Do you know any kids who have gone back to school recently? My two both went back to school this week which was bittersweet for me. We’ve done a lot of crafting over the summer, and my favourite was this Paper Bag Crayons and Notebook craft for kids to make.

List of supplies:
Coloured craft papers
Paper bag
Pencil
Free Paper Bag Crayons and Notebook Template
A pair of scissors
Craft glue
Markers

Instructions for Box of Crayons Paper Bag Puppet:

Download the template and prepare the patterns for the box of crayons. Select different coloured craft papers for the patterns, and trace the template patterns onto the selected papers with a pencil. Use scissors to cut out the traced patterns.

Glue the corner cutouts and the strips of the crayon box onto the crayon box cutout.

Use a black marker to trace lines on the crayon cutouts to make them look like the real crayons.

Take the arch-shaped cutout (this is the holder of the crayons) and glue the paper crayons on it.

Arrange the paper crayons on the holder nicely and then glue them. There are 2 thin strips to cover the bottom side of the arranged crayons. Glue the thin strip along a side of the wider strip.

Glue the strip pattern along the bottom side of the crayon holder, this will cover the bottom ends of the crayons and make them look like they’re inside the box.

Select a paper bag for the box of crayons puppet.

Glue the crayon box pattern to the paper bag.

Flatten the bottom of the bag to the front, then glue the crayon base to the bottom.

Glue the eyes and blush spots to the crayon box, and use a black marker to draw the mouth line.

Instructions for Notebook Paper Bag Puppet:

Download the template and prepare the patterns for the notebook puppets. Select different coloured craft papers for the patterns, and trace the patterns onto the selected papers with a pencil. Use scissors to cut out the traced patterns.