Leprechaun Puppet

Turn a boring paper bag into a fun puppet for St. Patrick’s Day! Add texture with orange poms shimmer sticks and a fun accordion fold technique for dangling arms.
Materials
- Paint Brushes Triangle Handle
- Construction Paper
- Craft Glue
- Scissors
- Clear Tape
- Pencil
- Marker
Instructions
Step 1. Gather your supplies.
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| Step 2.
Click the “template” button under the picture of this project in order to download, print, and cut out the leprechaun pieces, as shown. |
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| Step 3.
Place the hat template on a piece of green construction paper, trace and cut out the shape. |
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| Step 4.
Repeat step 4 with the other template pieces. The rectangle should be black. The beard and hands should be orange. |
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| Step 5.
Paint the paper bag and let dry. We used a tan, skin color for the bottom of the bag (which will be the face) and a green for the side (which will be the body). |
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| Step 6.
To finish the hat, first glue the black rectangle to the green shape. Bend a gold Shimmer Stick into the shape of a buckle and cut off any extra material. |
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| Step 7.
Glue the buckle to the hat and then glue the hat and beard to the paper bag, as shown. |
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| Step 8.
To create the arms, cut 4 long strips of green construction paper. |
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| Step 9.
Tape the ends of 2 strips together to form a right angle. |
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| Step 10.
Fold the left side over the right side, as shown. |
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| Step 11.
Continue folding the left side back over the right. This will create an accordion fold. |
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| Step 12.
When the folding is complete, tape the ends together, this will be one of the arms for the puppet. |
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| Step 13.
Glue the hand onto the end of the arm. Repeat steps 9-12 to make the 2nd arm. |
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| Step 14.
Glue the arms to the puppet. |
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| Step 15.
Finish the puppet by adding Wiggly Eyes, orange Poms to the beard, and Shimmer Poms to the body. Use the marker to give the puppet a face. |