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Its time to get out the paint and yarn, and make a paper plate penguin craft. The kids will love to paint and weave yarn with this cute penguin!
Paper Plate Penguin Craft
This penguin craft is a fun and easy craft for kids, so let’s get started! Supplies you will need:
- Paper Plates
- Construction Paper (Black, White, and Yellow or Orange)
- Black Craft Paint
- Paint Brush
- Yarn
- 2 Googly Eyes
- Scissors
- Pencil
- Hole Punch
- Glue or Double Sided Tape
- Clear Tape (optional)
Begin by drawing a circle onto your paper plate, I used a cup to help me do this. Carefully cut out the circle with scissor, you may want to help the little ones do this part.
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Then, using a hole punch, make several holes around the cut out. Then paint the entire front of the plate black using craft paint.
Once the paint has dried, its time to weave the yarn for the belly of the penguin.
FYI: I found that weaving the yarn now is much easier than waiting until all the paper parts are attached as they may get caught and rip. I taped the ends of the yarn to the back of the plate, but you can also tie them on.
Now its time to cut out the rest of the parts of the penguin.
Fold your construction paper in half and cut out the arms of the penguin. Then cut out the white part of the face and a triangle shape for the beak. Then finally, cut out two feet.
Attach the arms, face, beak, and feet to the paper plate using glue or double sided tape. Then glue on the eyes.
Finally, punch a hole at the top of the paper plate and tie a small piece of yarn to the top to hang up your penguin.