Kids will love making this fun printable penguin craft with popsicle sticks, paint, and cotton balls! Start with our printable penguin template then get creative with your adorable penguins!
Start by lining up eight craft sticks so they are like stairs up and down with two sticks lined up evenly in the center. So you’ll have 1, 2, 3, 4/5 at the same height, and 6, 7, 8 are back down.
9 craft sticks
Once you have those lined up at the heights you want, glue them together then break one craft stick in half and glue it across the back of the popsicle sticks so that they have more support.
Paint the popsicle sticks black. Allow them to dry completely before moving onto the next step.
Black paint
Print out the free printable penguin template then cut out the individual pieces.
Printable penguin template
Use the pieces to cut out black wings and orange foam feet and beak.
1 sheet orange foam, 1 piece black construction paper
Glue cotton balls or a large piece of cotton in the center. I like to start about 2/3 up and go down from there, right in the center of the body.
Cotton balls or cotton stuffing
Add on the orange beak and feet that you cut out using the penguin template pieces.
Finish off this portion of the penguin by adding the googly eyes right above the beak.
2 googly eyes
Finally, glue on the black wings to finish your penguin!
Notes
Make this craft simpler for younger kids by gluing together the popsicle sticks before you get started. That piece can be a little challenging for younger children and you don’t want them to be done with this diy penguin craft before the fun even gets started!Let kids get creative if they don’t want to use the free printable template! Let them cut out whatever shape wings, beak, and feet they want. This is a great way to let kids show their creativity without getting too crazy.Get self-adhesive googly eyes to make that piece simpler! Googly eyes with white glue also sometimes tend to slip around a bit, so I always recommend the ones that are just ready to be stuck right on!