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Jack and the Beanstalk Craft – Make Your Own Giant Beanstalk!

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Jack and the Beanstalk Craft – A giant construction paper beanstalk hangs from the ceiling tiles, making for a whole-class creation that adds a touch of magic to the room!

jack and the beanstalk craft

After it’s put together, kids can have fun re-telling the story of Jack And The Beanstalk using character puppets made out of construction paper and popsicle sticks!

Materials:

  • large sheets of green construction paper
  • scissors
  • green glitter
  • green sequins
  • glue
  • green yarn
  • markers

Instructions:

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  1. Start out with a piece of large green construction paper.
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2. Use a green marker to draw a spiral outward, starting in the center of the construction paper.

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3. Cut around the spiral shape and cut off the edges of the paper with scissors. Make a crevice where the kids will begin cutting into the spiral.

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4. Pour a tiny bit of glue over the paper and sprinkle it with some glitter for an extra magical effect! Leave overnight to dry.

5. Cut out leaves, beans, and sprigs. Make curly sprigs by cutting thin strips of green construction paper. Wrap them around a pencil, slightly unrolling afterward.

6. Create leaves by cutting football shapes out of the green construction paper. Curl these around a pencil slightly. Beans are just slightly elongated football shapes.

7. Students can cut out their own leaves, but it may be helpful to place some precut leaves out on the tables for inspiration.

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8. Kids begin by cutting along the spiral until they have a long curvey beanstalk.

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9. Next, glue on some paper leaves, beans, and curly sprigs!

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10. Hole punch the end of each beanstalk and tie a small loop of yarn to the end of each one.  String a longer piece of yarn through the yarn loops on the individual beanstalks and attach the whole thing to the ceiling tiles by this string.

11. Now all you need are some kindergarten-made character puppets and kids can use their imaginations to re-enact the story of Jack And The Beanstalk!

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A Couple Pictures of The Finished Product:

Jack and the Beanstalk Craft – Make Your Own Giant Beanstalk!

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Filed Under: Activities for Childrens Books, Arts and Crafts Ideas, Construction Paper Crafts, Ideas for Parents, Ideas for Teachers, Jack And The Beanstalk Unit, On The Farm, Science Activities for Kindergarten Tagged With: beanstalk craft, beanstalk crafts, construction paper beanstalk, jack and the beanstalk, jack and the beanstalk craft, jack and the beanstalk crafts, paper beanstalk

Three Little Pigs – Story Retelling Pieces Craftivity

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For this Three Little Pigs Activity, kids create their own re-telling puppets and houses out of construction paper and popsicle sticks, then re-tell the story with their creations. See the pictures below for inspiration & follow the instructions to get started with your own set!

three little pigs retelling pieces craft

Materials:

  • Construction Paper
  • Popsicle Sticks
  • Tape
  • Glue
  • Scissors
  • Markers
  • Laminator (optional)

Instructions:

Make Three Little Pigs Puppets

Cut circles out of pink construction paper to make each pig’s face and body.

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Add rectangles for legs. Add eyes, ears, and curly tails made out of a thin strip of curled construction paper.

Tape a popsicle stick to the back of each puppet.

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Draw pupils, nostrils,  and mouths with a black marker.

Make The Big Bad Wolf Puppet

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Make The Three Little Pigs’ houses.

House of Straw. Take a piece of yellow construction paper and cut out a window and a door.  Decorate it with an orange marker so it looks like a straw house.

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House of Sticks. Use a piece of brown construction paper to make a house made of sticks.  Add details with a brown marker.

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House of Bricks.  Cut out a chimney and draw on bricks with a red marker. Add a doorknob and shutters with a black marker.

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4. Retell & Play – Kids introduce the characters to the set and play.

The Three Little Pigs and The Big Bad Wolf Puppets

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Filed Under: Activities for Childrens Books, Animal Activities, Animal Crafts, Arts and Crafts Ideas, Construction Paper Crafts, Ideas for Parents, Ideas for Teachers, Jewelry Making for Kids, Language Arts, Paper Crafts for Kids, Pig Activities, Three Little Pigs Activities Tagged With: retelling the three little pigs, retelling three little pigs, the big bad wolf and the three little pigs, the three little pigs, the three little pigs and the big bad wolf, the three little pigs puppets, three little pigs

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