Paper Bag Owl Craft
Looking for a fun and easy craft to do with your kids? Try making these adorable paper bag owls! With just a few simple materials, your little ones can create their own cute and feathered friends.
“How many licks does it take to get to the center of a tootsie pop?” Well, now you can ask your Mr.Owl friend! This adorable paper bag owl craft makes for the most fun homemade puppet and easy craft activity. Whether your kiddos are in grade school, pre-k, or kindergarten, they are going to love making this fun craft. It’s really simple to make too, so it won’t require a bunch of planning ahead of time or loads of prep work.
My toilet paper roll owl craft is just precious, but it’s always fun to make bigger owls! With this craft, you can actually end up turning them into owl paper bag puppets. Think of the creativity and imaginative play your kiddos can dive into when they have homemade puppets! So grab those craft supplies, pick up some brown paper bags and then let’s get started so that you can get to your award winning puppet shows.
Why You’ll Love this Paper Bag Owl Craft
- This owl paper bag craft is really affordable! Paper bags and construction paper both come in bulk, and you can use them in loads of different crafts. So keep them on hand and make a bunch of other fun activities happen after this craft.
- Finish this craft in just 30 minutes. If you’ve got kids with short attention spans, you’ll be thankful that this activity is just engaging enough to keep them interested but you’ll be done quickly too!
- Use this easy craft in a classroom setting. Especially since there’s a free download, there won’t be much on your end that you have to worry about.
Supplies Needed
- Paper bag owl template – If you do not have a printer, you can free-hand all of the little pieces that you need! But the owl craft template does make things extra easy, so try to print it if you can.
- Scissors – If you’re making this craft with littles, make sure to use safety scissors to protect their fingers.
- Glue stick – A simple school glue stick is all that you need to attach the owl decorations on the sides of the bag.
- Brown paper bag – Grab a packet of those brown paper lunch bags to make this super cute paper bag owl puppet.
- Pencil – You’ll need a pencil or pen to trace all of the pieces for this adorable little paper bag owl craft.
- Colored construction paper – For this craft, you will need yellow, white, black, brown and orange colored construction paper.
- Markers or crayons – Use some markers or crayons to draw details on the belly of owl to make it look a littl elike feathers.
How to Make this Paper Bag Owl Craft
If you’re using the template, then print it out, cut out the template pieces and then trace the owl’s body parts onto construction paper. You can freehand this step if you would like.
Flatten the paper bag with the bottom flap facing you. This will be the owl’s face. Cut a triangle near the top corner of each flap and flip it up to create the owl’s ears.
Cut a triangle from the yellow construction paper to use for the owl’s beak. Glue it near the center of the flap, pointing downward.
Cut two large circles from white construction paper for the eyes and then use a smaller piece of black paper to make the pupils for the owl’s eyes. The black part of the eye should be pretty large. Glue these onto the white circles and then glue the eyes onto the flap of the paper bag.
Grab a piece of white construction paper and then cut a circle to use as the owl’s belly. Glue it to the front of the bag, below the beak. This completes the owl’s head.
You’re almost done building your owl, just a few more steps to go! Cut 2 owl feet out of orange construction paper and glue them to the bottom of the paper bag.
Lastly, cut two large wing shapes from colored construction paper and glue them onto the sides of the paper lunch bag to create the owl’s wings.
Use markers, crayons, or additional construction paper to add feathers, patterns, or any other decorative elements.
What can I use in place of a paper bag?
A piece of thin cardboard or some thick cardstock could be a great base for your owl in place of a paper bag. You’ll need something that is relatively sturdy, so don’t grab a flimsy piece of paper.
Pro Tips for the MOST Fun!!
- If you are using this craft for a large group of children, then consider cutting out all of the owl pieces beforehand. Or you could trace them all onto paper and just have the kids cut them out. It will take some steps off of the craft!
- Don’t be afraid to add extra pizzaz to your owl — every single craft time is meant to let creativity shine! You can use feathers, glitter, buttons, stickers, pom poms, pipe cleaners and so much more.
- Write names on the back of each paper bag to keep track of who made what owl. After all the owl babies are created, it may be difficult to keep track of whose is whose!
I hope you have a HOOT making this sweet owl friend! I am sure he will inspire many wonderful puppet shows.
More Paper Bag Crafts
- Use those sweet handprints to create wings for this Paper Bag Butterfly! It’s the sweetest spring time craft.
- Need some fall craft inspiration? Then check out this Paper Bag Scarecrow.
- You have to check out this Paper Bag Cactus Craft! It’s seriously one of the cutest things ever.
- Get into the Christmas spirit with this Paper Bag Handprint Reindeer Craft.
Paper Bag Owl Craft
Ingredients
- Brown paper bags one per owl
- Colored construction paper various colors for wings, beak, and eyes
- Scissors
- Glue stick
- Markers or crayons
- Pencil
- Paper Bag Owl Template
Instructions
- If using the template, trace the owl’s body parts onto construction paper. You can freehand this step if you would like.
- Flatten the paper bag with the bottom flap facing you. This will be the owl’s face. Cut a triangle near the top corner of each flap and flip it up. This will make the owl’s ears.
- Cut a triangle from the yellow construction paper for the owl’s beak. Glue it near the center of the flap, pointing downward.
- Cut two large circles from white construction paper for the eyes. Use a smaller piece of black paper to make the pupils. Glue these onto the white circles. Glue the eyes onto the flap of the paper bag.
- Cut an oval from a piece of white construction paper. This will be the owl’s belly. Glue it to the front of the bag, below the beak.
- Cut 2 owl feet out of orange construction paper and glue them to the bottom of the paper bag.
- Cut two large wing shapes from colored construction paper. Glue the wings on the sides of the paper bag.
- Use markers, crayons, or additional construction paper to add feathers, patterns, or any other decorative elements.
