Make a Bunny Puppet with this easy step-by-step video tutorial and then re-read the pages in the Hungry Bunny book and pretend you’re tummy is rumbling and you’re hungry for apples. Ask your adult for some apples slices, and eat a healthy snack!
You’ll need:
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A paper bag (or an 8.5” x 11” sheet of paper of any color and we’ll make a bag)
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Small pieces of white, and pink construction paper; plus extra colored paper that matched your bag
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1 pink pom pom (for the nose)
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Scissors (and your adult)
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Glue (and your adult)
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Pencil
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Pen or thin marker (we used back)
INSTRUCTIONS – TO MAKE A PAPER BAG — ONLY DO THESE FIRST 10 STEPS IF YOU DON’T HAVE A PAPER BAG:
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Place an 8.5” x 11” sheet of paper horizontally and fold each side inward to meet in the middle.
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Press down on the outer edges to solidify the creases.
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Glue the inside edges of where the paper ends touch.
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Turn the paper to be vertically in front of you with the freshly glued edges facing you.
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Fold the bottom 3” upward.
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Holding this portion in your hand, push the pieces together to form a diamond-like shape (see 1:16 mark in video).
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While keeping the diamond form, fold up the bottom part to create a small triangle shape (see 1:33 mark in video).
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Next, within the same bottom area, fold the top portion to create a triangle coming down. The part you are folding down should overlap and reach the end of the paper (see 1:43 mark in video).
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Use glue to seal the bottom; this will be your “paper bag.”
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Fold the bag in along the long edges about 1/4 of an inch ; carefully go over the seams with your hands to make them crisp and shape your paper bag.
INSTRUCTIONS – IF YOU ALREADY HAVE A PAPER BAG, SKIP THE ABOVE STEPS :
11. On the pink construction paper use your pencil to draw two ear shapes; set aside.
12. On the construction paper that matches your bag color, draw two larger ear shapes; set aside.
13. Use the remaining pink paper to draw two bunny feet; set aside.
14. Cut out all your shapes. You should have 6 shapes: two pink ears; two larger ears of a color that’s not pink; two pink feet.
15. Glue the pink bunny ears to the larger ears then set aside.
16. With the paper bag facing you and the folded part on top, glue the bunny feet onto the bag near the bottom (see 3:58 mark in video).
17. Place glue along the bottom front of each bunny ear and glue to the backside of the bag, separated so the front of the bag starts to resemble a bunny.
18. Fold some white paper and cut two thin strips of paper; then open the strips and cut again so that you have a total of 4 strips.
19. Place a dab of glue to secure the whiskers to the bag, then put another dab of glue to stick your pom pom nose to the bag.
20. Use a pencil to draw a square on some of your white paper; it’s best to have the paper folded, so that when you cut you make two square teeth at once. Next, glue the teeth to the bunny bag.
21. Use a black marker to draw two small oval shapes for the bunny’s eyes.
