Paper Bag Turkey Puppet
Thanksgiving is fast approaching. Not only is it a great time to get together with extended family and friends, but it’s also an opportunity to do various fun projects and crafts with your kids, such as this paper bag turkey puppet.
Let’s get started!
List of Supplies for Paper Bag Turkey Puppet:
- Colored craft paper
- Patterned craft paper
- Paper bag
- Pencil
- A pair of scissors
- Craft glue
- Sharpies
- Paper Bag Turkey Puppet template
Instructions for The Paper Bag Turkey Puppet
Step 1
Select colored craft paper and prepare the template patterns. Trace the head, hair, wing, and lower body pattern on any shade of brown craft paper. Trace and cut out the tail feathers from colorful and patterned craft paper. Prepare the other patterns (beak, wattle, blush, eye bases, and legs) too.
Step 2
Attach the wattle cutout on the backside of the beak cutout. Then attach the hair cutout onto the top side of the head cutout
Step 3
Use a Sharpie to draw eyes on the eye base cutouts. Attach the eye cutouts on the head, along the top part. Attach the blush cutouts on the cheek parts.
Step 4
Attach the beak-wattle pattern to the head, below the eyes.
Step 5
Prepare a piece of paper for the lower body (in case the provided pattern does not cover the paper bag you’re using). Attach the leg cutout on the bottom side of the lower body cutout. Use a Sharpie to add textures to the wing cutouts.
Step 6
Attach the wing cutouts on both sides of the lower body pattern.
Step 7
Take the tail feather cutouts and fold them in half, lengthwise to leave crease lines.
Step 8
Join the tail feather cutouts together on any one side and form a “blooming” pattern.
Step 9
Attach the tail feather pattern on the backside of the head.
Step 10
Prepare the paper bag. Flatten its bottom part with any one side of the bag.
Step 11
Attach the head pattern on the flattened bottom part.
Step 12
Attach the lower body pattern on the paper bag (the side below the head). There’s your paper bag turkey puppet!
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