Fun Porcupine Craft for Kids: Paper Bag Puppet Printable
I love taking a story beyond the pages of a book. When children create, imagine, and build something connected to a story, they have the opportunity to revisit the characters, explore the message, and make meaningful memories along the way.
This simple Craft is the perfect companion activity for The Little Purple Porcupine. With just a few simple supplies, children can create their very own porcupine puppet while remembering the story of the little purple porcupine.
Whether you are reading at home, adding it to a homeschool unit study, or looking for a fun classroom activity, this porcupine puppet activity is sure to bring smiles!
About The Little Purple Porcupine
Meet The Little Purple Porcupine — A story about being different, and finding your adventure’s in life. This story is written in a way that empowers those that may be differently abled or challenged, and a reminder to everyone else, that we all find adventure in trying to do things ourselves. Perfect for ages 3–8, The Little Purple Porcupine is a story that resonates with its audience young and old.
This paper puppet porcupine is a fun way for children to connect with the story.
Supplies Needed:
- purple paper bag (5.1 x 3.1 x 9 approximately)
- color printer and paper
- scissors
- glue
- googly eyes
- small purple pompom
- Black marker or crayon (optional)
- Stapler (optional)
How to Make Your Porcupine Puppet
- Carefully cut out the porcupine pieces.
- Glue head to the bottom of the folded paper bag as shown below. Be careful not to glue to the body of the bag.
- Then glue the inner ears to the outer ears.
- Once dry, glue on the ears to the top of the head.
- Glue the triangles as quils to the back of the head.
- Glue on the pompom nose.
- Glue on googly eyes.
- Glue on the two feet onto the front body of the bag.
- Optionally use a black marker to draw on some eyes and a nose.
Extend the Learning
Crafts are a wonderful way to help children connect with the books they read. After making your porcupine puppet take some time to talk about the story:
- Can you retell me the story?
- What was your favorite part of the story?
- Did you learn anything?
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Blessings,
—Shannon L. Mokry
