Print Chinese Dragon Puppet Printable

Have the children color the dragon. Encourage them to take their time and coloring in all the different details of the dragon

Cut out both the dragon head and tail. If they are not as strong with their scissor skills, then they can cut around the head with extra white. You can also cut them out for them.

Cut 3 -12 inch piece of crepe paper.

Lightly fold the crepe paper in half. Fold in half again. Then fold in half once more till the paper is approximately an 1-2 inches in length

Cut each piece of crepe paper in half lengthwise.

You will now have 6 – 12 inch piece of crepe paper.

For the body of the dragon, stack three piece of crepe paper on top of each other.

Fold into an accordion shape approximately a half inch wide.

Turn dragon head and body over.

Tape the ends of the three pieces of accordion crepe paper to the back side of the head.

Tape the other end of the accordion crepe paper the other to the back side of the tail.

Cut the extra 3 pieces of crepe paper in half lengthwise and then again lengthwise, so they are 3 inches approximately in length.

Cut the edges of these smaller pieces to create fringe.

Tape those piece to the back of the dragon to hang off the bottom.

Tape one straw or popsicle stick to the head and one to the tail with enough hanging off for the kids to grab.

Now its time to let the kids play