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Preschool Penguin Craft with Free Penguin Printable Template

Let your kids create this preschool penguin craft with a free penguin printable template. All you need is cotton balls, paper and a printer to create this easy winter craft.

Penguin crafts are a great winter craft to keep your preschooler busy during those cold months. What kid doesn’t love penguins? Not only will this let preschool children enjoy their craft time, but they will also be able to do most of the steps by themselves without needing too much assistance from an adult. This is also a great group activity. All you have to do is download the free penguin printable template and get to work!

Here is what you will need:

  • The free penguin printable template (head to the bottom of the post to see it)
  • A color printer
  • Printing paper
  • Blue colored paper
  • Scissors
  • Glue 
  • Cotton balls
penguin craft supplies

How to make a penguin craft from paper and cotton balls for preschoolers

Step 1:

From the blue colored paper cut out a rectangle the size of the printing paper.

Step 2:

Download the template and print it onto white paper using a color printer. You could also print out multiple copies at once so that you can pop them out when needed in the future. 

Step 3:

Using the scissors cut out the different pieces from the template. Make sure to help the kids with this step to prevent any unwanted accidents. 

Step 3:

Glue the black “body” portion onto the center of the blue rectangle that you cut out earlier. 

base of penguin craft
penguin base glued to blue paper

Step 4:

Glue the orange “feet” pieces at the bottom of the black piece, onto the blue paper. 

penguin feet for penguin craft

Step 5: 

Apply glue onto one side of the grey “body” cutout. Be sure to put on the glue evenly and generously throughout the entire piece. 

white base for penguin craft

Step 6:

Place the cotton balls one by one onto the glued portion. Let the kids have fun and stick the cotton however they like and even if the paper underneath shows through. After all, this craft is all about letting your little ones have fun and craft on their own! 

If the glue dries out just apply a little more as needed and carry on attaching the cotton balls on top. 

cotton balls for penguin craft
cotton balls on white paper for penguin craft

Step 7:

Glue this assembled cotton and paper piece onto the black body, that is already stuck to the blue paper. 

penguin craft
penguin craft with paper and cotton balls

Step 8:

On the upper part of the cotton body, attach the black circle cutouts using the glue. 

eyes for penguin craft

Step 9:

For the last step, glue the orange triangle under the glued black circles. To make it look like a beak make sure the triangle is pointing down. 

penguin craft face
penguin craft for kids

And we’re done! A super easy way to make an adorable penguin with materials we usually have at home. When the penguin is complete it could be used as a toy, room décor, or even be glued onto sketchbooks to create little scrapbooks. These adorable penguins would even be great to put up on the fridge and make your preschooler feel great about making it. 

If you are looking for a handful of other cut and paste activities for Preschoolers, check out this awesome post with loads of ideas and free printable templates.

preschool penguin craft with free penguin printable template

Printable Penguin Template

Either download the link above or use the image below to get your free printable penguin template for this cute winter craft.

Penguin Printable Template

I hope you’ve found this tutorial simple and easy. Happy crafting!

Preschool Penguin Craft with Free Penguin Printable Template

preschool penguin craft with free penguin printable template

Let your kids create this preschool penguin craft with a free penguin printable template. All you need is cotton balls, paper and a printer to create this easy winter craft.

Prep Time 2 minutes
Active Time 15 minutes
Total Time 17 minutes
Difficulty easy

Materials

  • The free penguin printable template
  • Printing paper
  • Blue colored paper
  • Scissors
  • Glue
  • Cotton balls

Tools

  • color printer

Instructions

  1. From the blue colored paper, cut out a rectangle the size of the printing paper.
  2. Download the template and print it onto white paper using a color printer. You could also print out multiple copies at once so that you can pop them out when needed in the future. 
  3. Using scissors, cut out different pieces from the template.
  4. Glue the black “body” portion onto the center of the blue rectangle that you cut out earlier. 
  5. Glue the orange “feet” pieces at the bottom of the black piece, onto the blue paper. 
  6. Apply glue onto one side of the grey “body” cutout. Be sure to apply the glue evenly and generously throughout the entire piece.
  7. Place the cotton balls one by one onto the glued portion.
  8. Glue this assembled cotton and paper piece onto the black body that is already stuck to the blue paper. 
  9. On the upper part of the cotton body, attach the black circle cutouts using the glue. 
  10. Glue the orange triangle under the glued black circles. To make it look like a beak make sure the triangle is pointing down. 

Notes

Let the kids have fun and stick the cotton however they like and even if the paper underneath shows through. After all, this craft is all about letting your little ones have fun and craft on their own! 

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