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Super Cute Printable Farm Paper Bag Puppets

August 28, 2017 by Selena Robinson 17 Comments

When my kids were small, they all loved the petting zoo.

Between watching the chickens run around, petting the goats and baby lambs, and seeing the pigs root in the mud, there was so much for the kids to see!

Our youngest child still loves the petting zoo and she’s not alone!

Kids just love farm animals, which is why farms are such a popular topic for early childhood education units.

Farm Paper Bag Puppets

This year, our youngest child is working on reading more picture books and we started with the book Big Red Barn.

To help her with learning to recite stories, I made up some printable farm paper bag puppets so she could reenact parts of the story.

And I’m sharing them with all of you today!

Farm Animal Paper Bag Puppets

Read on to see how you can get these cute puppet printables free!

And if you want to share more farm activities with the kids, try our farm animal flashcards or our easy farm shoebox diorama craft!

These adorable farm animal paper bag puppets are such a fun way to learn about barnyard animals with the kids!

How to Assemble the Printable Farm Paper Bag Puppets

To make these farm paper bag puppets, you’ll need the following: (This post contains affiliate links. For details, see our Disclosure Policy.)

  • Printer (with ink)
  • Printer paper
  • Brown paper lunch bags (One per puppet)
  • Crayons
  • Child-safe scissors
  • Liquid glue
  • A copy of our free Farm Paper Bag Puppet printables (Details below)
  • Pick up a copy of Big Red Barn by Margaret Wise Brown to make this a storytime activity!

Printable Farm Puppet Faces

First, you’ll need to print the paper bag puppet faces out.

Farm Puppet Printables

Give the kids some crayons and let them color them in!

We did traditional farm animal colors, but let the kids use whatever colors they want! If they want to make a purple cow, so be it.

Farm Paper Bag Puppet Printables

After you color in the puppet faces, use a pair of child-safe scissors to cut them out as one piece each.

Making a Farm Paper Bag Puppet

Flip a paper bag upside down so that the bottom is at the top. Leave it folded.

Then spread liquid glue over the folded bottom. That’s where you’ll paste the puppet face.

Making a Pig Paper Bag Puppet

Stick the puppet face on the bag bottom and hold it down to glue it securely.

Making a Farm Paper Bag Puppet for Kids

Cut another piece of printer paper in half and color it to match the puppet face.

Then glue it onto the paper bag body directly under the puppet face. Be sure to flip the bottom up so that you can fit the paper onto the bag.

Completed Pig Paper Bag Puppet

When you’re done, the puppet should look like this.

Keep reading to pick up the printable template for these farm animal puppets!

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How to Use the Farm Paper Bag Puppets for Storytelling

DIY Farm Paper Bag Puppets

Repeat the process with the other puppet printables to make a cow puppet, a chicken puppet, and a pig puppet.

Since we were reading Big Red Barn, we wanted to make one of each.

Using a Paper Bag Animal Puppet

But you could also print three pig puppets to go along with The Three Little Pigs or print several cow puppets to go with Click, Clack, Moo.

There are plenty of great children’s books about farms to use these with!

Making a Paper Bag Puppet

To make your puppets “talk”, just have the kids put their hands inside the bags and place their fingers into the folded bag bottom (the same place where the face is).

They can move their fingers up and down to make each puppet speak!

Playing with a Farm Paper Bag Puppet

Using lunch bags is the easiest way to make sure that the bags will fit your little ones’ hands.

But if you want to make adult puppets, you might want to get bags that are a little bit bigger.

Playing with a Pig Paper Bag Puppet

“Oh, Mr. Pig, you’re so funny!”

These were so much fun for storytelling! And they’re great for pretend play too!

Scroll down to get your copy of our Printable Farm Paper Bag Puppets free!

Have even more farm fun with the kids!

Make counting practice fun with this five in a row printable farm game! Great for early math centers!

These fun farm books for kids are perfect for reading about farms, learning about farm animals, or doing a farm unit study!

Super Easy Farm Shoebox Diorama Craft

 

 

To get your copy of these printable Farm Paper Bag Puppets, just click the image or the link below to download them to your computer!

 

Farm Paper Bag Puppets
 

>>> Farm Paper Bag Puppets <<<

This post is part of the 31 Days of ABC linkup!

 

All Done Monkey: Early Literacy – Getting Started Teaching the Alphabet
 

Creative World of Varya: A Is for Aromatherapy for Kids
 

Hispanic Mama: B Is For Bilingual Baby Books
 

Witty Hoots: C Is for Cool Fingerprint Castle Keyrings Tutorial
 

Teach Me Mommy: D Is for Dinosaurs DIY Sensory Bin
 

E Is for Environmental Print
 

Look! We’re Learning! F Is for Farm
 

All Done Monkey: G Is for Go
 

All Done Monkey: H Is for Hello/Hola
 

Jeddah Mom: I Is for Ice Cream
 

Pennies of Time: K Is for Kindness
 

Schooling Active Monkeys: L Is for Lion
 

Sugar, Spice & Glitter
 

Kitchen Counter Chronicles: O Is for Owls
 

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JDaniel4’sMom: R Is for Robot
 

Discovering the World Through My Son’s Eyes: S Is for Spanish
 

Sand In My Toes: T Is for Truck
 

The Educators’ Spin On it: U Is for Unicorn
 

CrArty: V Is for Van Gogh
 

My Story Time Corner: W Is for Wheels on the Bus
 

The Mommies Reviews: X
 

Bambini Travel: Z Is for Zoo Animals
These farm animal paper bag puppets are a perfect craft for spring! Use them as an extension for books about farms!

 

 

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Filed Under: Crafts, Homeschooling Printables, Teaching Printables Tagged With: crafts, crafts for preschoolers, farm activities

Farm Shoebox Diorama Craft

March 17, 2016 by Selena Robinson 7 Comments

A while back, we made a Beach Shoebox Diorama and the kids had so much with it that I thought we should make another one. So for this linkup with the Early Elementary Blogging Team, we decided to make a simple and fun Farm Shoebox Diorama Craft!

If you’re looking for a low-prep, easy craft that will keep your kids entertained, this is it! Roo, my most active child by a mile, actually sat in one spot and played quietly with the diorama after we finished. Talk about miracles!

Easy Farm Shoebox Diorama Craft for Kids - Look! We're Learning!

Read on to see how to make this craft with your kids!

If you love this activity, don’t miss our other farm learning ideas, including our list of Kids’ Books about Farms and our printable Farm Animal Flashcards!

Super Easy Farm Shoebox Diorama Craft

Farm Shoebox Diorama Craft

To make this craft, you’ll need the following:

  • An empty shoebox (a child’s size shoebox is perfect)
  • A copy of our free Farm Shoebox Diorama Printable Pack
  • Printer (with ink)
  • Printer paper
  • Play sand
  • Scissors
  • Glue
  • Markers

Our Farm Shoebox Diorama Printable Pack has a background and farm props such as a barn, a tractor, and some farm animals. But you can also have your child draw his or her own farm pictures if you want to add a bit more art to the project.
Farm Shoebox Diorama Printable Pack - Look! We're Learning!

After we cut out all of the pictures, Roo got to work on the background. We just used a blue marker for the sky, then he glued the farm scenery onto the bottom of the shoebox.

Making a Farm Shoebox Diorama

Then it was time to add the props! You simply fold each prop on the dashed line, then unfold it slightly to make them stand up!

Farm Shoebox Diorama Scenery

Roo placed everything where he thought it should go.

Assembled Farm Shoebox Diorama

Then we poured in about a cup of play sand. (Note: Resting the shoebox in the lid is a HUGE help when it comes to clean up.)

Making a Farm Shoebox Diorama Craft

And we’re done!

Finished Farm Shoebox Diorama

If you look at Roo’s face, it’s basically saying “Hurry up and take the picture so I can play with it, Mom!” 🙂 And that’s what he did. He sat there for over an hour playing with his farm set.

Finished Farm Shoebox Diorama Craft

And it only took 10 minutes to make!

Farm Shoebox Diorama Craft

Round out your farm theme with these other farm resources!

Printable Farm Animal Flashcards - Look! We're Learning!

Farm Do A Dot Mats - Look! We're Learning!

10 Kids Books about Farms

Get even more craft ideas from my Simple Crafts for Kids board on Pinterest!

Check out the other fun farm-themed posts by the Early Elementary Blogging Team!

Early Elementary Farm Theme

Farm Odd Numbers Skip Counting Puzzles at Life Over C’s
Montessori Farm Activities (Free Printables) at Natural Beach Living
Are You My Mother? 13 Baby Farm Animal Puzzles at 123 Homeschool 4 Me
Make a Farm Diorama (Printable Sets Included) at The Natural Homeschool
Farm Animals Worksheets for Kids at Mrs. Karle’s Sight and Sound Reading
Fun {FREE} Farm Writing Prompts! at Preschool Powol Packets
Animal Nutrition: Why Cows Eat Grass and We Can’t at Schooling a Monkey
Farm Books for Kids (Farm Study Unit) at The Jenny Evolution
Beginning Sounds on the Farm at Parenting Chaos
Farm Skip Counting Math Worksheets at Living Life and Learning
Kindergarten Math with Farm Fingerprint Art at Sugar Aunts


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