Mail Carrier Craft for Kids – Cut and Paste Paper Bag Puppet

Deliver a little creativity straight to your classroom or home with this adorable Mail Carrier Paper Bag Puppet!

Perfect for preschoolers, toddlers, and kindergarteners, this craft turns one of our most important community helpers into a fun, hands-on activity kids will love.

From sorting mail to pretending to deliver letters around the room, this simple paper bag puppet brings imagination, fine motor practice, and storytelling together in a meaningful, kid-friendly way.

Whether you’re teaching about community helpers or just looking for an easy, low-prep craft, this printable mail carrier puppet is the perfect special delivery!

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📬 Why Make a Mail Carrier Puppet?

Mail carriers play an essential role in helping people stay connected—delivering letters, packages, and important messages every day. Kids naturally love watching mail trucks and waving to their local carrier, making this puppet a fun way to explore what mail carriers do.

Creating a mail carrier puppet encourages:

• Imaginative pretend play
• Fine motor skills through cutting and gluing
• Early communication and storytelling
• Understanding of how mail delivery works
• Creativity as kids design their own mail carrier character

✨ What’s Included in the Mail Carrier Template Pack

Your printable mail carrier puppet pack comes with:

• 2 pre-colored mail carrier templates in different skin tones
• 1 black-and-white version kids can color
• Easy-cut shapes for beginners
• A BONUS themed coloring page
• Instant digital PDF download

✂️ Supplies You’ll Need

Gather these simple craft materials:

• Mail Carrier 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, pom-poms for decorating

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

📫How to Make Your Mail Carrier Puppet

Print the Template

Choose from the pre-colored versions or the black-and-white page kids can design themselves.

Color the Pieces (Optional)

If using the B&W version, children can customize the uniform color, mailbag details, hair, or even decorate tiny letters.

Cut Out the Parts

The shapes are simple and perfect for young learners practicing scissor control.

Glue Everything Together

Attach the head, uniform, arms, legs, and mailbag onto the paper bag—and your friendly mail carrier puppet is ready to deliver smiles!

Next, attach its body beneath the head.

Its arms should be placed on both sides.

Attach the lower body next.

Don’t forget to place the letter on one hand because mail carriers are experts at delivering letters.

We know you’re thrilled to be delivering letters with your magnificent mail carrier puppet!

Deliver & Pretend!

Once their mail carrier puppet is ready, kids can sort pretend letters, deliver make-believe mail around the room, or create their own mini post office for loads of imaginative fun.

 🌟 Educational Benefits

This mail carrier craft helps children:

• Learn about community helpers and how mail gets delivered
• Build vocabulary (mailbox, envelope, package, route, stamp, etc.)
• Strengthen fine motor skills
• Practice sequencing and following steps
• Engage in meaningful pretend play and storytelling

💌 Fun Ways to Use the Mail Carrier Puppet

Bring your puppet to life with these playful ideas:

1. 📮 Pretend Post Office

Kids “deliver” letters to classmates or around the room.

2. 📫 Community Helper Week

Add the puppet to your collection of firefighters, doctors, farmers, and more!

3. 📚 Storytime Extension

Pair with books about mail carriers, communication, or sending letters.

4. ✍🏻 Writing Center Activity

Have kids make tiny letters or drawings for their puppet to deliver.

5. 💌 Name Recognition Practice

Deliver mail labeled with children’s names for a fun literacy activity.

⭐ Ready to Make Your Mail Carrier Paper Bag Puppet?

If your little learners enjoy crafts that spark imagination and hands-on fun, they’ll love this Mail Carrier Puppet Template! With easy-cut shapes and a simple glue-together format, it’s the perfect no-prep craft for teachers, homeschoolers, daycare providers, and busy parents.

Your printable pack includes:

• 2 mail carrier templates in different skin tones
• A black-and-white coloring version
• A themed bonus coloring page
• Beginner-friendly cutting shapes
• Instant digital download
• Unlimited classroom printing rights

Create, play, and deliver endless fun—one puppet at a time!

👉 Click here to get the Mail Carrier Paper Bag Puppet Template Pack!

 

Kaitlen D.

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