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Owl puppet craft

Craft settings

Owl style

Colour-in prints outlines only, ready for pens or crayons, and uses the least ink.

Puppet type

Each type changes the template and the steps: a strip to hold the stick, the head and body in two parts for the bag, a ring for the finger.

Puppet size

The finished owl’s height, ear tip to bottom. The template prints at true size.

Needs a flat paper bag about 12 × 24 cm.

Advanced settings

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PRINT · CUT · PLAYOwl puppetFollow the steps to make your own owl puppetYou will needA flat paper bagPaper or thin cardScissorsGlue stick1Cut out the piecesCut out every piece along thedashed lines.2Find the flapLay the bag flat with its foldedbottom on top, facing you. That isthe flap.3Add the faceGlue the head onto the flap, itsstraight edge on the edge of theflap. Add the eyes and beak.4Attach the wingsGlue a wing to each side of thebag, just under the flap.5Add the bellyGlue the belly piece under the flap.Keep glue off the flap so it canopen.6Your owl puppet is ready!Slip your hand inside and move theflap to make your owl talk.Well done! You made a beautiful owl puppet!Print both pages on US Letter paper or thin card.You need a flat paper bag about 12 × 24 cm.Created with Print Joey — printjoey.com
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Owl puppet templatePrint on US Letter at 100% (actual size), not “fit to page”.The finished owl is 13 cm tall.You need a flat paper bag about 12 × 24 cm.Created with Print Joey — printjoey.com
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Quick guide

How it works

Cut out an owl, glue on its face and wings, and put it on a craft stick, a paper bag or a finger. The template prints every piece at true size, with the extra piece each puppet needs on the same page, and the steps change with the puppet so every picture matches what the child is doing.

Choose the owl, the puppet and the size, then download.

  1. Choose a brown owl, a snowy owl or colour-in.

  2. Choose a craft stick, a paper bag or a finger puppet.

  3. Choose the size.

  4. Download and print on A4 or US Letter paper, at 100%.

Teaching tip

Using these worksheets in teaching

A puppet lends a child a voice that is not quite their own, which is why a shy child will often say through an owl what they would not say themselves. Making one is a sequence to follow — cut, glue, assemble in order — and shapes to match: two eyes, two wings, a head that meets a body. Retelling a story with the finished owl turns the craft into speaking and listening.

Frequently asked questions

  • What do we need besides the sheet?

    Scissors and a glue stick for every puppet. The stick puppet needs a craft stick, and the paper bag puppet needs a flat paper bag — the sheet prints the size of bag to look for.

  • What size paper bag do we need?

    A flat paper bag with a folded bottom, like a lunch bag. The medium owl needs one about 12 × 24 cm, and the sheet gives the size for the owl you chose on both pages, so the bag can be found before printing.

  • Which puppet suits younger children?

    The craft stick puppet has the fewest steps: cut out, glue on the face and wings, and glue the strip over the stick. The paper bag puppet has a mouth that opens and closes, and the finger puppet holds its shape best at the small size.

  • Does the owl have to be printed in colour?

    No. The brown and snowy owls print in colour, and the colour-in owl prints outlines only, with a first step that asks for the pieces to be coloured before they are cut out. It uses the least ink, too.

  • Why is the owl smaller than the sheet says?

    The printer has scaled the page to fit. Print at 100% or “actual size” and the owl will be as tall as the sheet says, which matters most for the paper bag puppet, whose head and body are cut to meet.

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Last reviewed: July 2026. Worksheet content is generated by deterministic algorithms and covered by automated correctness tests — no AI-generated answers.