Dragon paper bag puppet

Craft an adorable, friendly paper bag dragon puppet using a free printable template! When you're done, put on a fairy tale puppet show.

Have you read My Father's Dragon? It is seriously one of the cutest chapter books ever! I decided to start my year with it this year because it isn't too heavy. The kids will love the story and I can focus on teaching them how to respond to reading instead of focusing on the deeper meaning or difficult vocabulary. The best part? The book is free! Yes free! Keep reading to find out where to get it... I made a reader's response journal to go with the book and then I kept adding more to the…

Who doesn't love and remember the beautiful song "Puff the Magic Dragon" from when we were kids? Even though there is a sad element to this song, I've always enjoyed singing along. Big Brother, who loves to sing, has also been really enjoying the song these days. A few years ago we bought a beautifully illustrated version of the song as a book which also came with a CD. The words are the original lyrics as written by the song's creators, Peter Yarrow and Lenny Lipton, which mean that often…

Chinese Dragon puppet made with brown paper bag, construction paper and stick glue.

Chinese New Year Paper Bag Craft Template - Free download as PDF File (.pdf), Text File (.txt) or read online for free. Color these pieces, cut them out, and then glue them onto a paper bag to make a paper bag dragon for Chinese New Year. See sample on my blog: www.pinkstripeysocks.com

Directions to make the Chinese New Year dragon paper bag puppet craft from the book Celebrating Chinese New Year by Eugenia Chu. PreK to 3rd grade.

Puppets are a lot of fun to play with and to make! There are many different ways to make puppets, for this invitation the kids made paper bag dragon puppets!

Simple toddler craft. How to make a dragon paper craft. Easy dragon template craft.

Do you have a child who is fascinated by dinosaurs? If so, this paper bag dinosaur puppet is the perfect craft activity!

Normally, I like to recount my successes here on the blog, but sometimes, honesty is best, too. I've been running a book club for 8-12 year olds at my library and attendance has been low(ish) but not abysmal. It's definitely not an easy sell, not like adding another baby or toddler storytime, which would fill up in no time, that's for sure. I have about a half-dozen kids who've been showing up on a somewhat regular basis. Generally, we read a book, and do a craft while we have a…