Cowboy Paper Bag Craft Idea For Kids

Today’s Lunch Sack Wild Wild West Puppet tutorial is something I’m building off of from the cowboy gnome tutorial that went live on our website a few days ago.

I’ve taken the basic framework of our past paper bag puppet craft ideas but this time I added a simple cowboy hat shape and a white handprint beard to bring it to life! And as always – it’s super easy for any skill level to recreate with basic craft supplies you probably have on hand right already!

So enough chit chat from this gal behind the computer screen…. please be inspired by our latest & greatest cowboy kids craft tutorial. You can find EVERYTHING you need to know below, along with the free cowboy hat printable to get you started even faster!

Happy crafting my friends! Don’t forget to share pictures of your paper bag gnome cowboy creations with us! You can ALWAYS tag us on Facebook or Instagram for easy sharing! I can’t wait to see what you make with your young crafter today! #gluedtomycrafts

PAIR YOUR COWBOY PUPPET CRAFT WITH —> Paper Plate Horse

Craft Supplies:

Brown Paper Bag – one per cowboy craft
Red Craft Paint
Small Paper Plate
Small Paint Brush
Pencil
Cowboy Hat Freebie – grab it on box.com for free
Color Printer
White Cardstock Paper
Light Brown Cardstock Paper
Dark Brown Cardstock Paper
Craft Scissors
School Glue or Glue Stick
Optional Material – Gold Star Sticker For The Hat

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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 RED craft paint and squirt a small amount on the paper plate.
Use the paint brush to paint the LARGER part of the paper bag completely red. This will be his clothing/body.
When done painting, set aside the paper bag till later.
Now grab your cowboy hat printable, that you printed on LIGHT BROWN cardstock paper, along with the scissors.
Trim out the hat design and discard excess paper.
Now grab your sheet of white cardstock paper, as well as a pencil.
Trace BOTH of your hands and trim them out. This is now the cowboy’s beard.
Next up – cut out a small oval for the nose out of the remaining cardstock paper.
Now we are ready to finish up the cowboy lunch sack puppet craft. Grab your painted paper bag, all the paper pieces and your choice of adhesive.
Go ahead and start off by gluing the handprint beard cutouts, in place, right on the fold of the paper bag. You will want the fingertips facing outward.
Follow that up with the hat and then the oval nose on top of that.
And that’s it on this Paper Bag Cowboy craft! Go ahead and add any other embellishments before you display/play with him proudly for all to see!
BTW – just gently stick your hand inside the decorated brown paper bag to make it into a puppet!

PAIR YOUR BEARDED BROWN SACK COWBOY WITH —> Handprint Horse Keepsake

Don’t let the crafty fun stop here! Be sure to also check out our Paper Bag Pirate Puppet and Paper Scarecrow Gnome craft posts for more DIY fun for the kids!!!

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Paper Bag Cowboy Puppet

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Tools:

Scissors
Adhesive
Paint Brush
Small Paper
Pencil or Pen

Supplies:

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 RED craft paint and squirt a small amount on the paper plate.
Use the paint brush to paint the LARGER part of the paper bag completely red. This will be his clothing/body.
When done painting, set aside the paper bag till later.
Now grab your cowboy hat printable, that you printed on LIGHT BROWN cardstock paper, along with the scissors.
Trim out the hat design and discard excess paper.
Now grab your sheet of white cardstock paper, as well as a pencil.
Trace BOTH of your hands and trim them out. This is now the cowboy's beard.
Next up - cut out a small oval for the nose out of the remaining cardstock paper.
Now we are ready to finish up the cowboy lunch sack puppet craft. Grab your painted paper bag, all the paper pieces and your choice of adhesive.
Go ahead and start off by gluing the handprint beard cutouts, in place, right on the fold of the paper bag. You will want the fingertips facing outward.
Follow that up with the hat and then the oval nose on top of that.
And that's it on this Paper Bag Cowboy craft! Go ahead and add any other embellishments before you display/play with him proudly for all to see!
BTW - just gently stick your hand inside the decorated brown paper bag to make it into a puppet!

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