Arrrr you looking for a fun and easy kids craft idea? Look no further than our paper bag pirate craft! This super simple, adorable, and fun project is perfect for all skill levels. So get your little pirates in gear and have some summer crafting fun!
Pirate Made From A Paper Bag
AHOY MATEY! I’m so glad you landed on today’s latest kids craft tutorial from Glued To My Crafts! Let’s set sails and make pirate friends together!
Not only is today’s Paper Bag Pirate craft idea super simple, adorable and fun for all ages to recreate this summer season – but it’s also really inexpensive when it comes to the materials you will need!
We are talking simple craft supplies that are easy to find at most stores these days, which makes this rather friendly on the wallet too. All you need is brown lunch sacks, paint crayons and cardstock paper to make it happen {psst – plus I included a FREE pirate hat printable in this very post for you to enjoy as well!}
So what are you waiting for? Let’s set our sails, grab our supplies and get straight to work on making our own one-of-a-kind piece together! You can find everything you need to know, in the full step-by-step tutorial below as well as a pirate hat FREEBIE for you to take advantage of as well! With just a few steps, you and your child will have a great crafty day making paper bag buccaneer puppets to play with afterwards!
Happy crafting my dear friends! Please don’t forget to share pictures of your child’s finished handprint bearded pirate puppet made from a paper bag on our Facebook page or tag us on Instagram to admire. I can’t wait to see how their new gnome pirate FRIEND turns out! #gluedtomycrafts
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This easy kids craft is perfect for summer days when you need a little bit of fun. All you need are some paper bags, paint, and cardstock paper. Let the adventures begin!
Craft Supplies:
- Brown Paper Bag
- Paint Crayons or Craft Paint
- White Cardstock Paper
- Pirate Hat Freebie on our landing page
- Crayons, Coloring Pencils or Markers
- Kraft Cardstock Paper
- Red Cardstock Paper
- Kid Friendly Craft Scissors
- School Glue or Glue Stick
- Medium Sized Wiggle Eyes
You can find ALL our favorite craft supplies via our AMAZON SHOP link!
Directions:
- First things first – lay the paper bag on a flat surface, with the bottom flap facing you. Just envision that the smaller rectangle area is the face and the larger portion is his body.
- Now grab your skin tone paint color and paint the smaller square completely, for his face.
- Follow that up by painting altering stripes on the remaining paper bag portion for his shirt.
- Once done, set aside to let it dry completely.
- Now grab your pirate hat printable, as well as your choice of coloring material.
- Color in one of the pirate hat designs, however you like.
- When done coloring it, trim it out with scissors {save the remaining hat to repeat the craft.}
- Now grab another sheet of white cardstock paper, as well as a pencil.
- Pick a hand {any hand} and lay it flat on the paper.
- Use a pencil to trace around the hand.
- Lift up your hand and take your scissors to trim out the newly made traced design.
- This is now the pirate’s beard.
- Next up – cut out a small oval for the nose and half circle eye patch from the remaining pieces of cardstock paper you have.
- Now we are ready to finish up the pirate lunch sack puppet craft. Grab your painted paper bag, all your paper cutouts, a wiggle eye and glue.
- Go ahead and start off by gluing the handprint beard in place, right on the fold of the paper bag.
- Follow that up with the nose on top of that and then build from there.
- To finish it off, add the pirate cutout on top of his head.
- And that’s it on this Paper Bag Pirate craft! Go ahead and add any other embellishments before you display him proudly for all to see!
- BTW – you can easily stick your hand inside the decorated brown paper bag to make it into a puppet!
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We got ALL the fun, crafty stuff you love and need! If you are looking for even MORE easy pirate themed kid craft ideas from Glued To My Crafts, be sure to check out these fun posts listed below. All of which would pair nicely with today’s “pirate paper bag puppet” tutorial!
BTW -“if” you do decide to make our Paper Bag Pirate w/Handprint Beard tutorial, please share a picture on our Facebook page or tag us on Instagram with #gluedtomycrafts for us to see. We love seeing our inspiration come to life in your home!
Paper Bag Pirate
- 1 Large Brown Paper Bag
- Cardstock Paper
- SUMMER PRINTABLE - LANDING PAGE
- Craft Paint
- 2 Wiggle Eyes
- Embellishments
Instructions
- First things first - lay the paper bag on a flat surface, with the bottom flap facing you. Just envision that the smaller rectangle area is the face and the larger portion is his body.
- Now grab your skin tone paint color and paint the smaller square completely, for his face.
- Follow that up by painting altering stripes on the remaining paper bag portion for his shirt.
- Once done, set aside to let it dry completely.
- Now grab your pirate hat printable, as well as your choice of coloring material.
- Color in one of the pirate hat designs, however you like.
- When done coloring it, trim it out with scissors {save the remaining hat to repeat the craft.}
- Now grab another sheet of white cardstock paper, as well as a pencil.
- Pick a hand {any hand} and lay it flat on the paper.
- Use a pencil to trace around the hand.
- Lift up your hand and take your scissors to trim out the newly made traced design.
- This is now the pirate's beard.
- Next up - cut out a small oval for the nose and half circle eye patch from the remaining pieces of cardstock paper you have.
- Now we are ready to finish up the pirate lunch sack puppet craft. Grab your painted paper bag, all your paper cutouts, a wiggle eye and glue.
- Go ahead and start off by gluing the handprint beard in place, right on the fold of the paper bag.
- Follow that up with the nose on top of that and then build from there.
- To finish it off, add the pirate cutout on top of his head.
- And that's it on this Paper Bag Pirate craft! Go ahead and add any other embellishments before you display him proudly for all to see!
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