SUPER Pirate Puppet Craft Made From A Paper Bag

AHOY MATEY! I’m so glad you landed on today’s tutorial from Glued To My Crafts! Let’s set

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, which makes this rather friendly on the wallet too. All you need is brown lunch sacks, paint crayons and cardstock to make it happen {psst – plus I included a 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 FRIEND turns out! #gluedtomycrafts

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Pirate Puppet Craft Supplies:

* Brown Paper Bag – one per paper bag pirate craft
* Paint Crayons or Craft Paint {think pirate colors like red & black, as well as a skin tone}
* Pencil
* White Cardstock Paper – two pieces per pirate craft
* Pirate Hat Freebie – grab it on box.com for free
* Crayons, Coloring Pencils or Markers
* Kraft Colored Cardstock Paper
* Red Colored Cardstock Paper
* Kid Friendly Craft Scissors
* School Glue or Glue Stick
* Medium Sized Wiggle Eyes – one per pirate craft

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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!

PAIR YOUR BEARDED BROWN SACK PIRATE WITH —> Popsicle Stick Pirate w/Handprint Beard

Paper Bag Pirate Craft For Kids To Recreate

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AHOY MATEY! Our Paper Bag Pirate craft idea super simple, adorable and fun for all skill levels to recreate this summer season!

Supplies:

Brown Paper Bag - one per paper bag pirate craft
Paint Crayons or Craft Paint {think pirate colors like red & black, as well as a skin tone}
Pencil
White Cardstock Paper - two pieces per pirate craft
Pirate Hat Freebie - grab it on box.com for free
Crayons, Coloring Pencils or Markers
Kraft Colored Cardstock Paper
Red Colored Cardstock Paper
Kid Friendly Craft Scissors
School Glue or Glue Stick
Medium Sized Wiggle Eyes - one per pirate craft

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!
BTW - you can easily stick your hand inside the decorated brown paper bag to make it into a puppet!