Our toddler daughter is obsessed with penguins (she calls them "p's"), so
this craft was made just for her. With a styrofoam body and a fun winter
hat it's a great winter craft for kids. This craft does have some smaller parts
that will be more difficult for young hands to cut out, but with a little prep
work it's a great craft for younger kids too. Our daughter loves to carry
around her very own "p" and we hope your children will enjoy this craft as much
as she does!
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What you'll need:
- Small styrofoam egg
- Black and white craft paint
- Paint brush
- Black, orange, red and green felt
- Cotton balls
- 2 googly eyes
- Glue
- Scissors
- Popsicle stick or wooden dowel
- Serrated knife
How to make your Styrofoam Penguin Craft
- Cut a small portion off the bottom of the styrofoam egg so that it
sits flat.
- Paint the majority of the egg black. Paint a small egg shaped
patch of white on the front of the egg to be the penguin's stomach.
- Cut two small "eye" shaped pieces out of black felt for the wings.
Glue onto either side of the egg.
- Cut two small triangles out of orange felt for feet and glue them
onto the bottom of the egg.
- Glue two googly eyes onto the penguin.
- Cut a small triangle out of orange felt and glue under the eyes as a
beak.
- Cut a small bowtie out of red felt and glue under the beak.
Add a small white dot to the middle the bowtie to better define the
center point.
- Cut a hat shape out of green felt. Pull apart a cotton ball
and glue a bit to the point of the hat as well as along the bottom of
the hat. Glue a popsicle stick or wooden dowel to the back of the
hat and insert it into the penguin's head.
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