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Paper Bag Cuban Puppet DIY to Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month

10/07/2015 by coolmoms 24 Comments

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Hispanic Heritage Month is in full swing and we are trying to go around Latin America to learn something new from each country.  Living in Miami it is quite easy to learn about Cuba.  Yet, we felt we had to brush up about the country and its culture or at least the Miami exile culture.  With our basics in hand, we set out on a walk to Little Havana better recognized by 8th street or Calle Ocho, and that served as the inspiration for our Paper Bag Cuban Puppet DIY to Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month.

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This fun Cuban puppet project is not only fun and great craft to do with the kids, it is also the perfect way  discover the meaning of Guayabera or talk about the big Cuban cigars the kids saw all around Calle Ocho.  

Materials:  you can be as creative as you want with the materials to use.  Here is what we played with materials-for-paper-puppet

  • 1 sandwich paper bag
  • different color contruction paper
  • googly eyes or any other material for the puppet’s eyes 
  • pick a nose for your puppet
  • scissors
  • glue stick, glue & double sided tape
  • two toilet paper rolls 
  • buttons
  • black pipe cleaner paper-bag-puppet-person-cool-moms-cool-moms

How to do it:

  • Lay your paper bag flat.  Cut pink, white and black pieces to make face, shirt and pants for the puppet.  Once you have the desired shapes cut glue them to the paper bag
  • What is the bottom of the bag is folded.  We used that as the puppet’s mouth.  We glued two strips of black and over the bottom one of them a heart to make the tongue.
  • For the Guayabera or Cuban shirt, we cut out 6 thin strips of white construction paper and glued 3 on each side of the shirt.  Over a set of 3 strips we created a pocket by cutting out flaps to the shape so we could put cigars in it.  Don’t forget to glue buttons on your Guayabera!
  • The cigars are rolled up sandwich paper bag bits with rings made out of aluminum foil
  • Hair and mustache are black pipe cleaners glued on
  • For the arms we wrapped the toilet paper rolls with with for the sleeves of the Guayabera and pink for the forearm skin.  We painted black lines at the lower end to resemble fingers.
  • For the hat, we used a circle and the cut out from the center the shape of a mountain, creased it and glued it onpaper-bag-puppet-person-and-mouth-cool-moms-cool-moms

We reviewed the country’s basis’s with the kids and the 80 year old dominoes playing Cuban men at the dominoes club in Little Havana:

Outline of Cuba: welcome-to-little-havana-sign-cool-moms-cool-tips

  • It is an island in the Caribbean
  • Capital city: Havana
  • with and exile crowd at hand we learned that Cuba was divided into 6 provinces although now there are over 30 of them
  • Official language: Spanish
  • The star in the Cuban flag represent independence from Spain
  • José Martí is the most important historical patriot of the island
  • Some products grown in Cuba that the island is known for are sugar, coffee and tobacco.
  • Dominoes and Baseball are important pastimes for Cubans
  • The patron saint of the island is Our Lady of Charity and Santería(an African voodoo type religion) is widely practiced both in the island and within the Cuban communities living abroad.
  • Guayabera is a linen shirt that men use for special occasions.  The shirts usually have pleats on them and are never tucked in.

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Once you set foot in Little Havana, you really don’t hear a word in English.  The Spanish spoken in Calle Ocho is very tropical and a few notches louder.  While you might think a pair of Cubans conversing are having a discussion, they are really exchanging about the weather or inviting each other to a cup of coladita or cafecito.  Read here to get  you Miami Coffee 101 Guide 

Now that we have the basics of Cuba in line we are going to eat some ham croquetas as we have a show with our Paper Bag Cuban Puppet to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month.  How are you planning on  celebrating it?


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  1. Ana @ MiamiMommySavings.com says

    10/07/2015 at 5:35 pm

    Awesome post and you are absolutely correct, this post helped a ton on getting familiarized with Miami-Cuban culture. Thank you for sharing and I will definitely be making this Cuban puppet with the kiddos. 🙂

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  2. Robin (Masshole Mommy) says

    10/07/2015 at 7:49 pm

    What a cute puppet. I think he came out awesome!

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  3. Mykidsguide says

    10/07/2015 at 9:25 pm

    It’s good to know a little about the Cuban culture. That paper bag is adorable.

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  4. Dogvills says

    10/07/2015 at 9:27 pm

    What a cute paper bag. I’ve never had any Cuban friends, so it’s really great to read about your culture.

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  5. Amanda Ripsam says

    10/07/2015 at 9:45 pm

    I made puppets at the fair with the kids we had a booth and man my puppets never looked that good. Maybe if I had a set of instructions and the right crafty things I could do the puppet. I have to get a few more art supplies.
    your puppet turned out great. We love puppets here.

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    • coolmoms says

      10/08/2015 at 8:35 am

      Sounds like you had tons of fun at the fair! I promise this puppet is very easy to do!

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  6. Maureen@ADebtFreeStressFreeLife says

    10/08/2015 at 8:08 am

    This is an interesting post. Full of information and interesting facts about the culture. Thanks for sharing.

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  7. Myrah - Coupon Mamacita says

    10/08/2015 at 9:42 am

    You are a genius! Great post for many of those that aren’t familiar with the Cuban culture.

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  8. Pam says

    10/08/2015 at 12:33 pm

    We love doing crafts, they are a great way to get the kids into learning without even realizing they are learning! What a fun way to learn about Cuba.

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  9. aimee fauci says

    10/08/2015 at 2:59 pm

    I’ve never seen a cuter paper puppet! This came out perfect and adorable.

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  10. Sarah Bailey says

    10/08/2015 at 3:54 pm

    What a fantastic paper puppet – its great to know a little more about Cuba. x

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  11. Liz Mays says

    10/08/2015 at 5:10 pm

    Aww puppets like these are so fun! It’s awesome learning more about Cuba and its culture. It would be cool hearing the difference in their dialect.

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  12. Gingermommy says

    10/08/2015 at 5:54 pm

    This is such a fun puppet to make! Love the opportunity to learn about other countries

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  13. Lois Alter Mark says

    10/08/2015 at 7:22 pm

    That puppet is awesome! And I love learning more about Cuba. Hope to visit one day.

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  14. Lady Lilith says

    10/08/2015 at 8:17 pm

    Oh how cute. the puppet looks like such a fun idea.

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  15. Mama to 5 BLessings says

    10/08/2015 at 8:41 pm

    What a cute puppet! I need to show this to my step-father, he is from Cuba – he would get a kick out of this!

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    • coolmoms says

      10/08/2015 at 9:04 pm

      I can’t wait to read what he thinks of it! Tell him our puppet is singing La Guantanamera!

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  16. Pam says

    10/09/2015 at 7:14 am

    You did a great job with that puppet. What a cute craft idea to show how your celebrate Hispanic Heritage month. It is great to learn more about Cuba and it would be an interesting place to visit some day.

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  17. Jeanine says

    10/09/2015 at 9:37 am

    How cute, what a really great idea! I think it turned out really great!

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  18. Veronica says

    10/09/2015 at 4:22 pm

    How cool! Love the way it turned out. I remember making paperbag puppets when I was a child. My kids have no idea. I dropped the ball on that lesson

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  19. Seattle Travel Blogger says

    10/09/2015 at 9:22 pm

    That paper bag puppet is so awesome. I love how detailed that you made it!

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  20. Lisa Rios says

    10/10/2015 at 8:04 am

    I always love reading about new culture & tradition & this is a great post to get the most out of Miami-Cuban. The paper bag looks perfect & I think it has come out really very well. Would love to visit Cuba once in my life time.

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  21. Candy says

    10/14/2015 at 3:37 pm

    OMG What a great idea!!! Taty you have the best crafts! Pinning!

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  22. Ms. Rodriguez says

    09/15/2021 at 6:14 pm

    HAHA! Love this. Looks very inspired by the “Pepe Billete’ cuban puppet sensation, thanks for sharing!

    Reply

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