How to make a Gruffalo paper bag puppet

Posted on November 3, 2017August 4, 2021 by Lana Hallowes

“A mouse took a stroll through the deep dark wood …”

If your kidlets love The Gruffalo as much as my son and his little buddy do, then you have to make this Gruffalo puppet bag with them. I did it the other day with my boy and he loved it.

It’s so easy and you probably have everything you need to make it already.

Here’s what to do:

You’ll need

Paper bag
Orange, green, white and brown paper
Black marker
Glue
Scissors

Step 1

Cut out:

2 x circles for eyes using the orange paper.
2 x teddy-like ears using the brown paper.
1 x small circle using the green paper (this will be the Gruffalo’s nose wart).
Teeth (2 x pointy fangs and 5 x square teeth) and horns (think devil horns) using the white paper.

Now it’s time to make a Gruffalo!

Step 2

Using the glue, ask your child to stick on the Gruffalo’s eyes. Then draw on pupils using the marker.

Step 3

Draw the Gruffalo’s ‘face’ – this is just his eyebrows, nose, smile and his black tongue. The more simple your Gruffalo’s face looks, the better. He’s not very smart after all!

Step 4

Get the kids to glue on the Gruffallo’s wart at the end of his nose, ears, horns and teeth. Then ask them to colour in an upside down ‘U’ in the Gruffalo’s ears using the marker.