Penguin Craft – Penguin Ornaments

Winter just cries out for something penguin themed doesn’t it? Boy have we got the cutest, chubbiest, book inspired penguin craft for you today! You’re going to want to craft a whole colony of these cheeky black and white characters with your kids.

Ever since my kiddies were really tiny we’ve enjoyed sharing the book Penguin by Polly Dunbar. It’s a funny book with a wonderful moral and timeless appeal for both adults and children.  I won’t give the plot away here for those of you that don’t know the story yet but will just say that a little boy Ben opens a present and finds a penguin inside! Ben is determined to make the penguin talk and tries everything without success!  A disastrous and hilarious encounter with a passing lion finally causes penguin to speak … and Ben discovers something wonderful!

Penguin inspired us to come up with a penguin craft that could be used as a jolly Christmas ornament and also double up as a cute penguin play figure too. Our penguins will be hanging on our tree and also joining our Small World Snow Scene and having a messy time splashing about in our Sensory Snow Gel too!

Whether you want penguin ornaments for the Christmas tree or a penguin craft play figure …let’s show you how we did it!

Penguin Craft Supplies

• • Large Polystyrene Craft Balls (3 inch)
  • Small Polystyrene Balls(1.5 inch)
  • Acrylic Paint
  • Orange Felt
  • Googly Eyes
  • UHU Glue
  • Gold Elastic Thread
  • Cocktail Sticks (optional)

  
  

  Penguin Craft – How To Make Penguin Ornaments / Toy

  This penguin craft is so simple! Get started by painting your polystyrene balls black for a penguin. You can either paint it black all over and then add a white tummy afterwards or paint it black leaving a white circle or heart shape bare for the tummy, which is what we did.

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