Paper Bag Puppets with Rachael

Watch my video as you make your own paper bag puppet! Make more than one puppet, and have a puppet show behind a box or piece of furniture? You and your child can explore broader/more abstract ideas, topics, and even current issues that might be celebratory or troubling as the puppet does the talking. Therefore, puppet making is not only a creative art outlet for your child to express their individuality, but a way to explore social emotional expression - and to help address anxieties, fears, worries, or feelings of excitement and anticipation. Go with the flow! Make clothes, add details with glue (beads, the foam shapes thy cake inside your bags, etc.) and let your imaginations run wild! You might even want to record your child’s original stories to read later or act out familiar stories your children cherish:) If your child is inspired to create, share a photo of their puppet, and maybe a chosen name!