Paper Bag Pirate Puppets

A paper bag is turned into a pirate puppet by drawing on a red striped shirt, and gluing on a black felt beard, and a bandana hat.  Crafts by amanda also glues on felt eyes, mustache, eye patch and hoop earrings. 

Good for ages 9 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://craftsbyamanda.com/paper-bag-pirate-puppet/

Winnie the Pooh Puppets

Paper bags turn into Winnie the Pooh puppets with free printables from Disney's go network.

Good for ages 4 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://family.go.com/crafts/craft-976013-pooh-and-friends-paper-bag-puppets-t/

Paper Bag Gingerbread House

A brown paper bag is colored to look like a gingerbread house using a white paint marker.  Dollar store crafts then stuffs it with yummies.

Good for ages 4 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://dollarstorecrafts.com/2011/12/tutorial-lunchsack-gingerbread-house/

Paper Bag Bats

A brown paper bag is stuffed to make a bat body with lbrummer68739.  She then adds paper eyes and fangs and wings and hangs it from a string so it can fly.

Good for ages 4 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.lbrummer68739.net/halloween-projects-gallery/brown-paper-bag-bat/

Monster Bags

Paper bags are given scary eyes and mouths and other features to make cute treat bags for Halloween with crafts by amanda.

Good for ages 8 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://craftsbyamanda.com/halloween-monster-treat-bags/

Candy Corn Treat Bags

Yellow and orange paper is glued to white paper bags to make candy corn inspired treat bags with meaningful mama who then adds googly eyes and a drawn on smile.

Good for ages 5 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://meaningfulmama.com/2014/10/candy-corn-treat-bag.html

Paper Bag Scarecrows

Paper bags are stuffed with hay, given googly eyes and a drawn on mouth and nose, and topped with a construction paper hat to make these cute scarecrows with we made that.

Good for ages 5 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://we-made-that.com/paperbag-scarecrow/

Paper Bag Peacock

Paper bags are given yellow beaks, googly eyes, real feathers and paper green feathers with sparkly stickers to make a peacock with i heart crafty things.

Good for ages 3 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.iheartcraftythings.com/2014/08/peacock-puppet-craft.html

Paper Bag Bug Puppets

Paper bags are colored, given paper eyes and antennae and stripes to create insect puppets.

Good for ages 4 and up.

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Paper Bag Puppets

Paper bags are dressed up with drawn on clothes, button eyes, and yarn hair to make puppets with projects for preschoolers.

Good for ages 3 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.projectsforpreschoolers.com/paper-bag-puppets/

Paper Bag Donkey

A paper grocery bag makes the perfect body for a donkey.  Simply cut out two portions of the sides to make legs and then glue on a donkey head printable from mess for less.  She then glues on googly eyes to complete the look.

Good for ages 5 and up.

Get the template here:
http://www.messforless.net/2011/11/paper-bag-donkeys.html

Flower Tiaras

A brown paper bag is rolled up into a circle to make the foundation for a tiara.  Happy hooligans then goes outside to collect flowers and ties them onto the tiara for a pretty spring head decoration.

Good for ages 6 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://happyhooligans.ca/paper-bag-tiara/

Paper Bag Fish

A paper bag is glittered with glue to make scales.  Families next adds a pipe cleaner smile and googly eyes.

Good for ages 5 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.families.com/blog/paper

Paper Bag Owls

A brown paper bag is cut folded and stamped to make a cute little owl.  Cindy derosier then glues on construction paper eyes.

Good for ages 7 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.cindyderosier.com/2012/07/ramona-owls.html

Itty bitty love uses large grass collection bags.

Get the instructions here:
http://ittybittylove.blogspot.com/2013/10/paper-bag-owls.html

You can catch these gingerbread men

Fold up some paper bags and create this gingerbread man garland.  Kids can then color them in and decorate each one to make them unique.  From blissfully domestic.

Good for ages 6 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://blissfullydomestic.com/life-bliss/paper-bag-gingerbread-garland/17942/

3D Xmas Trees

White paper turns into a snow covered Christmas tree with buzzmills.  She even cuts them so they can be slipped together so that they stand up.

Good for ages 3 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://buzzmills.typepad.com/blog/2013/12/preschool-project-3d-paper-trees.html

Paper Bag Crowns

Paper bags are cut and glued into a crown shape, painted, and decorated with pompoms and ribbons and other bits and bobbles with artbar blog.

Good for ages 4 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.artbarblog.com/recycled/paperbag-crowns/

Paper Bag Duck

A yellow paper bag and yellow and orange paper turn into a cute duck with holiday kids crafts.

Good for ages 9 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.holiday-kids-crafts.com/Easter-Crafts-paperbagduck.html

Paper Bag Whale Craft

 

Paper bags are so versatile and make an easy idea for a simple craft.  Brooks child care shares this simple paper bag whale, decorated with blue paint, and a cute spout. 

Good for ages 3 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.brookschildcare.com/2012/04/stuffed-paper-bag-whale-craft/

All kids network has a similar craft but cuts a mouth out for the whale, adds a pipe cleaner spout and uses crayons instead of paint.

Get the instructions here:

http://www.allkidsnetwork.com/crafts/animals/ocean/paper-bag-whale.asp

Paper Cup Wind Chimes

Craft project ideas decorates paper cups with paint and glitter and adds some jingle bells and thread to make these cute wind chimes.

Good for ages 4 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.craftprojectideas.com/index.php/how-to/material-of-the-month/paper-cups-july-2013/1483-paper-cup-wind-chime