DLTK's Holiday Crafts for Kids
Wacky Witch Paper Craft

This cute little witch is a simple color, cut and paste paper craft for  young children to make.

Materials:

• a printer,
• paper,
• scissors,
• glue,
• something to colour with.

The photo of the witch we made is the large version -- it takes more paper, but my girls like BIG crafts *grin*.

Optional Materials:

• thin cardboard (old cereal boxes)
• brass tacks ("brads")
• hole punch

Instructions:

• Print out the template of choice (there's a small version and a larger version).
• Colour pieces, as necessary.
• Cut out the pieces.  This step may require adult assistance.  I usually let my 3 year old cut out the large pieces (like template 1 and 4) and I cut out the smaller pieces.
• Glue the witch together as follows:
  • Glue the head on top of the hat
  • Glue the hair on top of the head
  • Glue the yellow star onto the hat
  • Glue the put together head onto the dress
  • Glue the pumpkin, frog or cat (your choice) onto the center of the chest
  • Glue the arms onto the dress, overlapping the pumpkin, frog or cat so it looks like the witch is hugging it
  • Glue the legs under the dress.
• Alternative ASSEMBLY - moveable limbs:
  • Glue the first template (dress) and the third Template (arms and legs) onto thin cardboard before cutting them out
  • Glue the head on top of the hat
  • Glue the hair on top of the head
  • Glue the yellow star onto the hat
  • Glue the put together head onto the dress
  • Glue the pumpkin, frog or cat (your choice) onto the center of the chest
  • punch a hole in each of the arms and legs with a hole punch.
  • punch a hole through the dress where the arms and legs would be attached (shoulders and bottom of the dress)
  • put the brass tacks through the limbs and the dress so that the limbs are moveable.

Templates:

• After printing, close the template window to return to the main page.
• If the template doesn’t fit on one page, adjust your printer margins:
  • In most browsers: Print → More settings → Margins → Minimum
  • Or use Page Setup / Printer Setup in your printer dialog

Small Witch Template   (color)   or   (B&W)  (pumpkin only)

OR

Large Witch Template 1   (color)   or   (B&W)
Large Witch Template 2   (color)   or   (B&W)
Large Witch Template 3   (color)   or   (B&W)

PLUS ONE OF:

Pumpkin Template   (color)   or   (B&W)
Frog Template          (color)   or   (B&W)
Cat Template           (color)   or   (B&W)

FOR THE LARGE WITCH TO HOLD

Printable version of these instructions

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