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What’s cuter than a witch? Well, maybe a lot of things – but there is one thing that comes close. A witch puppet craft!

This craft for kids is so fun and easy to make that you’ll make tons of them in all different colors. It’s also educational, as it helps with fine motor skills, working on scissors skills, creativity, and more!

After kids are done creating the puppet, they can use it to put on a Halloween show or pretend play. This project also includes a full tutorial and a free printable template! Make this cute craft with your kids, and then look through our fun Halloween crafts for kids.

Witch Paper Bag Puppet

witch puppet craft image collage with the words paper bag witch

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Supplies

Brown paper bag
Colored cardstock or construction paper
Scissors
Glue stick
Witch template (click the “click here to get your freebie” image at the end of the post

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Directions

Start by downloading the template and printing it out. Once the template is printed, gather the materials for this fun activity. Get those scissors ready, and let’s help the kids bring this witch to life!

hand holding paper bag witch craft template

First, guide your child to glue the eyes onto the witch’s face, one on each side of the nose.

Hand gluing the eyes of the Witch Puppet Craft

Take the cheeks and glue them below and slightly outside the eyes.

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Attach and glue the bangs on top of the head.

Position the head to the flap portion of the brown paper bag and glue it in place.

Place the neck onto the top of the collar and glue it in place, then glue the collar to the top of the body piece.

hand gluing collar onto dress of paper bag witch craft

Next, glue the buttons to the middle of the body piece.

hand gluing buttons onto dress of paper bag witch craft

Position the body onto the main portion of the brown paper bag and glue it in place.

hand gluing dress to paper bag witch craft

Now, help your child to glue the witch’s hair to the back of the brown paper bag.

hand gluing back of hair to paper bag witch craft

Create the witch’s hat by gluing the hat band to the middle of the hat.

hand gluing hat band to paper bag witch hat

Next, glue the outer buckle to the middle of the hat band.

hand gluing outer buckle to paper bag witch hat

Glue the inner buckle to the middle of the outer buckle.

hand gluing inner buckle to paper bag witch hat

Finally, encourage your child to glue the hat to the top of the witch’s hair.

hand gluing hat to paper bag witch craft

Check out our paper bag puppet crafts while you’re here! There are so many fun ideas!

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Halloween Unit For Kids

Halloween is just around the corner, so it’s time to start getting ready for spooky fun!

One great way to get your kids into the holiday spirit is to set up a mini Halloween unit in your home. This can be as simple as putting up some Halloween decorations and setting out a few Halloween-themed crafts and activities.

We’ve gathered our favorite ideas to help you get started in no time. They’ll help kids with fine motor skills, creativity, letter and number recognition, and more!

Children’s Halloween Books

Reading aloud to your kids is great because it helps them develop their vocabulary, learn, and build empathy and understanding. Reading can also be an enjoyable way for parents to spend quality time with their children.

Room On The Broom: This has to be one of our favorite Halloween books of all time! The story follows a witch and her cat as they happen upon some animals who help the witch. There’s danger, mystery, and friendship in this adorable children’s story.

5 Minute Spooky Stories: We love Disney’s 5-minute storybooks and this one is perfect for Halloween! See how all your favorite Disney characters celebrate this spooky holiday.

Ten Timid Ghosts: This is a fun countdown book about a witch who moves into a haunted house where 10 ghosts already live. The witch scares the ghosts out one by one until they devise a scheme to get her out of their house. This Halloween children’s book is good for kids who love rhyming stories!

Halloween Kids’ Crafts

Halloween is a great time for kids to get creative and have festive fun. There are so many different crafts that can be done to celebrate the holiday, and you should consider adding some to your child’s mini Halloween unit.

Related: Halloween Pattern Block Mats

Not only will the crafts help to make the unit more fun and engaging, but they can also provide some valuable benefits. For example, crafting can help to improve fine motor skills, promote hand-eye coordination, and boost self-esteem. So get those little hands busy with some easy crafts this year!

Add in some more Halloween crafts with any of our fun and easy ideas below:

Handprint Bat Craft For Kids – There’s nothing like a homemade craft to bring a smile to a child’s face. This bat craft is not only cute, but it’s also a fun activity for kids of all ages. Since it’s made from paper, it’s easy to make and can be hung up as decoration once it’s complete.

Mickey Mouse Pumpkin Craft – If you’re looking for a fun and easy craft for your kids this Halloween, why not try making Mickey Mouse pumpkins? It’s a simple paper craft that even the youngest Disney fans will enjoy, and it’s a great way to remember Disneyland during the Halloween season!

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Frankenstein Puppet Craft – What a fun way for kids to celebrate Halloween! This Frankenstein paper bag puppet craft is perfect for putting on a spooky Halloween paper bag puppet show. The best part is that it’s so easy to make with our free template.

Paper Plate Pumpkin Craft – Making paper plate pumpkins is a fun and easy craft for kids of all ages. And what could be more festive for Halloween than a cute little mummy pumpkin?

Kids’ Halloween Activities

Looking for a fun and easy Halloween activity to do with your kids? These Halloween do a dot marker printables are great because they can be used with dot markers! This set comes with 23 different pages loaded with fun!

They can help your child with letter recognition and counting too. We hope these will keep your little ones busy this fall season!

Try this Zombie Pumpkin Craft

It’s the time of year for spooky fun! These Halloween I Spy printables will engage your children and help them learn too. They’ll help kids work on skills like focus, counting, and visual discrimination.

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These free Halloween coloring pages are perfect to help your kids get in the spooky spirit! They’re not scary so it’s safe for preschool and kindergarten-aged kids. The pack includes pictures of pumpkins, ghosts, Frankenstein, and vampires.

Try these Halloween tracing worksheets next time you need a quick, no-prep activity. They’re perfect for younger kids and help with fine motor skills, hand-eye coordination, and letter recognition!

Don’t forget about sensory play! If you want a done-for-you option, try out this awesome Halloween play dough set. It’s everything your child will need for hands-on fun.

Witch Popsicle Stick Craft

Did you make this activity with your kids or students? We’d love to feature them on our social media!

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