If you are looking for adorable penguin crafts, here’s a fun craft for you! We have a free template penguin to make a paper bag penguin puppet, great for younger children and older kids alike.

This is a fun activity for your winter unit lesson plans or a simple penguin activity after watching Happy Feet! Download your free penguin template and grab your craft supplies.

Printable Penguin Craft For Kids of All Ages

Sometimes you just need a quick activity for the winter months that doesn’t require much prep, and kids can do it almost entirely on their own. That’s what makes this cute penguin craft the perfect craft for those days when you need to fill time between lessons and have penguin lovers in the classroom.

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The best part is that you only need paper bags, construction paper, and the free printable penguin template (grab our pinwheel template here) to make these paper penguin crafts. As we mentioned, this penguin is an awesome activity for little kids in preschool all the way to primary school. They’ll be able to work on hand-eye coordination and fine motor skills as they do it.

Let’s see what supplies we need to make adorable little penguins and then follow the detailed instructions.

List of supplies

• Free printable template – printed (link below)
• 2 black construction papers
• Orange construction paper
• Paper bag
• Scissors
• Glue

Instructions To Make A Paper Bag Penguin Craft

Step 1

Print and cut out the template pieces and place them accordingly on the construction paper, trace them with a pencil, and then cut following the guidelines.

Step 2

Use the paper bag as a template to cut out a rectangle big enough to glue on the bag, as shown in the photo.

Step 3

Cut it out, and glue the black construction paper onto the bag.

Step 4

Put the white tummy piece on top and glue it, making sure the top edge meets the edge of the paper bag.

Step 5

Cut out the other pieces from the construction paper. The head should be black, and for the face, you can use the one directly from the template. Add the beak, eyes, and feet!

Step 6

Assemble and glue the penguin, but leave the wings for last because there are many ways to glue them.

Step 7

The wings are special because there are many ways to place them. Here are some ideas on how you can customize them. Try different wing positions until you find the one you like the best, and then glue them on. Yay! 

Step 8

Your paper penguin craft is all done!

Download Penguin Template PDF Files

Free Penguin Craft Template

Related: Use our printable flower template to decorate your puppet

Best Ideas For This Easy Penguin Craft

• There are different ways to make this fun paper craft more colorful: you can pick your own colors for extra details, like glitter,
• Download our fun facts about penguins (completely free) to complement the learning.
• Make a cute penguin family, including daddy and mommy penguins.
• Use googly eyes for a silly but cute penguin!

More Penguin Craft Ideas From Kids Activities Blog

• This penguin coloring page turns into a fun penguin craft!
• Here are two adorable anime penguin coloring pages.
• Make a simple but adorable penguin handprint craft.
• Learn how to draw a penguin in easy steps.
• Check out these penguin facts coloring pages.
• How adorable is this penguin printable pack.

Did you enjoy this paper bag penguin puppet craft?