Let’s add a paper penguin craft to our collection of winter friends. All we need for this craft is paper and a template. Of course you can draw your own version of the penguin on paper and cut it out but for your convenience, I created a template. This will make it really easy to create penguins in the classroom. And it will also save you time when crafting at home with your little one.
We love penguin crafts. One of our favorites is the shape penguins that serve a double purpose. They will keep kids entertained creating these cute black and white South Pole animals. At the same time, the penguins will help children review their shapes. Aren’t educational crafts the best?
Winter crafting wouldn’t be complete without a few snowmen. So once you’re done making our cute paper penguin craft, check out these snowman ideas, as well as the rest of our collection of easy crafts for kids.
Now, let’s get some paper and start crafting.
Paper penguin craft
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Supplies:
- Paper penguin template
- Construction paper: black, blue, white, orange, red and yellow
- Black marker
- Scissors
- Glue
How to make the paper penguin craft
The penguin template comes with two versions:
1. home template – print the template, cut out the patterns and trace them on appropriate colored paper
2. classroom template – print the pattern directly on colored paper and cut them out.
This way you can easily craft with just one or two kids as well as with a classroom full of students.
STEP BY STEP DIRECTIONS FOR HOME CRAFTING
Print the home template. Cut out the patterns and trace them on construction paper.
To make the paper penguin craft, you will need: 1 black penguin body, 1 blue body detail, 1 white face detail, 1 yellow scarf, 1 red hat, 1 white hat band and 1 hat pom pom.
Start by gluing the blue body piece on top of the black body.
Add the white face detail.
Glue the beak at the bottom of the white piece.
The yellow scarf comes around the neck.
Time to assemble the hat. Let’s start with the red hat that is glued on top of the penguin’s head.
Add the white hat band at the bottom of the hat.
And the white hat pom pom goes at the top of the hat.
Use a black marker to draw the penguin’s eyes and a scarf pattern.
STEP BY STEP DIRECTIONS FOR CLASSROOM CRAFTING
Print the classroom template on corresponding colored paper. The penguin body can be printed either on on white paper ( black penguin template) or black paper (penguin outline template ), the body detail on blue paper, the face detail is printed on white paper, the beak on orange paper, the scarf on yellow paper, the hat on red paper and the hat band together with the hat pom pom on white paper.
To make the paper penguin craft, each student will need: 1 black penguin body, 1 blue body detail, 1 white face detail, 1 yellow scarf, 1 red hat, 1 white hat band and 1 hat pom pom.
Start by gluing the blue body piece on top of the black body.
Add the white face detail.
Glue the beak at the bottom of the white piece.
The yellow scarf comes around the neck.
Time to assemble the hat. Let’s start with the red hat that is glued on top of the penguin’s head.
Add the white hat band at the bottom of the hat.
And the white hat pom pom goes at the top of the hat.
Use a black marker to draw the penguin’s eyes and a scarf pattern.