Introduction
What you will make:
Start with a paper bag and add a few decorations to make an easy hand puppet. Make puppets in this project that either have a mouth that opens and closes, or eyes that open and close. How the bag's flap and the flap's crease are decorated determine the type of puppet. The play in this project, Clever Gretel, is based on a Brothers Grimm folktale from Germany.
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Start with a paper bag and add a few decorations to make an easy hand puppet. Make puppets in this project that either have a mouth that opens and closes, or eyes that open and close. How the bag's flap and the flap's crease are decorated determine the type of puppet. The play in this project, Clever Gr
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What you will make:
Start with a paper bag and add a few decorations to make an easy hand puppet. Make puppets in this project that either have a mouth that opens and closes, or eyes that open and close. How the bag's flap and the flap's crease are decorated determine the type of puppet. The play in this project, Clever Gretel, is based on a Brothers Grimm folktale from Germany.
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Task
What you will make:
Start with a paper bag and add a few decorations to make an easy hand puppet. Make puppets in this project that either have a mouth that opens and closes, or eyes that open and close. How the bag's flap and the flap's crease are decorated determine the type of puppet. The play in this project, Clever Gretel, is based on a Brothers Grimm folktale from Germany.
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Process
his is the third in a series of puppet making projects that include plays based on folktales from cultures around the world and back in time. A German folktale from the Brothers Grimm is the basis for a play, Clever Gretel, using puppets in this project.
Related craft: For more puppet fun, see the Clip-Art Bag Puppets craft project. This time make paper bag puppets using clip art! A quick, easy and fun activity for families and groups. Or see the Cat and Owl Paper Bag Puppets craft project for how to make animal puppets using paper bags.
For more puppet craft projects, many with plays, see Puppets Around the World craft project index.
Here's what you need:
- White computer paper
- Lunch-size paper bags
- Scissors
- Glue
- Crayons, colored pencils or markers
- Optional: Colored paper, yarn and fake fur.
This project is rated EASY to do.
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Conclusion
Step 1: Choose a Pattern and Print it
Choose the puppets that you want to make. Make the puppets for the play included in this project, or create a play of your own centered around the puppets you choose. For the play Clever Gretel, the Gretel, Mayor and Banker puppets are needed, as are the Roasting Chicken props. See the play for more details.
These patterns are for cutouts to decorate the paper bags for each character. There is also one pattern for a play prop—roasting chickens. Make the props following the Stick Puppets instructions. The cutouts are sized for use with lunch-size paper bags. Lunch-size bags are about 5¼" by 3¼" by 10½" in size. You can scale the patterns down to fit smaller bags. In the Adobe Reader Print window, select Page Scaling: Tile all pages, then enter a percentage in the Tile Scale: box.
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