👩‍🍳 Easy Chef Paper Bag Puppet Craft for Kids

A Fun Community Helper Activity for Preschool & Kindergarten

If you’re teaching a community helpers theme or looking for a craft that gets preschoolers excited to learn, this adorable Chef Paper Bag Puppet Craft is the perfect activity.

Kids love creating their own chef character, and you’ll love how quick and low-prep this project is.

This tutorial walks you through every step—then when you’re ready, grab the Chef Paper Bag Puppet Template Pack to make crafting even easier.

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👩‍🍳 Why Make a Chef Puppet?

Paper bag puppets are classic early-learning crafts that blend creativity, fine motor practice, and imaginative play.

A chef character is especially fun because children naturally love pretending to cook, bake, and run their own mini restaurant!

This craft encourages:

Creativity and dramatic play
Storytelling
Scissor and glue practice
Community helper awareness

✨ What’s Included in the Chef Template Pack

The printable Chef Puppet Pack includes:

Two chef templates in different skin tones
A black-and-white coloring version
Simple, beginner-friendly cutting shapes
A bonus kitchen-themed coloring page
Instant digital PDF download

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✂️ Supplies You’ll Need

Gather a few simple materials to get started. This craft is wonderfully low-prep and perfect for classrooms or home use.

Chef Paper Bag Puppet Template Pack (instant download)
Brown Paper Lunch Bag – standard size
Printer + white printer paper or cardstock
Scissors
Glue
Colored Pencils, Markers or Crayons (if using the black-and-white template)
Optional extras: googly eyes, stickers, glitter, mini pom-poms for decorating

Need more crafty fun? Check out our Chef Cut and Paste Craft, Police Officer Puppet, and Doctor Puppet. They are perfect for those days when staying indoors is the only thing your family can do!

🧡 How to Make Your Chef Paper Bag Puppet

Printable Chef Paper Bag Puppet Community Helper Craft for Kids Preschooler Toddler

Print Your Templates

Choose from the pre-colored skin tone versions or the black-and-white page kids can color.

Color Your Pieces (Optional)

If using the B&W version, let kids design their chef hats, aprons, and utensils however they like.

Cut Out All the Pieces

Great scissor practice! The shapes are simple, making this craft ideal for preschoolers and kindergarteners.

First, attach the little chef’s head and hair to the brown paper bag with glue, making sure to place it on the folded edge of the paper bag.

Put the body below the little chef’s head.

Then the chef’s arm on the right side of the body.

The last arm on the left side should now be attached.

Add the chef’s two legs below the body, as shown in the image below.

Put the whisk on the right arm to complete your chef paper bag puppets.

Look how cute your chef paper bag puppets are now that they’re ready to cook and bake in the kitchen!

Play and Create

Once complete, it’s time to really let the imagination shine through playing with the new chef puppet!

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🌟 Educational Benefits

This craft supports:

Community helper understanding
Fine motor development
Scissor skill growth
Following multi-step directions
Creative expression
Dramatic play
Vocabulary building

🍽️ Fun Ways to Use Your Chef Puppet

Try these activity extensions:

1. 📚 Add It to Your Community Helpers Unit

Introduce children to restaurant workers and kitchen safety.

2. 🎭 Create a Dramatic Play Restaurant

Kids can act out cooking, baking, taking orders, and serving food.

3. 📝 Add Writing Prompts

Have children create menus, recipes, or chef stories.

4. 🎨 Classroom Display

Showcase finished puppets on a “Little Chefs at Work!” bulletin board.

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⭐ Ready to Make Your Chef Paper Bag Puppet?

If you enjoyed this tutorial, you’ll love how simple the Chef Paper Bag Puppet Printable makes craft time. Just download, print, cut, and glue—it’s truly that easy!

Your printable pack includes: