Paper Bag Mermaid Craft
It may not be summer just yet where we are, but that doesn’t mean we’re not dreaming of sunshine and mermaids. You can do more than dream of mermaids, though, you can make your own with this adorable Paper Bag Mermaid Craft.
Be sure to grab the Free Printable Mermaid Template to make all the parts of this craft. Then you can decide the colors of your mermaid tail and her hair, and make it completely your own.
Paper Bag Mermaid Craft
To make our mermaid craft you will first need to print the mermaid template. You will also need a brown paper lunch bag, cardstock in your choice of colors, a markers, glue, and scissors.
Mermaid Paper Bag Craft Supplies Needed
- Mermaid Template
- Paper bag
- Cardstock – assorted colors
- Markers – assorted colors, black
- Glue
- Scissors
Mermaid Craft Step by Step Directions
Begin by printing the template.
Now, select cardstock in your choice of colors for the paper bag mermaid’s skin, hair, tail and other patterns. Trace the template patterns on the selected cardstock and cut them out. Use a marker to fill the eyes on the eye base cutout.
Take the lower body patterns (tail base, tail fin and waist-line). Use a marker to draw scalloped texture on the tail base cutout.
Attach the tail fin cutout on the narrow end of the tail base and attach the waist-line cutout.
Carefully cut slit along the line inside the hair cutout. Insert the top end of the head through the slit from below.
Keeping the top side of the slit to the front side of the head, join the head and hair cutouts with glue.
Attach the eye cutouts along the top part of the head, below the bangs.
Use a black marker to draw the nose and mouth of the papercraft mermaid figure. Also add cheek pieces.
Attach the top cutout on the upper body cutout.
Attach the lower body pattern along the bottom side of the upper body pattern.
Next, grab a paper bag.
Attach the body pattern of the mermaid to the front of the bag.
Glue the head pattern on the flattened bottom side.
Finally. trace and cut out a flower pattern and attach it to the hair of the mermaid.
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More Mermaid Crafts for Kids
Looking for more summer mermaid crafts? Check out our Salt Paint Mermaid Tail, Paper Mermaid Craft, Cardboard Roll Mermaid Craft, and our Cardboard Roll Yarn Wrapped Mermaid Craft to name just a few of our many summer crafts for kids at Our Kid Things!
Paper Bag Mermaid Craft
An adorable mermaid craft made with a paper lunch bag and our included template
Materials
- Mermaid Template
- Paper bag
- Cardstock - assorted colors
- Markers - assorted colors, black
- Glue
- Scissors
Instructions
- Begin by printing the template.
- Now, select cardstock in your choice of colors for the paper bag mermaid’s skin, hair, tail and other patterns. Trace the template patterns on the selected cardstock and cut them out.
- Use a marker to fill the eyes on the eye base cutout.
- Take the lower body patterns (tail base, tail fin and waist-line). Use a marker to draw scalloped texture on the tail base cutout.
- Attach the tail fin cutout on the narrow end of the tail base and attach the waist-line cutout.
- Carefully cut slit along the line inside the hair cutout. Insert the top end of the head through the slit from below.
- Keeping the top side of the slit to the front side of the head, join the head and hair cutouts with glue.
- Attach the eye cutouts along the top part of the head, below the bangs.
- Use a black marker to draw the nose and mouth of the papercraft mermaid figure. Also add cheek pieces.
- Attach the top cutout on the upper body cutout.
- Attach the lower body pattern along the bottom side of the upper body pattern.
- Next, grab a paper bag.
- Attach the body pattern of the mermaid to the front of the bag.
- Glue the head pattern on the flattened bottom side.
- Finally. trace and cut out a flower pattern and attach it to the hair of the mermaid.