We recently visited the zoo and the kids love to identify the different animals such as elephants, giraffes, zebras and more!
Since they can’t get enough of these animals, we’re turning their fascination into fun zoo animal puppet crafts.
Crafts and arts are always good ideas to keep your children busy while they are at home.
Making your favorite zoo animal hand puppet is as easy as color, cut and glue.
These diy paper zoo animal crafts would be a great addition to your animal-themed preschool lesson plan.
Each zoo animal puppet template includes step-by-step pictures, written directions and tutorial videos that will guide your kids in building their own zoo animal paper bag crafts.
Printable Zoo Animal Theme Puppet Crafts
These zoo animal paper bag puppet crafts go wonderfully with many creative ways that will strengthen your relationship with your little ones at any time of the day.
Great Ideas for Using Zoo Animal Puppet Printable Templates:
Our printable paper bag zoo animal themed crafts can be used for many different purposes, but below are some creative ideas to get you started.
Alphabet Recognition
There are lots of fun ways to teach the alphabet letters to your kids, including alphabet board games, books and these zoo animal paper bag puppet crafts.
Let them color or design their favorite zoo animal puppet and use it as an example to start your lesson plan.
Ask your little one some basic questions like “Do you know what letter this alligator puppet starts with?”
You can also write and cut out all 26 letters of the alphabet and have your kids find the right letter that goes with the zoo animal templates.
Ex. M is for Monkey, H is for Hippo, Z is for Zebra and so on.
They will surely enjoy it!
Pretend Play
All these printable zoo animal puppet crafts are best to include in your pretend play or mini puppet theater.
Put together the cut-out zoo animal patterns onto your brown paper bag.
Write a dialogue or let your kids use their imagination in creating a short story about these zoo animal puppet crafts.
Play together face to face so your little one can copy your gestures or pretend actions.
Build Children’s Social Communication Skills
Aside from building fine motor skills and creativity, these zoo animal paper bag puppet crafts are also great for developing your kids’ communication skills.
Use these zoo animal hand puppets and start a conversation with your child like asking them questions such as “What’s your name?” “How old are you?” and so on.
With this fun activity, kids will gain confidence to socialize with others or come up with a good conversation.
Making this simple printable zebra paper bag puppet craft template is a great way to study the life and fun facts about zebras while improving their fine motor skills. Kids will surely enjoy it!
Create a special bond with your little ones by making this easy printable hippo paper bag puppet craft template. It’s the perfect animal themed puppet craft to include in your pretend play or if you’re teaching the letter /H/ sound.
Take a break and have some fun with this printable tiger paper bag puppet craft template suitable for toddlers, preschoolers, and even older kids will enjoy building their own animal-themed puppet craft too!
Enjoy the process of coloring, cutting and sticking together this fun printable alligator paper bag puppet craft. This friendly alligator puppet craft is perfect to use in your imaginative play or preschool lesson plan.
Have a blast with this printable monkey paper bag puppet craft templates suitable for toddlers, preschoolers, kindergarteners and early elementary kids.
This printable lion paper bag puppet craft is perfect for kids who love the Lion King. It’s a great addition to your animal-themed lesson plan and pretend play.
Kaitlen D.
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