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November 30, 2018 By Brandy 2 Comments

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Make a Darling Penguin Craft Out of a Clear Ornament

Filed Under: Christmas, Craft Tutorials, Kids Crafts Tagged With: Kids Holiday Crafts

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Make an adorable penguin craft out of a clear ornament! Add a hanger to use during the holidays, or keep it on a shelf. Kids will love making these cute penguins this winter!

Looking for more cute penguin crafts? You might like our felt penguin softie (the perfect craft for kids learning to sew and comes with a template!) or our  frozen banana penguins!

Make a darling penguin craft out of a clear ornament! Add a hanger to use during the holidays, or keep it on a shelf. Kids will love making these cute penguins this winter!

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Could you just die with the cuteness of this craft, and that little boy reaching for it?! I couldn’t have planned that shot if I had tried. He was so excited about the little penguin craft that we made out of a clear ornament! The best ideas are often the simplest ideas. I’ve had a box of these in my Christmas box for a couple of years and finally made something with them. There are so many fun uses for clear ornaments. I like using the big ones to put small gifts inside and these little ones are great for smaller crafts.

You’ll need a large pom pom, an ornament for the penguin’s belly (I’d recommend using plastic ornaments), some felt scraps for the flippers, orange beak and feet, a couple of craft eyes and something to fill the ornament (we used mini fake snow from the Dollar Store). Easy peasy!

Note: you can use construction paper instead of felt scraps.

Penguin Ornament Craft

Make a darling penguin craft out of a clear ornament! Add a hanger to use during the holidays, or keep it on a shelf. Kids will love making these cute penguins this winter!

This penguin ornament craft takes just minutes to make and uses basic craft supplies! A fun winter craft for preschool-kindergarten and older kids, alike!

felt and pom pom for penguin ornament craft

If you have felt, a pom pom, and hot glue, you are well on your way to making a whole variety of ornament animals!

penguin ornament craft

Easy Penguin Craft Made Out Of An Ornament!

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Penguin Ornament Craft

Make a darling penguin craft out of a clear ornament! Add a hanger to use during the holidays, or keep it on a shelf. Kids will love making these cute penguins this winter!
Prep Time2 minutes mins
Active Time5 minutes mins
Total Time7 minutes mins
Yield: 1 penguin
Cost: $2

Equipment

  • scissors
  • hot glue gun/glue sticks

Materials

  • clear Christmas ornament
  • small funnel
  • fake Snow (Dollar Store)
  • orange and black felt scraps
  • 2 black pom poms
  • googly eyes
  • ribbon

Instructions

  • Remove the top of the ornament and use a small funnel to fill the ornament with fake snow/styrofoam. Replace top.
  • Cut out a heart for the feet, a strip for the flippers, and a small triangle for the beak.
  • Hot glue the wings onto the top of the ornament. Add a drop of glue under each wing tip. Glue the feet on.
  • Hot glue the pom pom onto the ornament. This is the back view. I left the hanger exposed so that we can add a hook if we want to hang it on the tree. But this little guy stands on his own so you can just skip that part and put him on a shelf.
  • Hot glue the eyes beak, and ribbon scarf onto the penguin. You can also add a ribbon for hanging if you’d like.
  • Place your cute penguin on the table and watch your toddler squeal and run to it!

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Notes

When they are done playing, box it up and save to put on the Christmas tree next year!

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Candy Airplanes:These candy airplanes for kids are so fun to make. Great for class parties, birthday crafts and party favors—reminiscent of candy trains that we all loved making as children.

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Welcome! I'm Brandy, mother to 5 darling kiddos and a cute black lab named Toby. My husband is in the Coast Guard so we've lived all over the place, turning each house into a home. I love baking, sewing, making cute things with my kids, and sharing what I've learned with all of you!

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  1. Maritza says

    December 7, 2018 at 8:51 pm

    That little penguin is so cute and perfect for little hands!

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  2. Bright says

    December 6, 2018 at 10:15 pm

    What a sweet photo of the little guy smiling from behind the snowman!

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