Nativity Puppets Printable, Paper Bag Puppets and Stick Puppets, Christmas Sunday School Craft, Kids Nativity Play Script, KJV
Put on your own Christmas puppet show! Kids make paper bag puppets of Mary, Joseph, the angel, the shepherds and the wise men, plus stick puppets of the whole nativity, then tell the story of the first Christmas with the easy read-aloud script.
WHAT'S INCLUDED
- 29-page PDF in two sizes: A4 and US Letter
- Page 1: cover
- Page 2: step-by-step instructions, with a picture of a finished paper bag puppet
- Page 3: puppet show script with KJV readings from Luke 2 and Matthew 2
- Pages 4–11: 8 paper bag puppets in full colour (Mary, Joseph, the angel, a shepherd boy, a shepherd with a lamb and three wise men with gold, frankincense and myrrh). Each has a head for the bag's flap and a body for underneath, so the puppet "talks" when the flap moves
- Pages 12–16: 15 stick puppets in full colour (Mary, Joseph, baby Jesus, the angel, two shepherds, three wise men, the star, a sheep, a lamb, a donkey, a cow and a camel) and a stand-up stable backdrop
- Pages 17–29: every puppet and the stable again in black and white for children to colour themselves
GREAT FOR
Sunday school, children's church, Christmas classroom crafts, homeschool Advent lessons and family nativity plays. Ages about 4–10; younger children may need help with cutting.
YOU'LL NEED
Small paper lunch bags (about 13 cm / 5 in wide), craft sticks, scissors, a glue stick or tape, and crayons or pencils for the colour-in pages. Card stock works best for the stick puppets. Print at actual size (100%).
PAIRS WELL WITH
The Nativity Stand-Up Set and the Nativity Advent Countdown in my shop.
SCRIPTURE
All verses are from the King James Version (KJV).
HOW IT WORKS
This is a digital download. No physical item will be sent. After purchase you'll get a download link on screen and by email.
TERMS OF USE
For personal, home, church and classroom use. Print as many copies as you need for your own family or group. Please don't share or resell the files.
AI DISCLOSURE
The artwork was created with the help of AI design tools and finished by Red Glitter. Mockup images were created with the help of AI; the finished puppets show one example of the completed craft.
