and make this fun brown bear paper bag puppet craft!

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Supplies

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

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Begin to create the bear’s head by gluing the eyes near the middle of the head, one on each side.

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Take the nose and mouth piece and glue it in the middle of the head, under the eyes.

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Place the cheeks on each side of the head and glue them just below the eyes.

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Next, glue the inner ears to the outer ears.

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Swipe up for full tutorial!

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