Get ready to hop into fun with this cute frog paper bag puppet. It’s one of many perfect spring craft ideas for kids of all ages, especially toddlers, preschoolers, and kindergartners.
It’s also a great Leap Year activity for kids!
This frog puppet is easy to make and I’m providing printable templates as well as files you can use with a cutting machine like a Cricut.
More Paper Bag Puppet Ideas
Looking for more paper bag puppet ideas for kids? They are simple craft projects and provide opportunities for fun pretend play. This is why children enjoy them so much! Here are a few you might like to create the next time you are feeling crafty.
- Paper Bag Unicorn Craft
- Pete the Cat Paper Bag Puppet from Simple Everyday Mom
- Wonder Woman Paper Bag Puppet Craft
- Pirate Paper Bag Puppet from Messy Little Monster
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Frog Paper Bag Puppet Craft
I think spring is such a fun time for craft projects and learning activities with kids, don’t you?
It’s a great time for anything related to weather, plants, and animals.
These paper frog puppets provide children a fun way to practice scissor skills if you have them cut out the pieces. They will also use their fine motor skills gluing it together. Another great project to work on is this Toilet Paper Roll Frog.
Plus, it encourages creative play when they are finished. Either way this is a great activity for at home or in the classroom!
To make this project as simple as possible, I’m providing template files that you can use to print and cut out yourself or use a cutting machine (I love my mint Cricut Explore Air 2) to save a step.
Frog Paper Bag Puppet Supplies
- Frog Puppet Template (PDF/PNG/SVG files)* – fill out the form at the bottom of this post to download
- Paper Bag – these green paper bags are perfect or use regular brown paper lunch bags
- Card stock or construction paper
- Glue
*These files are for personal use and your personal classroom use only.
The frog puppet template zip file includes a printable PDF as well as a color PNG and black and white SVG files. The PNG is great for using the print then cut feature in Cricut Design Space.
The PNG and SVG files also allow you to use your cutting machine to cut out the shapes on different colors of cardstock paper.
If you don’t have a Cricut machine and ONLY want to use the printable template and cut the pieces out yourself, you can get our template and just use the PDF file. With this you can print in color and cut out the pieces or use it to trace and cut out pieces from construction paper.
How to Make a Paper Bag Frog Puppet
If not using a cutting machine, print a copy of the PDF template. Then cut out the pieces for the frog’s face or trace on cardstock or construction paper before cutting.
You can use a brown paper lunch bag or a green one. You could also have the kids color brown paper bags with a green crayon.
Have the children glue the pieces together. Start with the large round circle for the frog’s head and glue it to the bottom of the bag.
Then glue the green ovals at the top of the head and glue the eyes onto the green ovals. Add the small pink circles for cheeks – you can skip this if you want, but I think they look so cute!
Wrap the red strip around a pencil to curl the tongue and glue it under the bottom of the head. Put your hand into the bag and make your frog go Ribbit!
Using a Cricut:
I’m going to walk you through how to use your Cricut machine to do all the cutting for you. The process should be similar for other cutting machines, but I can only speak to the one I have and use.
If you have another machine, please add any helpful tips you have in the comment section below.
Print Then Cut Directions:
For print then cut, start by uploading the frog puppet PNG file to Cricut Design Space and select “simple.”
You may need to zoom out a bit, then click on the white background to remove it. Then save as “print then cut.”
Select the frog puppet template you just uploaded and insert it into your new project.
You will need to resize it. Resize the image group so an eye is approximately 1.5 inches wide.
Click to make it. You will be prompted to print it out before loading it onto a mat and into your machine. I left the bleed on.
After it’s done cutting, carefully remove from the mat. Now the pieces are ready to be assembled.
Please note: The SVG files are in black and white. You will need to resize them until an eye is about 1.5 inches wide.
For cutting only (not printing first), you will need to manually change the colors. Ungroup the images first, then select the colors for the pieces to be cut on separate mats/color papers.
Once everything is cut out, glue all the pieces together!
More Spring Crafts and Activities:
- Soda Bottle Flower Blossoms
- Coffee Filter Rainbow
- Handprint Chicken Paper Plate Craft
- Butterfly Life Cycle Printable
- 25+ Spring Crafts for Kids
Frog Paper Bag Puppet Craft
Make this cute and easy frog paper bag puppet for a fun spring craft or leap year activity for kids.
Materials
- Frog Puppet Template (PDF/PNG/SVG files) - fill out the form at the bottom of this post to download
- Paper Bag
- Card stock or construction paper
Tools
- Scissors
- Glue
- Cutting Machine (optional)
Instructions
Print and Cut By Hand
- If not using a cutting machine, print a copy of the PDF template.
- Cut out the pieces for the frog’s face. Alternatively, you can use the printable template to trace the pieces onto cardstock or construction paper for the kids to cut out.
- Color a regular paper lunch bag green or use a green bag.
- Glue the pieces together. Start with the large round circle for the frog’s head and glue it to the bottom of the bag.
- Then glue the green ovals at the top of the head and glue the eyes onto the green ovals.
- Add the small pink circles for cheeks - you can skip this if you want, but I think they look so cute!
- Wrap the red strip around a pencil to curl the tongue and glue it under the bottom of the head.
Print Then Cut Using a Cutting Machine:
- For print then cut, start by uploading the frog puppet PNG file to Cricut Design Space and select “simple.”
- Save as “print then cut.”
- Select and insert it into your new project.
- Resize the image group so an eye is approximately 1.5 inches wide.
- Click to make it. You will be prompted to print it out before loading it onto a mat and into your machine. I left the bleed on.
- Remove from the mat and glue the pieces together and onto your paper bag.
Cutting Only:
- The SVG files are in black and white. You will need to resize them until an eye is about 1.5 inches wide.
- If you are using these to cut on separate mats/color papers (instead of printing), you will need to ungroup them first.
- Then follow the same assembly directions as above.
Notes
These files are for personal use and your personal classroom use only.
Activity time provided is an estimate and may vary.
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Darcy is the founder of “Life With Darcy and Brian,” where she combines her love for education, board games, and crafting to create engaging learning experiences for kids. Her creative projects and writing have been featured in outlets like The Toy Insider, CafeMom, Mom.com, Parents.com, Country Living, and The Pioneer Woman.
Ms Ridha
Monday 18th of January 2021
Thank you that you are so kind to share this for free. I am a teacher of special needs children and I intent to use it my class. Once again thank you so much
Darcy Zalewski
Tuesday 19th of January 2021
You're welcome, Ms. Ridha! I hope your class enjoys making and playing with their frog puppets!