There’s something about penguins that kids can’t get enough of, and this Puffy Paint Penguin Craft brings all the fun of these adorable creatures into a creative project. The puffy paint adds a cool 3D texture that kids love, and the googly eyes and bright orange feet make the penguin extra cute. My kids were completely captivated by mixing the paint and watching their penguin come to life on the page.
What’s great about this craft is that it’s as hands-on as it gets. Kids can mix, paint, cut, and assemble their penguin, adding their own snowy touch with puffy paint snowflakes. It’s messy in the best way and an activity that’s bound to keep everyone smiling.
Why You’ll Love This Penguin Craft
This craft is the perfect blend of creativity and sensory play. The puffy paint is soft and squishy, giving kids a unique painting experience, while the cutting and gluing steps help with fine motor skills. Plus, the end result is a one-of-a-kind penguin scene that makes a great keepsake or display piece.
Materials You’ll Need:
- Blue cardstock
- Black and orange construction paper
- Googly eyes
- School glue
- Shaving cream
- Bowl
- Q-tip
- Paintbrush
How to Make the Puffy Paint Penguin Craft
- Prepare the Penguin Body
Cut out a penguin-shaped body from black construction paper and glue it to the blue cardstock.
- Mix the Puffy Paint
In a bowl, mix 1 cup of shaving cream with 1/4 cup of school glue. Stir gently until it’s well combined but still fluffy.
- Paint the Penguin’s Tummy
Use a paintbrush to apply the puffy paint to the center of the penguin’s body, leaving a black edge around it. For younger kids, trace the area to be painted with a white crayon to guide them.
- Add the Details
Cut out a beak and webbed feet from orange construction paper. Place them into the puffy paint while it’s still wet. Add googly eyes just above the beak to complete the penguin’s face.
- Make Snowflakes
Dip a Q-tip into the puffy paint and print dots around the penguin on the blue cardstock to create snowflakes.
This Puffy Paint Penguin Craft is an easy, fun way to bring some winter creativity into your day. From mixing the puffy paint to decorating their penguin with snowflakes, kids will love every step of the process. Plus, the finished penguin makes a perfect addition to your winter art collection!
Play2Learn Toddler & Preschool Programs for Curious Toddlers
There is no limit to your toddler’s energy and curiosity. That energy and curiosity although a joy can be challenging at times. Their interest in just about everything around them is what makes them great learners. One and two year olds can soak up so much just from their senses!
But as a teacher or parent that thirst for learning can be exhausting. That is why I created this toddler and preschooler program. To help you get the most out of this time with your curious toddler without having to come up with creative ways to play and interact with them.
Play2Learn for Toddlers includes 20 Units for toddlers. Each 2-week toddler unit has 20 super easy to set up and engaging activities for toddlers 18 months to 3 years.
Play2Learn Preschool which includes 20 Units for preschoolers. Each 2-week preschoolers unit has 20 unique and easy to set up and engaging activities for preschoolers 3 years to 5 years. That’s over 800 learning activities for your toddler and preschooler at your fingertips! So many ideas you and your child will never be bored again!
These toddler and preschool lesson plans and activities will definitely keep you and your toddler and preschooler busy playing and learning!
Click here for more information: Play2Learn
Book: Exciting Sensory Bins for Curious Kids
Did you know I wrote a book of sensory bins? Click here for more information Exciting Sensory Bin for Curious Kids. Or grab your copy at Amazon.
Boring afternoons are made exciting with awesome animal-based bins, like Salty Shark Bay or Yarn Farm. Pretend play bins like Birthday Cake Sensory Play or Bubble Tea Party encourage creativity and imagination. And your kids will have so much fun they won’t even know they’re getting smarter with STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art and math) activities like Sink or Float Soup, Magnetic Letter Hunt or Ice Cream Scoop and Count.
Designed for toddlers 18 months and up.
Book: Super STEAM Activity Book for Kids
Learning all about science, technology, engineering, art, and math sets kids up for scholastic success―and it can be so much fun! Watch kids enjoy building STEAM skills as they color friendly fish, help water find its way to tree roots, solve math problems with mazes, and more.
Find out more and grab your copy here.
Designed for preschoolers 3 years old and up.
Book: Big Book of Riddles for Kids
Riddle me this: What’s an exciting way to practice critical thinking while having a blast? The Big Riddle Book for Kids, of course! From hilarious puns to tough brain teasers, kids can build problem-solving skills with hundreds of riddles tha. t show them how to think outside the box.
- 350 riddles for kids—Have hours of fun with riddles, puns and jokes, and math and logic puzzles that’ll get their wheels turning!
- Level up their skills—Riddles get trickier as kids progress through the book, challenging them as they get better at solving puzzles!
- Double-check their work—Kids can check their answers in the back of the book with a handy answer key.
Help children expand their minds while having fun with this puzzle book for kids!
Designed for kids ages 6 years old and up.
TV Show: Curious Crafting
I’m so excited to share my crafting TV show Curious Crafting which launched in July 2022 on TVOkids and TVOkids YouTube! Season 2 aired in August 2023! My show was also nominated in 2023 for Best Live Action Preschool Series by the Youth Media Alliance Awards of Excellence.
Curious Crafting Season 1 is also now airing in Australia on ABC! Watch it here!
Set in the ultimate crafting space, Curious Crafting is a short form pre-school age series about the joy of making crafts. I lead a rotating cast of adorable little preschoolers (including my own) making magic out of common household objects.
In each episode we transform recycled items into magical crafts like a milk carton school bus, paper bag puppet or cotton pad turtle. The crafters learn and laugh their way through each activity while demonstrating what their young imaginations can create.
Curious Crafting shares the adventure and joy of making art with takeaway lessons for creating crafts at home.
This show designed for toddlers and preschoolers 2.5 years old and up.
