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Hand holding finished example of the Johnny Appleseed Puppet Craft

Johnny Appleseed Puppet Craft

Prep Time: 15 minutes
Active Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes
Johnny’s tale encourages imagination and curiosity about the world around us, so have kids bring the tale to life with this Johnny Appleseed puppet, complete with his iconic hat and a fresh apple. 
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Author: Sam
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Materials

  • Colored cardstock or construction paper
  • Glue stick
  • Scissors
  • Johnny Appleseed template

Instructions

  • Download the template, print it, and cut out the pieces.
  • Begin by gluing the eyes above the nose.
  • Place the hair on the top portion of the head and glue it in place.
  • Next, glue the pot hat to the top portion of the hair.
  • Assemble the outfit by gluing the overalls to the shirt. Next, glue the pocket to the center of the overalls.
  • Now, glue the overalls to the main portion of the paper bag.
  • Glue the arms to the sides of the body, in between the paper bag sides.
  • Position the apple's stem to the back and top center portion of the apple and glue it in place.
  • Next, glue the leaf in front of the stem.
  • Place the apple on the arm and glue it in place.
  • Finish off by gluing the head to the flap portion of the brown bag.