Paper Bag Bunny Puppet
A paper bag bunny puppet is a classic Easter craft that takes just 15 minutes to make and provides hours of imaginative play. The flap of the paper bag becomes the mouth — children slip their hand inside and make the bunny talk, eat pretend carrots, and hop across the table.
Puppet play is one of the richest forms of dramatic expression for preschoolers, and making your own character first makes the play even more meaningful.
What You'll Need
- Brown paper lunch bag — one per child
- White and pink construction paper — for the face and ears
- Pink pompom — for the nose
- Googly eyes — large ones
- Markers — for whiskers and details
- Scissors and glue stick
- Optional: cotton ball — for the fluffy tail (attach to the back)
How to Do It
Step 1: Set up the face. The bottom flap of the paper bag is the bunny's upper mouth. Glue on googly eyes just above the flap.
Step 2: Add the nose. Glue a pink pompom onto the flap as the nose.
Step 3: Draw whiskers. Use a black marker to draw three whiskers on each side of the nose.
Step 4: Make ears. Cut two tall oval ears from white paper and two smaller inner-ear pieces from pink paper. Glue pink onto white, then glue both ears to the top of the bag.
Step 5: Add the tail. Glue a cotton ball to the back of the bag for the fluffy tail.
Step 6: Perform! Slip a hand inside and make the bunny come alive!
🎓 Skills Your Child Will Develop
Narrative and storytelling — Puppets naturally inspire children to create characters and stories.
Social-emotional expression — Children often express feelings through puppet characters.
Following multi-step directions — Assembling the puppet step by step builds sequencing skills.
Tips & Variations
- Make a carrot from orange paper for the bunny to "eat."
- Stage a puppet show with a box theater decorated to look like a garden.
- Make other Easter characters: a chick, a lamb, a duck.
- Write the child's name on the puppet's back.
My Two Cents
The moment children realize their bag talks — when they open and close their hand inside and see the bunny's mouth move — is a pure delight. This activity blends art making with dramatic play in the most organic way possible.
