School is back in session and now is a great time to make this Paper School Bag Craft.
When you want to create a mini craft but also want to stuff it with treats, this is the ideal school craft to do. It doesn’t require a lot of supplies either, which is the best part.
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If you are looking for a fun craft to do with the kids, then this school bag craft is fantastic.
Kids love anything that is “mini” and that they can do on their own!
How to Create a Paper School Bag Craft
What you need:
- Ruler
- Pencil
- Black marker
- Glue stick
- Scissors (blue, purple, yellow)
- Papers
- schoolbag template (optional)
Step-by-Step Tutorial
You can’t go wrong making this Paper School Bag Craft! It’s so fun for students to make because it’s school-themed. Add some fun treats to complete the tutorial. Start by cutting out the template.
On the light blue paper draw around the bag template and cut it out. Glue it together.
Draw the rectangle shape on the purple paper and cut it out.
Write your name on it and stick it in the front of the bag.
Start folding the template into the shape of a backpack.
Now is a great time to put the name tag on the front of the backpack.
Start glueing everything to make it officially a paper backpack.
Cut two longer and one shorter thin strip from the yellow paper.
Glue the two longer strips to the back of the bag.
Look how cute this backpack looks!
Make sure you take the time to add both strips to the backpack.
Go ahead and add the shorter strip to the top of the bag.
Now it looks as though the backback has a tag.
Go ahead and cut a small rectangle.
This is going to act as the opener and closer for the backpack.
The final result is this adorable backpack that you can stuff full of treats. You just can’t go wrong.
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