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Paper Bag Puppets Very simple puppets made from small paper lunch bags. You can make a raccoon, dog, cat, rabbit, bunny, mouse, pig, panda, or frog.
Supplies needed:

Paper bags Scraps of construction paper Glue Scissors Markers or crayons Optional - googly eyes, pipe cleaners for whiskers

Frog:

Make bulging frog eyes by cutting two strips of green paper that are rounded on one end. Fold the straight end under (at Glue or tape the the dotted line), and glue folded base of on an eye (made of paper the eyes onto or a googly eye). the paper bag.

Cut a long tongue out of paper. Glue in in the frog's mouth.

Frog Glue on two short arms and two long legs, and decorate the frog with green paper patches.

Raccoon, Dog or Bear:

Fold the two square edges You now Raccoon of a paper bag Cut out ears, have the under (at the shape of the eyes, and a nose. dotted lines), animal's head. Glue them to the to form the raccoon's face. animal's head.

Dog Cut out ears, eyes, a nose, and a tongue. Glue the tongue inside the mouth. Glue the eyes, nose, and ears to the dog's face.

Brown Bear Cut out ears, eyes, and paws. Glue them to the bear. Using a black crayon or marker, draw a nose and mouth. Cut out tiny claws and glue then to the paws.

Bunny, Panda, Pig or Polar Bear :

Fold the two square edges of a paper bag under (at the dotted lines), to form the animal's head.

You now have the shape of the animal's head.

Bunny Cut out long, pink ears, eyes, a nose, and paws. Glue them to the bunny.

Polar Bear Cut out ears, eyes, and Pig Panda paws. Glue them to the Cut out ears, eyes, a Cut out ears, eyes, a polar bear. Using a black snout, and paws. nose, and paws. crayon or marker, draw a Glue them to the Glue them to the nose and mouth. Cut out pig. panda. tiny claws and glue then to the paws.

Mouse or Cat:

Fold the two square edges of a paper bag You now have under (at the dotted the shape of the lines), to form the animal's head. animal's pointed snout.

Mouse Cut out ears, eyes, a nose, and whiskers (made of thin paper strips or pipe cleaners threaded through the paper bag). Glue them to the mouse.

Cat Cut out ears, eyes, a nose, paws, and whiskers (made of thin paper strips or pipe cleaners threaded through the paper bag). Glue them to the cat.

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Paper Finger Puppets


Your fingers are the legs (or trunk) of these simple paper puppets. You can make the entire cast of a nursery rhyme or fairy tale in just a few minutes, and then put on your own show. Supplies needed:

Stiff paper, like thick construction paper or even thicker paper Scissors Markers or crayons Optional - printer, googly eyes, glue, cotton balls

ELEPHANT

Instructions for all the finger puppets:

To go to an

Using stiff paper, either print out a puppet template or draw your own. Cut out the finger puppet and the finger hole(s).

elephant finger puppet template, click here.

Decorate the puppet with crayons or markers. Optional: glue on googly eyes and cottonball or yarn hair.

Nursery Rhyme Finger Puppets: Humpty Dumpty Jack and Jill Peter, Peter, Pumpkin Eater

To go to a black and white template, click here. To go to a color template, click here.

To go to a black and white template, click here. To go the nursery rhyme Jack and Jill, click here.

To go to a black and white template, click here. To go the nursery rhyme Peter, Peter, Pumpkin Eater, click here.

To go the nursery rhyme Humpty Dumpty, click here.

Dinosaur Finger Puppets (and a dinosaur fingerplay): Stegosaurus Tyrannosaurus rex (or Allosaurus) Brachiosaurus

To go to a black and white template, click here.

For more information on the dinosaur For more information on the dinosaur Stegosaurus, click here. To go to a black and white Tyrannosaurus rex, click here. template, click here.

To go to a black and white template, click here.

For more information on the dinosaur Brachiosaurus, click here.

A Dinosaur Fingerplay: Five enormous Stegosaurs are playing in the swamp, eating yummy plants - STOMP STOMP STOMP! (the children can stomp here) Along came an Allosaur as hungry as can be, CHOMP, CHOMP, CHOMP - GULP! YUMMY! Four enormous Stegosaurs are playing in the swamp, and so on...

Paper House
Make a paper house. This is a very easy project. Supplies needed:

paper and a printer scissors paste crayons and/or markers

Print out a copy of the paper house template. Click here to go to the template. To print the template (and not any other things that might be on the screen), click on the template first, then choose PRINT from the File menu.

Color the house and roof. Cut out along the outside lines and where the paste tabs meet. Fold along the walls and the paste tabs. Put paste on the tabs and assemble the house. Put on the roof.

EGG CARTON LADYBUG


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This is an easy way to make ladybugs using egg cartons, crayons or markers, scissors, and pipe cleaners. Googly eyes are a nice touch. LADYBUG 1. Separate one cup from an egg carton. 2. Using markers or tempera paint, children can paint the egg carton cup red. Then, using black paint, color in the head, and make spots on the body. 3. Using the point of a scissors, an adult should make 6 small holes (3 on each side) at the base of the cup (these will be for the legs). Make 2 small holes (for antennae) where the top of the head will be. 1. Insert a black pipe cleaner into each a side

hole and out the other side for the legs. Use half a pipe cleaner for the antennae. 2. Glue on googly eyes or paint on white eyes.

Rabbit Mask Craft


Make a cute rabbit mask out of paper plates.
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Supplies needed:

Two plain, white paper plates Pink construction paper or pink paint Scissors Stapler Glue Crayons, markers, or paint Optional: small pink pompom Optional: elastic

Making the rabbit's ears: Either paint the center of a paper plate pink or cut a circle from pink construction paper (it should be the same size as the inside of a paper plate); then glue the pink paper circle to the center of a paper plate. Cut the paper plate in half (the two halves will be the rabbit's ears).

Making the rabbit's face:Using a new paper plate, cut a wedge (about 1/4 of the plate) out of the paper plate (the large part of the plate will be the rabbit's face).

Staple the ears to the face.

Cut two eye holes in the face.

Optional: glue a small pink pompom to the center of the face (this is the rabbit's nose). Optional: staple a piece of elastic (about a foot long) to the mask to keep it in place. Decorate your mask with crayons, markers, or paint. Don't forget to draw whiskers!

Pasta Skeleton Craft


This pasta skeleton is easily made from a few different types of pasta and dried beans glued to a piece of black construction paper. When you're done, you'll have a great Halloween decoration that you can also use to learn the names of some of our bones. For a page with the bones labeled, click here.

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Supplies:

A few different types of pasta and dried beans, like spaghetti, macaroni, tiny tube pasta, long tube pasta, wagon wheels, long spirals, tiny shells, wagon wheels A piece of black construction paper White glue A white crayon to write your name (or label the bones)

Glue the pasta to the black paper using white glue. Have the kids arrange the pasta on the paper before gluing (to make sure that they have room for the whole body on the piece of paper). You can use just about any type of pasta (or dried beans) for the bones. A wagon wheel is nice for the head. Spaghetti makes good fingers and toes. Tiny tubes or dried lentils are good as vertebrae in the spine. Long tubes make collar bones. Longer tubes or long spirals make good arm and leg bones. Small shells or dried white beans are nice for the kneecaps, wrists and ankles. Two dried lima

beans make good hips. Optional: If you need a rough outline of Mr. Bones for the student to use a a guide, click here for a skeleton template, then print it out. The student can glue the pasta bones along the lines. Optional: Label the major bones using a white crayon. For a printout with the names of the major bones, click here.

Butterfly Life Cycle Mobile


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Make a mobile that shows the complete metamorphosis of a butterfly from egg to larva (caterpillar) to pupa to adult (the butterfly). Supplies:

Many colors of construction paper, oak tag, or gift wrap Pencil Scissors Yarn or string Glue stick A sturdy paper plate Markers, crayons, or paint Stapler or tape

Draw a spiral on a paper plate. Cut along the line.

Decorate the paper plate using markers, crayons, or paint. Using green construction paper, draw a leaf and cut it out. Either draw tiny butterfly eggs on it or glue on tiny paper circles (either cut them out or use a hole punch to make some). A cluster of butterfly eggs are usually laid on the underside of a leaf; the eggs are white or yellow or greenish, and are circular to oval. Draw and cut out a caterpillar (the egg hatches into a caterpillar, which spends its entire time eating leaves). Decorate it. Draw and cut out a pupa (the stage during which the caterpillar makes a protective case around itself and turns into a butterfly). Decorate it. To make butterfly wings, fold a small piece of paper in half, and draw half a butterfly along the fold line. Using dark paper, make a body for your butterfly (it's basically a long oval with a circular head). Glue the body to the wings

and decorate your butterfly. Staple or tape the stages in the butterfly's life cycle to string and then to the paper plate. Attach another short length of string to the plate; it will be used to hang the mobile up. You now have a great buttefly life cycle mobile.

Papier-Mch Globe
Make your own globe of the Earth from a balloon covered with newspaper, flour-water glue, and paint. Although this is a messy project that takes days to complete, the results are very nice and teach a tremendous amount about geography.
Supplies needed:

A round balloon Lots of newspaper Flour and water glue (instructions below) A container for mixing the glue (old plastic containers work well) A spoon or stick to stir the glue A printer Pencil Blue and green tempera paint Paint brushes A dark marker

Make a simple, thin glue from flour and water. Mix 1 cup of flour into 1 cup of water until the mixture is thin and runny. Stir into 4 cups of boiling water (the heating gives the glue a nice consistency, but is not

necessary). Simmer for about 3 minutes, then cool. Tear a lot of strips of newspaper. Strips should be about 1 inch wide; the length doesn't really matter. Blow up and tie a round balloon for each student. Papier-Mch: Dip each strip of paper in the flour glue, wipe off excess, and wrap the strip around the balloon. Have at least three layers surrounding the balloon. Let it dry (at least overnight) after each layer. Let the globe dry completely (it may take a few days). When the papier-mch is dry, the balloon usually pops by itself, and separates from the outer papier-mch skin. Print out maps of the Earth (or use a commercial globe or maps). If using our printouts, choose color map printouts (Western Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere) or black-and-white map printouts (Western Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere). Draw the Continents on the Globe:

Using a pencil, draw a line around the midsection of the balloon representing the equator, and draw a dot for each of the poles. Draw the continent you live in. To draw each continent, show the student the shape of that continent, how big it is in relation to the globe, and where it is positioned

(with respect to the equator, the poles, and the other continents). Using a pencil, draw that continent on the globe. Repeat this process for the other continents.

Work on a bed of newspapers; this is pretty messy. Paint the seven continents green with tempera paints. When the continents are done and the paint has dried, use blue paint to represent the oceans, seas, and lakes. Let the paint dry. Using a dark marker, have the student label the major features on the globe and also where the child lives. The student can mark and label the equator, the seven continents, the oceans, the poles, etc. (depending on the student's grade level).

Balloon Ghost Craft


This cute ghost is easy to make from a balloon and two plastic grocery bags.
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It makes a great Halloween decoration or a toy (but not for very young children). This ghost flies really well!

Supplies needed:

A white balloon Scissors 2 white plastic grocery bags Tape A black marker

Cut the handles off the white plastic grocery bags. If there are colored markings on the bags, cut them off too.

Leaving the seam at the bottom of the bags intact, cut the bags into strips.

Blow up a white balloon. Tape the plastic bags around the end of the balloon (tape the bags in a circle a few inches from one end of the balloon). If you plan on hanging the ghost up as a decoration, tape the plastic bags around the plain end, leaving the tied end of the balloon exposed so you can tie a string to the top of the ghost. Using a black marker, draw two eyes and a mouth on the ballon. You now have a spooky ghost that you can use as a Halloween decoration or as a toy (but not for very young children). This ghost flies really well!
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Scary Mouth Pop-up Card


Make a Mouth Pop-up Card. When you open the card, the mouth opens! You can make your card look like a bird, a shark, or a big-mouth monster. This is a very easy project and a lot of fun. Supplies needed:

2 pieces of paper (colored card-stock works great) paste scissors Crayons and/or markers

Fold a piece of paper in half. Cut a line about 2 inches long (5 cm) about the middle of the crease.

Fold back each of the flaps to make 2 triangles.


Open up the card. Lay it down like a v.

Push one of the triangles up and pinch the edges together above the card. Repeat with the other triangle.

Close the card and push down on the folds to make them well-creased.

When opened, you have a pop-up mouth. Fold another piece of paper in half (a different color looks great). Glue this new card to the outside of your pop-up card. Don't glue near the mouth area or it won't open! Let the glue dry. Draw a scary animal around the mouth and finish decorating your card. For variations on this card, don't cut a straight line - cut a wavy line or a zigzag for scary teeth. You can even make more than one mouth for 2 monsters or a two-headed monster. This pop-up area also looks a lot like a bird's beak or a shark's mouth.

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