Hatching Paper Plate Penguin Chick Puppets are so quick and easy to make and super cute! Kids will loving hiding the baby penguin in its egg and then making it pop up and hatch to say hello! It’s so much fun!
This paper plate penguin craft is great for toddlers and preschoolers who will love to see the penguin chick hatch from its egg again and again!
This easy paper plate penguin chick is a lovely winter craft for kids and goes really well with polar or antarctic study themes.
Why not pair it up with your favourite penguin story book or rhyme too?
(This post was first published Dec 2018 and has been updated and republished Jan 2023)
We particularly like this penguin craft idea because it’s interactive and children can enjoy playing with it when they’ve finished making it too.
We’ve got lots of other gorgeous Winter crafts you might like too. These paper plate penguins go really well with our Polar Bear Puppets, Pop Up Penguins, 3D Snowflakes and Paper Icicles.
Hatching Paper Plate Penguin Chick Puppets Tutorial
Supplies To Make Penguin Chick Puppets:
- Paper Plates
- Black and White Paint
- Orange Paper
- Wiggle Eyes
- Jumbo Craft Sticks
- Glue
- Scissors
- Stapler
How To Make Paper Plate Penguin Puppets
1 – Cut off just over 2/3rds of the outer corrugated rim of the paper plate to leave an arch shape.
2 – Cut the remaining corrugated section off the arch shape.
3 – The arch shape will become the head of your penguin chick. Leaving a white heart shape in the middle paint the rest black. To give a fluffy grey look of penguin chick feathers dab on white paint.
4 – Cut an orange paper triangle to make the penguin beak and glue it on. Glue on two wiggle eyes too.
5 – The penguin chick puppet needs a long handle so glue together two jumbo popsicle sticks and then glue them to the back of the chick.
6 – Take your second paper plate and cut across it, about 1/3 down, in zig zags to make a broken egg shape.
7 – Take the corrugated arch you cut off your first plate and staple it onto the back of the paper plate egg on either side. Trim off any excess. This makes a little pocket for your penguin puppet to sit in.
8 – Slide the handle of the penguin puppet into the pocket.
9 – Now you can pull your penguin puppet handle down to hide the penguin chick inside the egg.
10 – Now you can push your penguin puppet upwards and it will poke out of the egg as if it was hatching!
This is such a cute and easy winter paper plate craft. I hope your kids enjoy playing with their homemade penguin puppets!
You can print the penguin chick craft instructions below.
More Fun Winter Crafts To Enjoy:
Paper Plate Penguin Chick Puppets
Materials
- 2 Paper Plates (For each penguin craft)
- Black and White Paint
- Orange Paper
- Wiggle Eyes
- 2 Jumbo Craft Sticks
- Glue
- Scissors
- Stapler
Instructions
- Cut off just over 2/3rds of the outer corrugated rim of the paper plate to leave an arch shape.
- Cut the remaining corrugated section off the arch shape.
- The arch shape will become the head of your penguin chick. Leaving a white heart shape in the middle paint the rest black. To give a fluffy grey look of penguin chick feathers dab on white paint.
- Cut an orange triangle to make the penguin beak and glue it on. Glue on two wiggle eyes too.
- The penguin chick puppet needs a long handle so glue together two jumbo popsicle sticks and then glue them to the back of the chick.
- Take your second paper plate and cut across it, about 1/3 down, in zig zags to make a broken egg shape.
- Take the corrugated arch you cut off your first plate and staple it onto the back of the paper plate egg on either side. Trim off any excess. This makes a little pocket for your penguin puppet to sit in.
- Slide the handle of the penguin puppet into the pocket.
- Now you can pull your penguin puppet handle down to hide the penguin chick inside the egg.
- Now you can push your penguin puppet upwards and it will poke out of the egg as if it was hatching!