Elephant Paper Bag Puppet

Bring an elephant to life with this fun and simple Elephant Paper Bag Puppet craft!
Children colour, cut and assemble the two main pieces to create their very own elephant puppet. The elephant head is attached to the flap of the paper bag, while the body is glued to the main part of the bag. When children move the flap, the elephant’s mouth can open and close, making the finished puppet fun to play with!
Simple Two-Piece Craft
The printable has been designed with young learners in mind. There are just two main pieces:
• Head – attaches to the flap of the paper bag
• Body – attaches to the main part of the bag
Children can colour the elephant before carefully cutting out the pieces and gluing them onto a paper bag.
Great for Developing Skills
This craft provides opportunities to practice:
• Fine-motor skills
• Cutting skills
• Hand-eye coordination
• Following instructions
• Creativity and colouring
• Speaking and vocabulary
• Imaginative play
Once the puppets are finished, children can use them for role play, storytelling, songs, animal units and classroom performances.
Perfect for an Elephant or Animals Unit
This craft works particularly well when learning about elephants, zoo animals, wild animals or animals around the world. Children can use their finished puppets to practice simple language such as:
“It’s an elephant!”
“I see an elephant.”
“The elephant is big!”
You could even have the children make their elephants “talk” to one another—a great way to turn a simple craft into a fun speaking and play activity!
Credits & Copyright
© 2026 Sonyja Murphy. All rights reserved.
This educational resource was created by Sonyja Murphy.
Illustrations in this resource were created with the assistance of AI (ChatGPT by OpenAI) and have been edited and arranged as part of this original educational work.