Are you looking for a super cute and fun winter craft for kids? Then they’ll love our interactive Rocking Paper Plate Penguin Craft!

This cute penguin craft comes to life with a gentle tap, and wobbles and waddles from side to side in the most delightful way! Just like real penguins!

Rock and Roll With Penguins!

We are big fans of paper plate crafts here on Kids Craft Room. Today we’re making a super cool Rocking Penguin Craft. These adorable penguin crafts wobble when you tap them and look like they’re waddling along. They are so cute and characterful!

These rocking penguins are a super fun way to keep little hands busy during the chilly winter months.

Learn About Penguins

When people think of Arctic animals they often think of penguins. But real penguins don’t actually live in the arctic at all! They prefer to hang out in the South Pole or Antarctic where there’s lots of water to swim in and fish to catch for their dinner.

Kids can visit National Geographic Kids to find out lots more fun penguin facts.

Celebrate With a Cute Rocking Paper Plate Penguin Craft!

Our Rocking Penguins are such a lovely winter craft and they’re also great for penguin celebrations!

Did you know that our flippered friends have their own special days? Mark your calendars for Penguin Awareness Day on January 20th and World Penguin Day on April 25th.

These special and important days are dedicated to penguins, the cute feathered inhabitants of the southern hemisphere! They aim to raise awareness about their lives and the conservation efforts to protect them.

Our paper penguin craft is the perfect for National Penguin Day or Penguin Awareness Day. It’s super cute and a great way to get kids talking about and learning about these amazing creature. They’re also great to team up with a penguin unit study or your favorite penguin book.

More Cute Penguins To Make

We’ve got lots of other fun penguin crafts your kids will enjoy too. Try these:

Hatching Penguin Chick Puppet – made with plain paper plates
Super Cute Egg Carton Penguins
Paper Plate Penguin Wreath
The cutest Penguin Hat ever – (printable template)
Adorable Penguin Valentines (free printable)

So many fun winter crafts to enjoy! But for now let’s get back to our rocking penguins!

Let’s Make Adorable Paper Plate Penguins That Rock!

See how to make this adorable waddling penguin craft. It’s quick and easy winter craft for kids of all ages.

Children can enjoy getting creative, give their fine motor skills a good workout and have a cute penguin toy to play with when they’re finished!

This easy winter animal craft is so fun! Kids will love watching them rock and waddle from side to side!

Craft Supplies:

Black Paper Plates (Or Simple Paper Plates and Black Paint)
Black Construction Paper
White Construction Paper
Pink Construction Paper
Orange Construction Paper
Marker Pen
Pom Poms (Optional)
Googly Eyes
Scissors
Glue Stick

Rocking Penguin Craft Step-by-Step Instructions

1 – Start making your cute penguins with a black paper plate. If you don’t have one you can paint a paper plate black with black acrylic paint. This will be the penguin’s body.

2 – Next, cut a small white circle for each eye and glue them towards the top of the paper plate to make the penguin’s head. Then add a googly eye to each one.

3 – Then cut a large circular shape out of white paper to make the penguin’s belly and glue it to the low mid section of the paper plate.

4 – Cut an orange paper triangle and stick it between the lower part of the eyes to make the penguin’s orange beak.

5 – Now cut the penguin’s feet from orange cardstock and glue them to the bottom of the paper plate at the sides. (Make sure they don’t overhang the bottom otherwise the paper plate penguin won’t be able to rock.)

6 – To make the penguin’s flippers, cut two ovals or ellipses from black construction paper.

7 – Cut a simple bow tie from colored paper.

8 – Now glue the bow onto the penguins head or neck.

9 – Next glue a flipper to each side of the paper plate. You can position the penguin’s wings anywhere you like but try to make them the same on both sides of the paper plate so that it balances.

10 – Then give your penguin some cute rosy cheeks by adding a small circle of pink paper or a pom pom next to each eye.

11 – Next, fold a plain paper plate in half and attach a little rectangle of cardstock into the middle to prevent it from opening up again.

12 – Finally, glue the folded paper plate onto the back of the penguin shape. Make sure the two curved edges of the plates line up.

13 – Now your movable penguin paper plate craft is finished. You can give your little rocking paper plate penguin craft a gentle tap and see what happens! Little kids will love the fun way they waddle and rock from side to side just like real penguins!

What easy peasy adorable penguins crafts! They’re a great way to celebrate all things penguins!

More fun Paper Plate Winter Crafts For Kids Of All Ages

We’ve got a whole bunch of the cutest crafts for you. There are so many fun ideas and you’ll be glad to hear they all use basic paper plates and simple supplies.

Check out our Polar Bear Paper Plate Twirler. Young kids will have so much fun watching it spin round and round.
You must see our Paper Plate Penguin Wreath! This little craft is an adorable way to decorate your doors for Winter.
Older kids can develop their hand-eye coordination with this Threaded Walrus Craft.
Our Paper Plate Cardinal or Robin is a really simple project for spring or winter.
This Snowy Owl is such a fun craft for little hands. It uses cotton balls to make it soft and fluffy!
And how about turning a paper plate into a cute Baby Penguin? These hatching chick puppets have simple craft sticks for handles so they’re perfect for little hands.

Looking for another great winter craft idea? Try these: