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Penguin Printable Craft: Learn Shapes

Shape Penguin Printables 2With the chill of winter in the air and reading several stories about these amazing animals I decided it would be fun to do a penguin craft to go along with our school lessons.  Penguins are such amazing creatures and so much fun to learn about.

One evening I sat down and started playing with some shapes and thought it would be fun to create shape cut-outs the kids could make penguins from.  With a four and five year old they love to practice their cutting skills and if it involves glue, they are in.

penguin-printable (3 of 1)

I started by having the kids use watercolors to create their version of the Northern Lights.  I encouraged them to use the brighter colors and try to cover as much of the page as possible.

penguin-printable (1 of 2)

Then we cut out the shapes (the smaller ones I assisted with).  I had them sort the shapes, count the pieces and then match them first.

penguin-printable (2 of 2)

Then they had fun piecing them together.  I added in a few triangles that could either be used for a bow tie or a hair bow as well as a top hat but you can get creative and add other pieces with construction paper or color them in with crayons.

You can print out the pages below by clicking the links for the Penguin Page 2 and Penguin Page 1 to open each page.  I would recommend printing them on cardstock so the paper is a bit heavier and will handle better.  Depending on the age of your children, cut the shapes out for them or let them cut them out by themselves.

Shape Penguin Printables 1

Give them a glue stick or a bottle of glue and let them be creative with piecing them together.  They can either be glued to the front of a card or glue to their watercolor Northern Lights painting.

Why not make it an afternoon of learning about penguins and watch Happy Feet or March of the Penguins or read National Geographic Readers: Penguins, How Do Penguins Play or Mr. Popper’s Penguins.  You can even eat like penguins by making a fun fish dish?

What ways do you keep learning fun for your children?

To print the pages, click below and you will be taken to a Google document to print!

Penguin Page 1

Penguin Page 2

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Comments

  1. Megha says

    January 24, 2016 at 10:45 am

    I absolutely love these penguins. My three year old wants to make them as Valentines for her friends. I have attempted to download via Google but was unable to. Can you please email me the link?

    Thanks.

    Reply
  2. Katie says

    March 28, 2015 at 12:28 pm

    Thank you for these adorable penguins! My two year old absolutely adores them! What a great way to practice shapes while having fun!

    Reply
  3. Breena says

    December 10, 2014 at 4:49 pm

    Where is the link to the penguin shapes? Why is it not on here?

    Reply
    • Amanda N says

      December 10, 2014 at 4:55 pm

      They are in the paragraph between the photos labeled Penguin page 1 & page 2. I also added the links on the bottom of the post in bold to make it easy to find.

      Reply
  4. Susan Juelfs says

    December 10, 2014 at 3:36 pm

    I love these penguins! I can’t open the link to print them. Could you please email it to me so I can use it with my class. Thanks so much. Susan

    Reply
    • Amanda N says

      December 10, 2014 at 4:57 pm

      Susan I updated the links to the bottom of the post so hopefully you will be able to access them. It will open in a Google document and you should be able to print them. If not, I can email them to you later.

      Reply
  5. Jo says

    November 17, 2014 at 1:37 pm

    Hi
    Is it possible to email the templates for these fantastic, cute shape penguins .
    Thanks

    Reply
  6. Hannah Want says

    October 5, 2014 at 7:42 am

    Hi
    I cant seem to find the link to download the printables. Would it be possible to e-mail me a copy please. They look so fab and want to make them with my Nursery Children.

    Many thanks

    Hannah

    Reply
    • Amanda N says

      October 5, 2014 at 4:51 pm

      Hi Hannah,
      I just emailed the links to you. If you have any issues getting them to open, please let me know!

      Reply
      • Thuy Dang says

        December 11, 2014 at 9:19 pm

        Hi,

        I found this activity interesting for kids. Could you please send me the links of printable penguins?
        Thank you so much

        Thuy

        Reply
  7. Brandy says

    January 26, 2014 at 3:49 pm

    I would love to print these also for my class, but it won’t open. It says I have to update to a newer version. Could you please email the links to me? Thanks!!

    Reply
  8. Heather says

    January 21, 2014 at 11:20 am

    I tried to print these out to do with my daycare kids but the picture links are coming up as broken. Is there another way to download it?

    Reply
    • Amanda N says

      January 21, 2014 at 11:09 pm

      Hi Heather, I am sorry you are having difficulties. These are saved as a google document and should open online for you. I can also email you directly them and you can download them to your computer to print. Just leave me a comment if you would like me to email them to you (no need to leave your email visible as I have it from you leaving a comment).

      Reply
      • Sibel says

        November 16, 2014 at 1:01 pm

        Hi, I can’t find the link to download the printables, they look so cute! Can you please email them to me? Thanks in advanced 🙂

        Reply
  9. Jodi @ A Mom Having Fun says

    January 10, 2014 at 4:26 pm

    Those are so adorable! Those are a great craft for kids that are even a little older. 😉

    Reply
  10. brett says

    January 9, 2014 at 6:43 am

    oh my gosh. thse are over the moon adorable. pinning.

    Reply
  11. Kristin Wheeler (@MamaLuvsBooks) says

    January 8, 2014 at 11:00 pm

    THese are so cute!!! Perfect craft for the little ones!

    Reply
  12. Dawn says

    January 8, 2014 at 10:54 pm

    I love penguins! These printables are so cute!

    Reply
  13. Mama to 5 BLessings says

    January 8, 2014 at 10:34 pm

    what a cute craft, my daughter would enjoy making these. Pinned!

    Reply
  14. Debi says

    January 8, 2014 at 7:54 pm

    Aw this is so cute. I will have to try this with my youngest.

    Reply
  15. Angela says

    January 8, 2014 at 7:50 pm

    This is absolutely adorable. We just watched the cutest penguin program on TV the other night. This is perfect!

    Reply
  16. Rebekah says

    January 8, 2014 at 7:28 pm

    Aww, these are adorable!

    Reply
  17. Pam says

    January 8, 2014 at 5:15 pm

    These penguins are so cute! Perfect for the cold weather.

    Reply
  18. Amber Edwards says

    January 8, 2014 at 4:44 pm

    Oh those are so stinking cute! I have a SIL who is crazy about penguins, this would be a lot of fun for her to do with her kids.

    Reply
  19. Ellen Christian says

    January 8, 2014 at 4:36 pm

    That is just the cutest thing! I love homemade cards.

    Reply
  20. Janel says

    January 8, 2014 at 4:33 pm

    Those turned out SOOO cute! Love the little heart shaped feet!

    Reply
  21. Leila says

    January 2, 2014 at 12:20 pm

    Those are super cute! And you could do Valentine’s with the heart shapes on the penguin! 🙂

    Reply
  22. Tiffany says

    January 2, 2014 at 7:17 am

    This is such a cute idea. I pinned for later.

    Reply

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