Penguins are funny and cute and, because of their origins, they are perfect for winter. So if you are looking for winter craft ideas that will also delight the children, animals are the perfect motif. How and with what could you make a penguin?
Whether in kindergarten or at home, there is the right craft variant for every situation. How about one of the following?
You can make these cool penguin figures yourself using foam rubber (or alternatively craft cardboard), cotton wool and a plastic bottle. And it really is as simple as it looks:
- Fill the bottle with cotton wool (cotton balls).
- Made of cardboard/Cut foam rubberCut out a strip that fits around the neck of the bottle. Glue the two ends together to form a ring.
- Cut out the “crown” from cardboard/foam rubber and glue it to the inside of the ring. Attach the obtained head to the bottle with glue.
- Glue googly eyes and a beak cut out of yellow cardboard/foam rubber (a simple triangle will do).
- Cut out the wings/fins and feet and attach these to the sides or bottom of the bottle.
Craft idea with paper cups and moving wings
This idea brings crafting and playing fun at the same time. Two paper cups are worked together so that the penguin's fins move up and down.
- 2 paper cups, one in black (or painted with black paint) and one in white
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- black felt-tip pen/marker or acrylic paint
- Googly eyes
- Scissors
- Glue
- Pencil
Make the penguin with these instructions:
- Cut the black cup twice from the edge and about halfway.
- Fold the resulting flap up to create a fold and cut the flap slightly below. This length determines how long the beak will later become.
- Make two incisions on both sides of this future face, namely where the wings should be.
- Insert the white paper cup into the black one and use a pencil to mark the edge of the incision for the beak and the two interfaces for the wings and take the cup out again.
- Now use these markings to draw a square on the beak area and wings on the sides. Don't worry, they don't have to be perfectly shaped.
- Cut the top and the right and left sides of the square and now the curved line for the wings. Fold the cardboard along the straight, not cut, line.
- Put the white one back into the black cup and slide the wings and beak tab through the openings in the black cup.
- Cut off the two corners of the square tab to create a triangular beak. Cut out a triangle of the same size from orange cardboard and glue it onto the flap.
- Attach the googly eyes and you're done.
- If you now carefully and slightly pull the two cups apart, the wings and beak will move up and down.
Make a penguin with paper plates and toilet roll
A particularly interesting craft idea, especially for children, is this one in which you tooThread woolto get a nice pattern for the belly. Whether you cut out a circle for design or a heart shape for Valentine's Day, for example, is up to you. A star shape also looks very cool.
- paper plate
- Cardboard, foam rubber or felt in black and orange for the wings, beak and feet
- Wool in any color
- big googly eyes
- black paint for the plate (acrylic paint or spray paint)
- punch
- Scissors
- Glue
How to make the penguin out of paper plates:
- Cut out the inner circle of the plate (or choose another shape) and punch holes at even intervals around the edge.
- Paint or spray the plate with the black paint and let it dry.
- Meanwhile, you can cut out the heart-shaped feet (or use a punch).
- You will also need a triangle for the beak and the oval wings.
- Thread wool thread through the holes and cross over to create a nice, tight pattern.
- Tie the thread at the back or tape it in place.
- Glue the googly eyes in place.
- Attach the remaining elements in the correct places. Complete!
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Windsock with toilet roll and crepe paper
You can make such windsocks for outside or even for a penguin decoration inside. Outdoors they can then blow in the wind. The only time you shouldn't leave them outside is when it's raining because they're made of paper and will break. Instead of toilet paper rolls, you can also use kitchen paper rolls.
- Paint or spray the roll with black paint.
- Cut out the belly part from white paper.
- An orange triangle and two hearts become a beak and feet.
- Attach googly eyes.
- Glue strips of crepe paper to the bottom opening and inside sides.
- At the top opening, punch holes in the rolls on two opposite sides to tie string for hanging.
More ideas with toilet rollscan be found here.
