Free Build Oogie Boogie Printable Template
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Well, well, well, what have we here? Our Free Build Oogie Boogie Printable! Dive into the eerie world of ‘The Nightmare Before Christmas’ as you craft your very own Oogie Boogie Man!
This printable papercraft helps children improve their cutting and pasting skills while having spooky Halloween fun!
Other characters from Halloween Town in Tim Burton’s beloved musical fantasy film, The Nightmare Before Christmas, like Sandy Claws, The Mayor, and Lock, Shock and Barrel are on their way!
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Build The Oogie Boogie Printable
If you are a regular on The Purple Pumpkin Blog, you’ll notice that our buildable characters have a cute, chubby style.
The Oogie Boogie pattern is taller than my usual characters but is around the same size as Jack Skellington and Sally Skellington.
I’m continuing to add new characters that I hope you will love as much as the others!
Our Free Printable Buildable Paper Halloween Characters are part of a wider set of other characters that are a great activity for kids of all ages. Whether that is at home, at an activity group or club, during homeschool, or in the classroom!
You can find links to all our other buildable characters a the bottom of this post.
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What Is In The Oogie Boogie Printable Template?
The pieces to assemble Oogie Boogie are:
- Head/Body
- Arms
- Feet
- Dice
- Snake
You can make him with or without the snake in his mouth.
There are two sizes for this free printable Oogie Boogie template:
- Regular – with all the pieces on one sheet of paper and creates a character around 4″/10cm tall. (This is the image at the top of the post.)
- Large – with the pieces spread over several sheets. This creates a character around 12″/30cm tall.
If you don’t want the full-colour Oogie Boogie, we have a black-and-white version to color. Check out our Printable Color & Build the Oogie Boogie in the Purple Pumpkin Printables Shop!
Where Are The Downloads?
- The two sizes of the printable templates are included in the download.
- You will find the free PDF download links further down this page, surrounded by a purple box.
- Tap the purple download buttons to save the file(s) to your device.
- I’ve provided two paper sizes – A4 and US Letter (8.5″ x 11″) – use the size that is appropriate for your printer.
- Visit The Purple Pumpkin Printables Shop for more awesome printables and products!
How To Use the Build Oogie Boogie Printable
Download the high-quality PDF download at the bottom of this post and print as many copies as you need onto white (printer) paper. For best results, use good quality, thick/heavy paper.
You can print the free Halloween printable at home, school, office, or at a Print Shop. Then, cut all the pieces out with scissors.
The Oogie Boogie printables are suitable for children of all ages; however, the regular-size Oogie Boogie is suitable for older children who are more skilled at cutting or for those looking to hone their fine motor skills.
The large size should be a lot easier for younger children—or you can cut them out for them—you know your children, so you will know what suits them best.
Once cut, place the pieces in the correct order to figure out where everything goes before sticking them in place with a glue stick or sticky tape.
We like using this roller glue because it is easy to use and has less sticky mess!
Craft Projects Using our Free Printable Oogie Boogie Templates
Adding Dimension: Mount the Oogie Boogie cut-outs onto a larger piece of black construction paper and use other craft materials from a Dollar Store or similar to embellish the Oogie Boogie Man! For example, glitter, craft foam, or tissue paper, to name a few.
Laminating: For really little kids who can’t yet use scissors, they can still make this fun Halloween craft! Here’s how—use a laminator to laminate the printable and cut out each shape, leaving a tiny margin around them. Then, place some velcro dots so that the Oogie Boogie can be assembled without cutting or gluing.
Moveable Figure: Use split pins to construct the Oogie Boogie Man instead of glue to make his arms and legs moveable.
Everybody Loves Puppets: Grab some popsicle sticks and the regular-sized free printable Nightmare Before Christmas character to make little puppets for Halloween role-playing or storytelling.
Spooky Decorations: Attach several Oogie Boogies (or add Jack and Sally, too) to some ribbon or string and hang the paper dolls as bunting. They would make great decorations for a Halloween Party or to hang around your classroom. Add green or black paper to the back of each one for a neater finish.
Halloween Mobile: Similar to the previous idea, assemble several characters and glue them back to back with some ribbon in between. Hang it at different lengths on a wire hanger, and you have a cute Halloween decoration.
Roll-An-Oogie-Boogie Game: This idea is based on the classic dice game and is so much fun to play – especially for young children!
To set up, print, and cut enough Oogie Boogie pieces for each player. Assign a number to each piece—for example—Body/Head (1), Left Arm (2), Right Arm (3), Left Foot (4), Right Foot (5), Snake and Dice (6).
After rolling the die, the player picks up the corresponding piece to build their Oogie Boogie. If players roll a number for a piece they already have, they skip their turn. The first player to collect all the parts and assemble their Oogie Boogie is the winner!
Oogie Boogie Craft Template Downloads
Download Oogie Boogie Printable
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Printable Halloween Escape Rooms
Escape Rooms have exploded in popularity over the past few years, but why not bring the experience to your home this Halloween with a printable Escape Room? The games can be printed and set up in just 20 minutes, so you can enjoy the fun.
Halloween Party Game Ideas!
We love the kits from Lock Paper Scissors, and with their Spooktacular Big Escape Room Halloween Box, which contains 4 different bone-chilling kits, you can save BIG!
In fact, at just $49, you save 60% – that’s a discount of $76, to be precise. Amazing value!
The four kits included in the box are (which you can buy individually if you prefer):
- Envy Murder Mystery: A 1920’s Gatsby-style murder mystery game of debaucherous luxury and deadly feuds.
- Lost Mummy: Get ready to unearth Egypt’s ancient secrets as your crew investigates the mystery of the Lost Mummy.
- Rebel Revolt Spy Mission: Your crew of specialists must be vigilant if they hope to break into the evil government’s W.A.R. facility.
- Escape Room Z: The living dead are about to invade your living room. What do they want? Your pizza, of course!
Other Halloween Characters in This Series
You could mix up the different elements for added fun to create completely new Halloween characters!
Other Buildable Characters!
We have lots of other buildable characters that you may like to download:
- Build An Animal Series
- Build A Person Series
- Build A Halloween Character Series
- Build A Christmas Character Series
- Build A Star Wars Character Series
- Build A Disney Character Series
- Build An Olaf
The post is part of the Crafty October series on The Purple Pumpkin Blog. Check out Crafty October from 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, and 2012 for awesome Halloween ideas and inspiration; including recipes, printables, crafts, and more!
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