Upcycle a 2-liter bottle into a cute and silly emperor penguin craft with just a few more art supply items and a little bit of time.
Take your kids on a delightful journey of creativity with plenty of penguin crafts.
Too, I have facts and movies that I have gathered up.
These ideas cover kids of all ages and can be used for a family emperor penguin unit study.
Emperor penguins are easily identifiable.
Their size alone sets them apart from other penguins.
And their yellow is lighter than that of the similar king penguin, and their beak is shorter and points downward.
From adorable paper penguins to whimsical pom-pom penguin poppers there are Emperor Penguin craft ideas to appeal to everyone.
PENGUIN BOOKS FOR KIDS
First, look at these fun books about penguins.
I add living books when I can find them.
11 Penguin Books & Resources for Kids Who Love to Read and Be Read To
Add some of these books and resources about penguins to your learning day.
With a new children’s book imprint, the Bodleian Library brings beloved classics back into print, beginning with a beautiful storybook about the life of a fascinating Antarctic species. Originally published in 1962, Penguin’s Way by Johanna Johnston tells the surprising story of these creatures, complete with colorful artwork by award-winning illustrator Leonard Weisgard. In Penguin’s Way, a playful colony of emperor penguins lives on the edge of a faraway secret sea. During the summers, the penguins are content to fish and swim in the icy waters. But, when the seasons change, they must travel more than one hundred miles to the snowy lands surrounding the South Pole. All across the snow plain, the penguins sing songs to welcome newly hatched chicks into the world, but how will the fluffy newborns survive the freezing winter? Few things pique children’s curiosity about the world around them better than a good book. Brought back for a new generation of young readers, Penguin’s Way offers a fun and creative introduction to these fascinating animals.
Charming Characters: Meet the endearing Mr. Popper and his comical penguins, each with their distinct personalities and quirks, creating a delightful and memorable cast of characters.
Whimsical Adventures: Follow Mr. Popper and his penguins on a series of whimsical escapades, as they navigate unexpected challenges and create joyous chaos in their small town.
Heartwarming Message: Experience the heartwarming message of friendship, family, and the importance of embracing the unexpected, as Mr. Popper's life is transformed by the presence of his unusual feathered companions.
Whiteblack the Penguin is worried. He has run out of stories for his radio show, a dire situation for the Chief Storyteller of Penguinland. So Whiteblack decides to travel in search of new tales to share. The result is a journey that spans the globe and not only introduces the precocious penguin to a host of colorful characters but teaches him about the power of friendship and what it means to be a hero. Originally created in 1937, while the Reys lived in Paris, this delightful story is being published for the first time, and is sure to enchant readers young and old. From the creators of Curious George, Whiteblack the Penguin Sees The World is a timeless tale with all the hilarity and childlike sense of adventure characteristic of the Reys’ previous work.
Can you imagine spending the winter outdoors in Antarctica without anything to eat? That’s just what the male Emperor penguin does. While his mate is off swimming and catching loads of fish, he stands around in the freezing cold with an egg on his feet for two whole months, keeping it warm and waiting for it to hatch. Welcome to the story of the world’s most devoted dad!
A new edition to the acclaimed Strange and Wonderful series. The seventeen species of penguins come in all sizes and are fascinating in many other ways. The little blue penguin, the smallest, stands about sixteen inches high, and the emperor penguin, the largest, stands almost four feet tall. Some penguins are named for how they look, such as the black-footed penguin, while others are named for where they live, such as the Galapagos penguin. Laurence Pringle's informative book, with stunning illustrations by Meryl Henderson, introduces young readers to the life and behavior of one of nature's most remarkable birds.
This penguin figures set was made by hand painted with high realistically detailed appearance, cute face and childish eyes. Their uniquely molded textures and richly painted details make the animals vivid. And all the animal figures stands up very well, they do not fall over. Children would like to spend more time to observe and play with them.
African penguins waddle around nesting colonies in lower numbers than ever before. Despite South African government efforts to protect the penguin colonies and their ocean fish supply, young penguins still struggle to survive. Fuzzy chicks waiting for food in open nests may overheat in the sun or become prey. Others simply may not get enough food to survive on their own once their parents leave. But new conservation methods, including rescuing and hand-feeding vulnerable chicks, are giving experts hope. Can volunteers and scientists help save Africa's only penguins before it's too late?
This documentary chronicles the heroic and harrowing journey that emperor penguins make amid subfreezing temperatures and violent snowstorms at the South Pole in order to mate.
A family finds a penguin mysteriously delivered to their door every day for a year. At first they’re cute, but with every passing day, the penguins pile up—along with the family’s problems. Feeding, cleaning, and housing the penguins becomes a monumental task. They’re noisy and smelly, and they always hog the bathroom! And who on earth is sending these kwak-ing critters? Bright, striking illustrations with lots of opportunity for counting (and lots of laughs), 365 Penguins has become a perennial wintertime favorite.
Beautiful, full-color photographs and an engaging first-person narrative introduce young readers to an Adelie penguin family's first view of the harsh, wild Antarctic environment.
An illustrated introduction to those wonderful waddling water birds!Living only in the southern hemisphere, there are seventeen different kinds of penguins. With bright watercolor illustrations and kid-friendly language, Gail Gibbons introduces these black and white birds, describing where and how they live, what they eat, and how they hatch their young. An exploration of the egg-laying and chick-raising habits of the emperor penguin is also included, describing how these large penguins take care of their babies in extremely cold temperatures, working together to look after one large egg at a time. Readers will also learn about threats to penguin populations, and what conservation efforts have been made to help preserve them. A collection of penguin facts is also included.
Next, look at these facts about penguins.
5 EMPEROR PENGUIN FACTS
- Emperor penguins are the tallest and heaviest of all the penguins, at heights of 36” -48” and weighing up to 99 lbs.
- They can dive deeper than any other bird, including other penguins, down to 1,800 feet and can hold their breath for almost 30 minutes.
- Emperor Penguins do not hop rather they have a slow waddling walk, moving at about 1.7 mph. They have also been known to toboggan by sliding on their bellies across the ice.
- Females, after laying a single egg in April or May transfer care to the male who carefully balances the egg on his feet for 65 – 75 days to keep it warm off the cold ground in a special adapted brood pouch.
- Colonies of emperor penguin are made up of 5,000 or more adults and chicks who work together to huddle for warmth. They are tightly packed together and take turns shuffling around to be on the outside for a bit in the harsh cold.
Also, you’ll love these emperor penguin crafts, activities, and activities.
PENGUIN CRAFTS, RESOURCES, AND ACTIVITIES
For little ones, find out How to Make an Egg Carton Bobblehead Penguin Preschool Craft to teach them about these tuxedo clad birds.
Watch The March of The Penguins to follow the amazing journey of Emperor Penguins in subfreezing temperatures in the South Pole.
Learn How to Make an Easy Antarctica Diorama With Your Kids that is a fresh new take on an older idea.
If you are going to dive right into a penguin unit why not make it a Penguin Party? Really make it special with themed snacks and decor to kick it off.
Penguin Poppers would make a really fun indoor or outdoor activity to get the kids up and moving during the unit.
Where is Antarctica is an engaging book from the Where is series that will hold your child’s interest while giving them many great facts about life on this icy desert.
Give this hands on Slippery Penguins on Ice Experiment a try to learn how penguins can move across the ice quickly and easily.
EMPEROR PENGUIN CRAFT
Now go gather your supplies and get ready to dive into a world of penguins and fun that turns your child into a penguin expert before you know it.
You will need:
- Empty 2-liter bottle
- sandpaper
- Black craft paint
- Black permanent marker
- Black craft felt
- White craft felt
- Yellow craft felt
- 2 black beads
- Hot glue gun/sticks
First, peel the label off the bottle and wash out the inside well.
Rinse it and set upside down to drain.
You can paint the outside, but I found it much easier and cleaner to pour a bunch of black paint inside the bottle.
Then, replace the cap, and let your child shake it until the inside is completely coated in paint.
This also lessens the length of time needed to wait for drying times in between colors.
Turn the bottle upside down to allow excess to drip out until it has slowed to almost a stop.
Replace the cap and color it black with a sharpie.
From black felt cut a pair of three toed feet, two wings ¾ the length of the bottle, a beak, a large circle with a beak (an oversized coffee cup is the perfect size to trace), and just the beak.
STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE TO MAKE YOUR OWN PENGUIN
From the white cut a large oval piece for the belly that reaches from nearly neck to the base.
Cut two small yellow stripes to give our Emperor penguin the distinguishing yellow collar.
Hot glue the white belly onto your penguin, apply the glue to the felt, not the plastic bottle or it will melt.
Add the wings to the sides and the feet to the base with glue.
Hot glue the beak piece to the beak portion of the circle to make it a little firmer.
Gather up your black scraps and stuff the small bits into a larger scrap.
Then ball it up and hot glue onto the cap to give the head some shape.
Press the circle portion over the scrap ball you put on the cap.
And hot glue into place all around with the beak facing forward. Bend down slightly at the end.
Add two black beads on either side for the eyes.
Finally add the yellow collar and attach securely.
