Mermaid Paper Bag Craft For Kids

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Mermaid fans unite! There’s never too many mermaid crafts and activities to do, right? If you agree, you’ll want to make this easy mermaid paper bag craft with your kids.

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We’re giving you a free printable template to make it super simple to recreate, plus it comes with a mermaid and a merboy version.

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Materials

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Instructions

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2. Optional: Glue the ocean background to the main portion and flap of the brown paper bag.

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3. Create the mermaid or merboy head by gluing the hair to the top of the page.

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4. Take the completed head and glue it to the flap portion of the brown paper bag.

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