“Bleat, bleat, bleat!” Here comes the adorable penguins made by Carmel Watson’s Pre-Nursery, Seahorses Class. All you need are some basic craft supplies and, voila, the kids are in for an afternoon of crafting that lets them explore their own creativity. British School of Beijing, Sanlitun students Evelin Hlusickova, Gemma Zhu, Nihit Singh, Austin Su, and Mia Marangone show you how it’s done.
Materials:
- Craft paper (white and colored)
- Black felt
- Scissors
- Cotton wool
- Glue
- Googly eyes
1. Cut 1 large oval shape (black). This step can be done with craft paper or felt.
2. Cut 5 pink medium size hearts of the color of your choosing.
3. Cut 1 large-size heart.
4. Cut 2 small white circles and 2 small black circles.
5. Cut 1 small triangle of the color of your choosing.
6. Glue the large heart at the bottom of the oval to make a penguin’s tummy, glue the cotton wool onto the white heart to add texture and to make the penguin’s tummy cute and fluffy.
7. Add the triangle for the beak.
8. Glue the two white circles for the eyes and the small black circles on top of the white circles to complete the eyes.
9. Glue 2 hearts on the sides of the penguin’s body to make the wines and 2 hearts on the bottom to make the feet.
This article appeared in the jingkids 2023 Graduation Issue
