Here is a simple hand puppet craft that little kids will really appreciate. I’m making mine for my little cousin!
What you need:
- Brown paper bag
- Black construction paper
- Brown construction paper
- Googly eyes
- Black crayon
- Glue
- Scissors
What you do:
Flip a paper bag upside down. The flap formed by the bottom of the bag will be your raccoon’s face.
Fold over a piece of brown construction paper and cut out two semi-circles, about 2” across.
Fold over a piece of black construction paper and cut out two smaller semi-circles, about 1” across.
Glue the black semi-circles inside the brown ones and glue them along the top of the flap at the bottom of your paper bag to form your raccoon’s ears.
Fold over a piece of black construction paper and cut out a black rectangle, about 2.5” long. With scissors, round off the corners of one side of the rectangles. Glue the two rectangles on either side of the bottom of the bag, below the ears, so that the flat side of the rectangle line up with the sides of the bag.
Glue googly eyes just inside the two black rectangles.
Fold over a piece of brown construction paper and cut two long rectangles, about 4” long. With scissors, round off the corners of one side of the rectangles. Glue the two rectangles sticking out from the sides of the bag, about halfway down the bag to form the arms.
From black construction paper cut out a black oval about 4” long and 2” wide. Glue oval onto the front of the bag, between the two arms.
From black construction paper, cut out a small oval, about .5” long. Glue it onto the flap on the bottom of the bag, just below your raccoon’s eyes to form your raccoon’s nose.
With a black crayon draw whiskers on either side of the nose.
This cute little raccoon makes an adorable companion for some lucky kid on your gift list.
cute very cute so cool
that’s so cute, luv it!
Aw! That’s really cute! I’m sure you’re little cousin will love it, Roberta! I know I loved paper bag puppets when I was little… well, more so making them. I swear we made hundreds of those over the grade 2 school year. :roll:
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That craft sounds fun to do.
**SparkleUnicorn1998**
Roberta! That is wonderfully amazing! Thanks for sharing!!
Cute! I wouldn’t make it….But I’d suggest making it out of felt instead of a paper bag :mrgreen:
^-^Cinderpelt^-^
~Christmas is 4 days away!! :lol:
Lol I agree Cinderpelt! I think it would look cooler using felt instead of a paper bag! …..
It’s cute…. but no offense Roberta, I would NOT want that for Christmas!
I wouldn’t either. But she said LITTLE kids. Oh, my youngest sister would LOVE that.
Very cute, but it kinda looks like a Kindergartener craft.
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Ha! That looks a little bit funny! But it looks cute!
:mrgreen: ~SOAD Chick~ :mrgreen:
So cute! I wouldn’t make it myself, but it sure is adorable. :mrgreen:
<3
~WebkinzPro
cute! it does look sorta kindergarten-ish. but it’s really cute!!!!! i love it!! and a little kid sure would!
Lol that looks funny!!! :) See everyone later!!
~Silver Wolf
Everyone is going to love your cafts! Cheers sarahandlacey! :lol: :mrgreen: ;-)
Oh, this is so adorable! I really like it…. I don’t know why I just really like Raccoons. I get so sad when I see that one is hit on the road. They’re just so cute! I know its weird, but I like ‘em. :oops: :lol: :oops:
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Don’t worry, lillyluvie!!! 4 some reason I really like skunks. I* don’t know why, I just do. Merry Christmas everyone!!!!! 4 days away!!!!! Please give me names 4 : a girl Siamese, a boy chihuahua, and a girl pug. Oh! About the puppet! The bear puppet is better than this.
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Me too. I love racoons! I remember when i used to make these puppets! My friends and I usually make them for fun when we get our pretzel bgs. Then we recycle it. ;)
~KK♥
Awww… My little cousin(s) would love this!
Cute craft, Roberta! I bet your cousin will like it! :D ~*Dawn*~