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Penguin Pals Ornament

December 19, 2016 By Amanda Formaro

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Penguin Pals Ornament

Penguin Pals Ornament

Make these cute little penguin ornaments from wood circles, paint and yarn. It’s a fun Christmas craft for a snowy afternoon.

What You Need:

  • 2” wood circle
  • 8” piece of yarn
  • Acrylic paints: white, black, orange
  • Scraps of felt
  • Scissors
  • White craft glue
  • Toothpick

How To Make It:

  1. Paint the circle white and let dry.
  2. Paint a border around the outside of the circle with black paint. It will look like a letter “C” if turned sideways.
  3. Use the handle end of a paintbrush dipped in black paint to dot on two eyes.
  4. Use a toothpick dipped in orange paint to draw on a triangle for a beak. Let dry completely.
  5. Cut a bowtie (or a hair bow for a girl penguin) out of some scrap felt and glue to the penguin.
  6. Loop yarn by folding in half and gluing both ends to the back of the wood circle.

Helpful Tips:

  • To protect this project for years to come, spray the painted circle with acrylic sealer spray before adding the felt bow.
  • Instead of felt, you can use a piece of festive ribbon tied in a bow.
  • Wood circles are available at craft supply stores.

This project was created by Amanda Formaro, originally for Kaboose/Spoonful.

Get the instructions for ––> Penguin Pals Ornament


Filed Under: Animals & insect crafts, Christmas, Preteen, School Age Crafts & Activities for Kids, Winter, Wood crafts Tagged With: christmas, ornament, paint, penguin, wood, yarn, zoo

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