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Paper Bag Scarecrow Puppet

You'll Need

  • 1 paper lunch bag per child
  • Brown or black scrap paper for the hat
  • Yellow scrap paper for hair, strips 8 x 1 cm
  • Scrap paper for arms, 12 x 3 cm each
  • 1 glue stick
  • Markers in black and orange

Step by Step

  • Cut a hat shape roughly ten centimetres wide from brown or black paper and glue it to the top of the bag. Cut yellow paper strips and glue them under the hat brim and at the sides as straw hair.
  • Draw two round eyes and a large stitched smile with markers on the face section of the bag.
  • Cut two arm shapes from scrap paper and glue one to each side. Slip a hand inside with fingers in the flap to make the scarecrow talk.

Good to Know

Ages: 3+.