Penguin crafts are always a hit, but this Sponge Penguin Craft takes it up a notch with its unique painting technique. My kids loved dipping sponges into paint and stamping their penguins onto the page—it was messy in the best way! Watching their little flock of penguins come together was so much fun, and the snowy finish added the perfect wintry touch.
This craft is simple, creative, and perfect for a cozy day at home. It’s easy enough for younger kids to enjoy but still leaves room for older ones to get creative with their designs. Plus, the sponge stamping technique adds a playful texture that makes each penguin unique.
Why You’ll Love This Penguin Craft
This craft is hands-on, tactile, and super engaging for kids. The sponge painting technique is easy to do, and the final result is a page full of adorable penguins. It’s also a great way to practice fine motor skills, from stamping with the sponge to gluing on the penguin features.
Materials You’ll Need:
- Cardstock
- Black and white pain
- Paper plate for paint
- Sponge
- Scissors
- Orange and white construction paper
- Pom-pom (for painting snow)
- Black marker
How to Make the Sponge Penguin Craft
- Prepare the Sponges
Cut out a circle from the sponge for the penguin’s body. Cut out an elongated oval from the sponge for the wings.
- Stamp the Penguins
Pour black paint onto a paper plate. Dip the circle sponge into the paint and stamp it onto the cardstock to create the penguin bodies. Make as many as you can fit on the page. Dip the oval sponge into the black paint and stamp two wings beside each penguin body.
- Add the Penguin Features
Cut out bellies from white construction paper and glue one to each penguin. Then cut out feet and beaks from orange construction paper and glue them on. Cut out white circles for the eyes, draw pupils with a black marker, and attach them above the beak.
- Create the Snowy Background
Pour white paint onto a paper plate. Dip a pom-pom into the white paint and stamp it around the penguins to create falling snow.
This Sponge Penguin Craft is a fun and creative way to spend an afternoon with your kids. From the stamping to the gluing, every step is engaging and mess-friendly. The end result? A flock of adorable penguins surrounded by snowy magic—perfect for displaying or gifting during the winter season!
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.
