1. Paper Plate Penguin Craft (both toddler and preschool)
I modified a craft from https://ourpotluckfamily.com/paper-plate-penguin/
Materials:
1. Orange construction paper for beak and feet
2. Yellow construction paper for feathers on head
3. Googly eyes
4. Paper plates
5. Black paint
6. Paint brushes
7. Black construction paper for wings
8. Scissors
9. Glue
Note:
I gave the children a choice between a six inch plate for a baby and a nine inch plate for an adult penguin.
See source for full instructions.
2. Paper Towel Tube Penguin (Preschool)
I modified an idea from https://www.thebestideasforkids.com
Materials:
1. Orange construction paper for feathers on head, beak, and feet
2. Black construction paper for wings
3. Googly eyes
4. White construction paper for stomach
5. Black paint
6. Paint brushes
7. Plates to put paint on
8. Scissors
9. Glue
Instructions:
1. Paint the tube black. Let dry.
2. Add googly eyes to the top part of the tube.
3. Cut out a beak and feet from the orange construction paper. Glue them on.
4. Cut a "u" shape out of white paper for the stomach. Glue it on to the tube.
5. Cut two wings out of black paper. Glue them to the sides of the tube.
6. The feathers on the top are optional. Some types of penguins have them, and some don't. To make the feathers, cut a rectangle out of orange construction paper. Cut sections into it like you would for making grass out of construction paper leaving a piece at the bottom uncut all the way across. Glue it into the top of the tube.
3. Paper Plate Penguins (both toddler and preschool)
Source: https://thepinterestedparent.com
Materials:
1. 9 inch paper plates
2. Penguin template from source listed above
3. Black paint
4. Brushes
5. Orange construction paper
6. Googly eyes
7. Glue stick for beak and feet
8. Glue gun for googly eyes
9. Scissors
See complete instructions on website.
4. Craft Stick Penguin (preschool)
Craft modified from: https://www.craftymorning.com/popsicle-stick-bow-tie-penguin-craft-kids/
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| Back of penguin showing cardstock holding craft sticks in place |
Materials:
1. 6 Popsicle sticks
2. Googly eyes
3. Orange construction paper or cardstock
4. Black cardstock for flippers
5. White paint
6. Black paint
7. Rectangle of cardstock to hold Popsicle sticks together
8. 6 inch paper plates for paint
9. Paint brushes
10. Scissors
11. Glue
12. Pencil
12. Pencil
Instructions:
1. Glue six craft sticks to the square of cardstock with the two in the middle up higher than the rest.
2. Use a pencil to draw an oval for the stomach on the front of the penguin below where the head would be.
3. Paint the inside of the oval white and the rest of the Popsicle sticks black.
4. Cut a beak and feet out of orange cardstock.
5. Glue on two googly eyes, the beak, and the feet. The top of the feet will be glued to the back of the Popsicle sticks.
6. Cut two wings out of black cardstock. Put a dab of glue at the top of the underside of the wings to glue them in place.
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