Making crafts, like the Paper Plate Penguin Craft, is a great way for kids to improve their fine motor skills, coordination, muscle strength, and more. This fun activity also helps children practice listening carefully and following step-by-step instructions.
Supplies
- Penguin Template
- Paper plate
- Scissors
- Glue
How to Make the Paper Plate Penguin Craft?
Step 1: To start this fun winter craft, your kids will first cut out the penguin parts from the template. If they’re still learning to use scissors, you should have extra copies of the template ready.
Step 2: Once all the parts are cut out, they will glue a flipper on each side of the paper plate.
Step 3: Next, they will glue the top of the penguin’s head onto the white circle. Then, they will stick their eyes in the middle of the circle. After the eyes, they will attach the orange triangle to the beak.
Step 4: Once the head of the penguin is ready, they will glue it to the top of the paper plate.
Step 5: Lastly, your kids will glue the flippers at the bottom of the paper plate.
Making this simple Paper Plate Penguin Craft is a great way for your kids to use their hands and learn about penguins.