Egg-Shaped Penguin Craft

Make an "egg-stra" special penguin craft!

Skill Level: Easy to Moderate

Time Needed: 1/2 hour

Age(s): 5 to 8

Appropriate For: Easter

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Cut out a large egg shape from a sheet of black construction paper. This will be the penguin's body.
Cut out a smaller circle from white construction paper for the penguin's tummy. Glue the white circle to the black egg shape.
Cut out a smaller egg shape from black construction paper. Fold the egg shape in half lengthwise. Cut the egg shape in half to make the penguin's wings.
Glue the wings to the back of the large black egg shape so that they stick out from behind the body.
Glue a pair of Jiggly eyes to the top of the penguin's body.
Cut out a small diamond shape from a sheet of orange construction paper. Fold the diamond in half to make two triangles. Glue the bottom triangle below the penguin's eyes. The top half of the diamond will stick out. This will be the penguin's beak.
Fold a sheet of orange construction paper in half. Cut out a food shape with three toes from the orange construction paper. Open the fold, and you will have two identically shaped feet. Glue the feet to the bottom of the penguin's body.
Glue your completed penguin to a sheet of foam board. Let the glue dry completely.
Display your penguin craft for others to see!

Teaching Tips:

Discuss penguins with your students. Introduce interesting facts about them, such as they are birds that do not fly, and their skin coloring acts as camouflage when they are swimming in water. Talk about the largest type of penguin, the Emperor Penguin, which stands about 3 feet 7 inches tall—almost as tall as a student!
Talk about penguin habitats. Use a classroom map to point out the Southern Hemisphere, where penguins live. Discuss how penguins live in cold climates, such as Antarctica, and in warmer climates, such as Galápagos Island. Help students find these locations on the map.
Introduce different shapes to your students. Discuss how an egg-shape is also called an oval. Give students a list of common shapes, and ask students to identify a real-world example for each. For example, for a triangle, students might give the example of a piece of pizza. For a diamond, students might give the example of a kite.
Have students write a short story about the penguin character they create. Give students a prompt to help them get started, such as "When Penguin decided to go fishing with his best friend Seal..."