Craft & Play with a Paper Bag Penguin Puppet + Cute Book!

As you may already know, penguins are a big thing in our household. They’re so cute and cuddly! In this post we are sharing how to make a paper bag penguin puppet craft and a cute book about penguins. The puppet makes a fun way to retell the story, If You Were a Penguin, or any other penguin book!

If You Were a Penguin by  Florence & Wendell Minor

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If you were a penguin . . .

You could swim really fast and toboggan on ice.

Sing a happy duet, once or twice.

You could live on land but dive under the sea.

There’s a lot penguins can do, just like you and me!

Cute story for ages 3-7 about penguins. The book invites you to imagine what it would be like if you were a penguin. Would you  swim in the ocean, play, eat, toboggan and more?

Paper Bag Penguin

Supplies Needed:

• paper lunch bag
• jumbo googly eyes
• orange craft foam
• black paint
• white construction paper
• scissors
• glue
• paintbrush

Instructions:

1. Start by painting the paper bag with black paint. We did two coats with drying time in between.

2. Cut a white oval-like shape from the construction paper, it should be just a little small than the paper bag. Glue in place.

3. Add the googly eyes.

4. Cut a triangle from orange craft foam or construction paper. Glue it under the eyes.

Now your penguin puppet is ready to be played with! Besides retelling your favorite penguin book, you could put on a puppet show or even make more paper bag puppets to play with siblings or friends!

Bookspiration Club – Penguin Theme

• Penguin Books & Activity {Free Printable Pages} | The Natural Homeschool
• Tacky the Penguin Math Activity | School Time Snippets
• Fun Penguin Crafts for Kids  | Mrs. Karle’s Sight and Sound Reading
• Penguin Styrofoam Ball Craft | Easy Peasy and Fun
• Penguin Snowball Play I Spy Game| Simple Fun for Kids
• Penguin Lacing Cards | Living Life and Learning

See you in February for our collaborative Kids in the Kitchen book theme!

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Amanda

Artsy Momma

Amanda is an ‘artsy momma’ to 2 kids who love making crafts just as much as she does. Follow their creative journey over on the blog titled Artsy Momma. Besides crafts, they share fun food ideas, hands-on learning activities, mommy DIY, + lots more! If you love handprint art, head over to their Fun Handprint Art blog where you will find hundreds of their projects all made with little hands and feet.