Free Printable Build The Grinch Paper Template

Looking for a fun and easy Christmas craft project? Check out this free printable Grinch Paper Template!

Perfect for all ages, our build the Grinch printable is sure to get you in the holiday spirit!

This papercraft helps children to improve their cutting and pasting skills while having some festive Holiday fun!

Grinch Paper Template

Introducing The Grinch!

A few years ago I made Buddy the Elf from the namesake character from Will Ferrell’s Christmas movie.

It was high time to add another beloved character to my buildable series, so I am so excited to introduce The Grinch!

No stealing Whoville’s Christmas here – he is totally free to download!

If you are a regular on my blog you’ll notice that my buildable characters have a cute chubby style.

And if they are animals they are anthropomorphic, which basically means that they have human traits – like standing on two legs instead of four.

I introduced my cute chubby roly-poly Christmas and Winter characters several years ago, and the set currently includes 12 characters.

I’m continuing to add new characters that I hope you will love as much as the others!

You’ll find the Color and Build The Grinch over in the Purple Pumpkin Printables Shop.

The Christmas and Winter buildable characters are part of a wider set of other characters that are a fun free activity to do at home, in an activity group or club, during homeschool, or in the classroom!

For another fun Grinch activity, try making this festive Grinch Slime—it’s gooey, green, and perfect for Christmas crafting fun.

There are over 100 Free Christmas Printables on The Purple Pumpkin Blog!

I’ve provided the links to all of my other buildable characters at the end of this blog post.

I’ve created two sizes for this cute free printable paper Grinch: 

• Regular size, with all of the pieces on one sheet of paper and makes a character around 4″/10cm tall. (This is the image at the top of the post.)
• Large size with the pieces spread over several sheets. This creates a character around 12″/30cm tall.

Where Are The Downloads?

• You will find the 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 paper size that is appropriate for your printer.
• The two sizes (regular and large) are two separate downloads.

The free printable Christmas papercraft is so much fun – not just for kids, but for adults too!

I love constructing buildable characters after I’ve designed them! A digital representation is shown below.

More Awesome Grinch Ideas

If you love The Grinch, you might love my other Grinch-themed crafts and recipes:

• Free Printable Grinch Craftivity & Creative Writing Project
• Bright Green Grinch Mocktail for Kids – Perfect for the Holidays!
• The Grinch Hot Mint Chocolate Bombs – Just 5 Ingredients!
• White Chocolate Flavored Green Grinch Fudge Recipe
• The Grinch Cupcakes for Christmas
• Free Printable Cindy Lou Who Craftivity & Creative Writing Project
• Free Printable Max Reindeer Craftivity & Creative Writing Project

How To Use the Build The Grinch Printable

The regular-size printable is for children that are more skilled at cutting.

The large size should be a lot easier for younger children. 

Or you can cut them out for them.

Of course, you know your children, so 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.

You can stick the pieces together with a glue stick, or sticky tape.

I like using this roller glue as it is so easy to use and has less sticky mess!

For an extra crafty dimension, why not mount the character onto a larger piece of paper and use other craft materials to embellish it?

For example, glitter, furry fabric, craft foam, or tissue paper to name a few.

You can use a laminator and laminate the pieces if you like and use them over and over again.

Why not use split pins to construct the characters instead of glue so that the character becomes moveable!

You could use popsicle sticks and regular size characters to make little puppets for Halloween role-playing or storytelling.

How about attaching the characters to some ribbon or string and hanging them as bunting around the room for a holiday party!

Or why not number each of the pieces and turn it into a fun game with dice?

Throw the dice and each time a number is rolled, you take that piece – the first one to complete their character is the winner!

Most of all, just have fun with this winter printable!

Download your chosen printable from the list further down the page (they’re surrounded by a purple box), and print onto thick paper or thin card. Cut the pieces out, then build the Grinch!

Included in this printable paper Grinch craft are the following pieces:

• Body/Head
• Santa Hat
• Santa Suit
• Arms
• Feet

Other Christmas & Winter Characters in This Series

You could mix the different elements for fun to create completely new characters!

Grinch Paper Template Downloads

Printable Christmas Escape Rooms

Escape Rooms have exploded in popularity over the past few years, but why not bring the experience to your home this Christmas with a printable Escape Room? The games can be printed and set up in just 20 minutes, so you can get on with the fun.

Christmas Party Game Ideas!

We love the kits from Lock Paper Scissors, and with their Magical Escape Room Christmas Box, which contains 4 of their best escape room adventures, 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 1920s Gatsby-style murder mystery game of debaucherous luxury and deadly feuds. Get ready for a night of velvet gloves, blood-stained.
• 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 will need their wits about them if there’s any chance of breaking into the evil government’s W.A.R. facility.
• Escape Room Z – Your living room’s about to be invaded by the living dead. What do they want? Your pizza, of course…

But that’s not all! You’ll also get these bonuses:

• The Christmas Party Pack– a limited-time bonus kit instantly decks your halls in festive, peppermint mocha style. Just print a few charming table decorations for serious, holly, jolly vibes.
• Bonus Card Game – made by gamers, for gamers! (You can even make your own!) Make sure to grab your Christmas-exclusive extras before they disappear into the mist…
• Christmas Treasure Maps – you can create a charming scavenger hunt where X marks the spot! Use it to add an extra dash of mystery to your holiday celebrations…

Other Buildable Characters!

I not only have buildable animals but lots of other buildable characters that you may like to download. These links open in the same tab/window, so just right-click to open a new one and you’ll have them all ready to go!

• Build An Animal Series

• Build A Halloween Character Series

• Build A Christmas Character Series

• Build A Star-Wars Character Series

• Do You Want To Build A Snowman? Build An Olaf Seasonal Editions!

This post is part of my long-running Create the Holidays series on The Purple Pumpkin Blog. Since 2012, I’ve shared free printables, crafts, recipes, and more for Christmas and the Winter Holidays. While I don’t officially run the series anymore, seasonal inspiration will still be here! Browse past Create the Holidays (formerly Create Christmas) years: 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, and 2012.

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