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Hand holding finished example of the Squirrel Puppet Craft

Squirrel Puppet Craft

Prep Time: 8 minutes
Active Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 18 minutes
This adorable squirrel puppet craft is perfect for learning about forest animals! Kids will have a blast making their furry friend out of a simple paper bag.
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Author: Sam
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Materials

  • Brown paper bag
  • Colored cardstock or construction paper
  • Glue stick
  • Scissors
  • Squirrel template

Instructions

  • Download the squirrel template, print it, and cut out the pieces.
  • Begin to create the squirrel body by gluing the body onto the main portion of the brown paper bag.
  • Place the belly in the center of the orange paper and glue it in place.
  • Next, glue the lower face to the bottom portion of the head.
  • Position the eyes below the eyebrows and glue them in place.
  • Now, glue the inner ears on the sides of the outer ears.
  • Glue the head to the flap portion of the paper bag.
  • Attach the acorn to the center of the belly.
  • Next, glue the acorn cap to the top of the acorn.
  • Now, glue both arms to the sides of the acorn.
  • Finish off by gluing the tail to the back and left side of the body, in between the sides of the brown bag.