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Boo Paper Puppet
Color Boo, cut out the ghost and glue on a paper handle for a little puppet show.
Suggested difficulty: Easy
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✂️ Color, Cut & Build — 15 Paper Crafts
Fifteen free paper crafts for ages 5–9: puppets, collages, a crown, a story cube and more. Print the templates and follow each step-by-step assembly guide.
15 A4 pages, one project per page. Print in portrait with Fit to page on A4 or Letter, keeping the complete border. Assembly instructions are in the individual guides below.
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Start with a puppet or collage; try folds next, then the cube, house and basket. Each card links to its own assembly steps.
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Lion Paper Puppet
Cut a zigzag mane and attach a handle to make a lion puppet ready to tell a story.
Suggested difficulty: Medium
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Lift-the-Wings Butterfly
Fold two wings upwards and add a smiling body to make a butterfly with raised wings.
Suggested difficulty: Medium
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Build a Rocket Collage
Arrange a nose cone, body, two fins and flame into a rocket collage on another sheet.
Suggested difficulty: Easy
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Build a Friendly Robot
Arrange six rounded pieces into a robot, choose its pose and glue it to a background.
Suggested difficulty: Easy
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Make a Party Crown
Join a starry crown front and extension strips into a paper crown sized to fit.
Suggested difficulty: Medium
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Make a Star Cuff
Fit a paper band around your wrist and add a large star badge to make a costume cuff.
Suggested difficulty: Medium
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Accordion Caterpillar
Alternate forward and backward folds to turn two paper strips into a springy caterpillar.
Suggested difficulty: Medium
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Standing Owl Place Card
Make one fold to turn an owl picture into a standing place card for a story picnic.
Suggested difficulty: Easy
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Slot-Together Tree
Slide two matching tree silhouettes together through opposite slots to build a standing tree.
Suggested difficulty: Challenging
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Roll a Story Cube
Fold a six-sided picture cube, roll it and use the picture on top to continue a story.
Suggested difficulty: Challenging
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Build a Little House
Fold four walls and a floor, then add a pitched roof to make a small paper house.
Suggested difficulty: Challenging
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Little Paper Basket
Fold four walls around a square base and add a curved handle to build a tiny paper basket.
Suggested difficulty: Challenging
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Treasure Note Envelope
Fold four flaps around a rectangle to make a little envelope for notes and paper treasures.
Suggested difficulty: Medium
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Animal Tabletop Theatre
Fold a standing backdrop and two tiny animal actors to create a tabletop theatre without glue.
Suggested difficulty: Medium
activity guide →From a Flat Sheet to a Little Creation
Make something to play with after coloring. These fifteen templates include two puppets, a raised-wing butterfly, rocket and robot collages, a crown, a star cuff, an accordion caterpillar, an owl place card, a slot-together tree, a story cube, a house, a basket, an envelope and a tabletop theatre. The sheets have a number and a visual line key; the instructions are available in English, Italian and Spanish.
Before You Start
- Gather coloring pencils, child scissors and a glue stick. An adult helps with cutting. Light card holds its shape best; for collages, also prepare a separate background sheet.
- Color first. Cut thick outer contours only; fold dashed lines and glue the diagonally hatched areas. Thin inner lines are decorations. Keep tabs attached and leave the page border and top key aside.
- Try the arrangement before gluing. Suggested ages are flexible: start with easy outer cuts around ages 5–6; an adult can help with tabs and narrow slots for the more detailed 7–9 projects.
Activity guides
Read the instructions, skills, tips and FAQs for these pages before you print:
🧠 Skills
- Cutting and folding
- Arranging parts
- Following assembly steps
- Inventing pretend play
How to Use These Pages
- Choose a project and open its guide. Print the single sheet or the 15-page pack.
- Gather coloring pencils, child scissors and a glue stick. An adult helps with cutting. Light card holds its shape best; for collages, also prepare a separate background sheet.
- Color first. Cut thick outer contours only; fold dashed lines and glue the diagonally hatched areas. Thin inner lines are decorations. Keep tabs attached and leave the page border and top key aside.
What to Practice
- Turn a flat template into an object by noticing which edges join.
- Practice turning the paper while cutting and lining up edges before folding.
Questions about this activity
Which project should we start with?
Try Boo (01), a collage (04–05) or the owl place card (09). The tree, cube, house and basket (10–13) need more precise cuts and folds.
What paper and print size should I use?
Use A4 or Letter with Fit to page. All pieces for a project share one sheet, so they stay in proportion. Ordinary paper works for collages and the envelope; light card works better for standing models. Check your printer’s supported paper weight.
Does every project need glue?
No. The owl place card, slot-together tree and animal theatre stand up using folds or slots. The other guides explain where to glue; let joins dry before playing.