Penguin Crafts for Preschoolers
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Penguins are so much fun to learn about. These penguin crafts for preschoolers make a great addition to your penguin preschool activities.
Whether you’re looking for a fun new craft or you’re looking to work on a specific skill, this list of penguin crafts has something for everyone.
Kids can work on shapes, scissor skills, fine motor, and more while completing a fun penguin activity designed specifically for kids ages 2-6!

penguin crafts for preschool
Waddling Penguin Preschool Craft
Preschoolers will love turning empty water bottles into penguins! Follow this simple tutorial for a super easy (and oh so cute) water bottle penguin craft!
Water Bottle Penguin Craft
Are you looking for a new winter craft to do with your little ones? Don’t miss this waddling penguin preschool craft! It’s perfect for young crafters. Winter crafting has never been so much fun!
Penguin Craft Preschool Activity
This penguin craft for preschoolers is super cute, and it’s simple to make with pre-cut oval and heart shapes. Natural Beach LIving
Fingerprint Penguin
Kids will love using their fingerprints to create the white belly on these paper penguins. Barkley, Party of Seven
Potato Masher Penguin
Preschoolers tend to love painting with things that aren’t paint brushes. If yours do, they’ll love making this unique potato masher penguin! Happy Toddler Playtime
Hatching Penguin Chick Puppets
Little ones will love watching their paper plate penguin chick puppet “hatch” out of his egg over and over again. Kids Craft Room
Cotton Balls Penguin Craft
Fluffy white cotton balls give this cotton ball penguin craft a unique 3D affect kids will love. Easy Peasy and Fun
Handprint Alphabet P for... Penguin
Add this handprint P is for Penguin project to your winter animals or Letter of the week preschool activities. Red Ted Art
Penguin Windsocks
Hang these penguin windsocks from a tree and watch them blow in the wind all season long. Non-Toy GiftsWhether your kids choose to paint or color this penguin coloring page craft, they’ll love assembling him when they’re done. Kids Activities Blog
Penguin Coloring Page and Craft
Whether your kids choose to paint or color this penguin coloring page craft, they’ll love assembling him when they’re done. Kids Activities Blog
PRESCHOOL BOOKS ABOUT PENGUINS
Fill your book basket with a great collection of books about penguins. Most of these books can be found at your local library or used bookstore.
If you have a hard time finding them, you can order them through my Amazon affiliate links by clicking the images below.
Penguins – In Explore My World Penguins, curious kids ages 3 to 7 will be excited to learn about the delightful world of penguins: the extreme lengths they go to to care for their young and the relationship between baby penguins and their parents.
Tacky the Penguin – Tacky’s perfect friends find him annoying until his odd behavior saves the day.
If You Were a Penguin – In this simple, rhyming picture book, the youngest readers will learn about penguins. This is the perfect read-aloud for teachers and parents to share with young children as they imagine what life as a penguin is like!

Round Out Your Unit with These Activities:
Everyone’s a winner with this super fun, non-competitive game to practice colors and shapes vocabulary! Spin the spinner, match the fish and collect them in your net. But, wait! You might have to feed a fish to the Hungry Penguin!
Stack and sort five brightly-colored wooden rings, topped with an adorable penguin. The base of this wooden penguin stacker is curved for additional fun rocking movement!
Spark your Kiddo’s creative interest with this Penguin Pals Dough Kit! Sensory play and loose parts play rolled into one, this kit gives kids the unlimited ability to play, create and learn.
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Thank you for the link back to my blog, Barkley, Party of Seven. I’m so glad you liked the penguin craft we did!
I don’t post to that blog, anymore, but you can find my new (and better!) blog at momwifewine.com.
Great post, and good job pulling together so many penguin craft ideas!