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Penguin Craft Ideas For Kids
Penguins! The most adorable, admired, and flightless bird. They are known to live in the coldest regions of the world and are mostly found in the Antarctic region. We have collected some of the best penguin crafts for little eager beavers here.
Kids love penguins because penguins are so rare and cute. Kids admire their walking style, eating, and swimming. These crafts will make children learn all the important aspects of art techniques. We will use clay, popsicle, bottle cork, paper plate, and many familiar things to make penguins, and kids will develop fine motor and sensory skills by doing such activities. So let’s move ahead and try the crafts.
Penguin Craft Ideas For Kids
Cute DIY penguin Puppet
Image Source/Tutorial: Artsy Momma
Make this super simple DIY penguin paper puppet. Kids will have great pretend play on a lazy winter afternoon. You can make the cutouts from black card stock which is the body, and white card stock which makes the belly. Kids can just glue them up from your instructions and their puppet is ready to play.
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Pine Cone Penguin Ornament
Image Source/Tutorial: Hello Wonderful
These are adorable and easy to make and these will add some cute cheer to your Christmas tree this year. This craft requires simple materials, with simple and easy procedures to set up. Kids can glue and assemble the elements and complete the craft. These cute penguins will look good on the Christmas set below the tree.
Rainbow Cork Penguins Ornaments
Image Source/Tutorial: Red Ted Art
You need to start collecting some corks now, in case you don’t have them. The craft is made using a cork and is very simple to make. First, fully paint the corks with black paint, then apply white paint and let it dry. You can insert a folded and twisted wire from the top, in case it is to be hung. Wrap around a red felt foam strip. Your craft is ready.
Giant Popsicle Stick Penguins Craft
Image Source/Tutorial: Fireflies and Mud Pies
This is so adorable and fun winter craft to make. Popsicle sticks are the ultimate crafting materials and we can make this penguin using them. Kids can colour the stick in black, and glue googly eyes, felt legs and beaks, and newspaper as belly. They can even pretend to play with them afterward. The craft is suitable for kids of all age groups.
Paper Bag Penguin Puppet Craft
Image Source/Tutorial: The Resourceful Mama
This penguin craft is easy, simple, and fun that can be used as a toy to play with. Puppets stimulate imagination, curate creativity, and promote mindful thoughts. After making the craft kids can wear the paper bag and play with them. A lot of fun is on the way for kindergarteners and preschoolers.
Advanced Penguin Paper Bag Craft
Image Source/Tutorial: Simple Everyday Mom
This craft is an advanced and updated version of the above penguin puppet craft. It has more details with added features, there’s an expression on the penguin’s face. It also has a muffler and curvy hands. This will make kids like penguins, even more, these cold creatures who live in coldness but provide so much warmth. The craft is suitable for kids of all age groups.
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Paper Plate Penguin Craft
Image Source/Tutorial: Simple Everyday Mom
This is one of the simplest and cutest crafts to make penguins that kids can adore and play with. The activities start from cutting and gluing to coloring and shaping. Kids can paint, glue, assemble the elements and complete this craft. The craft is suitable for kids of all age groups.
Rock paint Penguin Craft
Image Source/Tutorial: Living Life and Learning
Penguins live in the coldest of the coldest climate, which means their bodies are immune to low temperatures. So, rocks that have almost similar qualities are suitable to craft some penguins. For this collect regular-shaped rocks and start painting them with black and white acrylic paints, Teach kids along the way.
Paper Bag Penguin Craft
Image Source/Tutorial: Abcs Of Literacy
A great craft for kids to improve hand and eye coordination along with some fun. This paper bag penguin craft is simple, precise, and cool. Kids will cut, glue, and assemble the elements to make this craft. Suitable for every kid, this craft is inspiring and creative.
Rock Painted Penguin Family
Image Source/Tutorial: Sustain My Craft Habit
What a fun idea, rocks are painted to make penguins. Be careful, if they come to life! Watch kids out, if they play with it, so for their convenience choose smaller rocks. Use acrylic paints and ask kids to color them out. Decorate the entire family by setting up a snowy theme using pieces of cotton. Suitable for kids age 3 and above.
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Toilet Paper Roll Penguin Craft
Image Source/Tutorial: Krokotak
Make an entire clan of penguins using toilet paper rolls, if you have collected them! These cute creatures are so adorable, that kids would want to make more. With a simple process, this craft allows one to learn, enjoy, innovate and play. Best suited for kindergarteners and preschoolers.
Popsicle Stick Penguin Craft
Image Source/Tutorial: The Joy Sharing
The interesting craft that teaches the latest trick to craft a penguin. Penguins with their flat wings are the best swimmers, therefore this craft is made with wavy paper patterns. Simply folding the construction paper we can achieve this wavy shape, and make this craft. Best suited for kindergarteners and preschoolers.
Craft Penguin With a Sock
Image Source/Tutorial: Easy Peasy and Fun
Try this new way of curating a penguin, using socks and rice. The process is much simpler than you think, kids can just watch how you make it; assign them only if you want to find rice grains all over your house. Don’t let children play with it, don’t, best works as a decorative around the house.
Footprint Penguin Craft for Kids
Image Source/Tutorial: Simple Everyday Mom
Kids love to see their handprints and footprints transform into a craft and as a parent, you’ll like to preserve them for good memories. This craft is all about cutting and pasting. Kids will only require to trace their feet on black card stock. They can even assemble the craft by gluing its different elements. This craft is good for all kids.
Paper Plate Penguin Craft with a Net Belly
Image Source/Tutorial: Nontoygifts
This is not a regular one, but a different one that requires kids to sew penguin bellies which will develop their motor and sensory skills. The craft is different which teaches kids how to sew, which can lead them further to learning handkerchief craft. Suitable for kids of age 3 and above.
That’s it, but it’s not the end of learning. Learning is the infinite process that a human experiences throughout life. Crafts provides unknown facts with a practical experience that texts fail to. Our website is full of different ideas that your child should try. Keep visiting!
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