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Cheetah Paper Bag Puppet Craft

Prep Time: 10 minutes
Active Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 25 minutes
This fun paper bag puppet craft is perfect for kids who love animals. They can create their very own cheetah from a brown paper bag and some simple supplies.
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Author: Sam
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Materials

  • Brown paper bag
  • Colored cardstock or construction paper
  • Scissors
  • Glue
  • Black marker
  • Cheetah template

Instructions

  • Download the cheetah template, print, and cut out the pieces you need.
  • Glue the eyes on either side of the face under the top part of the curved line.
  • Next, glue the nose and mouth piece in the middle of the face, between the curved lines.
  • Use a black marker to make the top part of the ears black. Also, draw spots around the cheetah's face.
  • Complete the head by gluing the inner ears to the outer ears.
  • Create the body by gluing the body fur to the top and middle of the body.
  • Use the black marker to draw spots all along the body.
  • Make the tail by drawing a few stripes along the end of the tail, then spots along the rest of it.
  • Place the completed body piece on the main part of the paper bag and glue it in place.
  • Glue the tail to the back of the paper bag.
  • Finish off by gluing the head to the flap portion of the brown bag.