Welcome to stART! I hope that you will enjoy our story and art project and maybe even share your own too! The linky will be open all week.
This week we read If You Were a Penguin, by Wendell and Florence Minor. Emily received a penguin stamp for Christmas an has been interested in penguins so this week while we made a very quick trip to the library (Juliette was not such a happy camper so we had to pick books and run) we found this cute penguin book. It tells about all of the things that penguins do with a fun rhyming text and beautiful illustrations.
After reading the book, a few times, Emily made a paper plate penguin to go with the book. Now our little penguin friend can read the book with us too!
Emily’s Paper Plate Penguin
I cut out the bottom of a paper plate to make the body of the penguin. I cut that piece into two small feet.
Emily painted the outside edge of the paper plate with black paint. I drew a line to help her know where to paint.
Next, Emily painted the two feet with orange paint.
After all of the pieces dried Emily glued on two wiggly eyes a construction paper beak and the feet.
Emily’s finished penguin
I love intently Emily painted those feet...
ReplyDeleteThis is so cute! I will bookmark this idea for when we are talking about birds- fun!
I love how careful Emily is creating this project. She was really having fun!
ReplyDeleteThe final project is so cute!
That is an adorable penguin. What a creative idea!
ReplyDeleteVery cute. Ryles loves penguins...no stART for us this week...hopefully she is feeling better so we can link up next week!
ReplyDeleteLove it!! Maddie is still fascinated with penguins and would LOVE to make this. What a great idea!!
ReplyDeleteVery cute penguin!
ReplyDeleteFlorence and I are very glad that Emily likes our book, and
ReplyDeletewe think she shows real artistic talent. We love her penguin too!
We send our best, Wendell and Florence Minor
That is just too cute!! And the cover of that book is adorable too!
ReplyDeleteway too cute!! We have so many penguin books over here--this would be a perfect compliment to any of them!
ReplyDeleteawesome!
I just ordered this book via Scholastic book sales because it looks so cute. Great project to go with the book, and I am hoping that Anna will love it as much as Emily did.
ReplyDeleteI love this craft. I've been sitting her all day wondering where your post was only to discover that randomly it wasn't showing up in my reader..... So glad I double checked your blog.
ReplyDeleteWe are going to study penguins in two weeks and I am defintely adding this book to my list.
ReplyDeleteI LOVE this craft--may have to add it too:-).
You do the cutest things, so much fun!!
What an adorable penguin. Savvy really enjoys books with a rhyming text and we can't go past gorgeous illustrations - sounds like a wonderful book.
ReplyDeleteMt girls loved this book! Such a great craft too!
ReplyDeleteLove that penguin!
ReplyDeleteThat's a very cute penguin!
ReplyDeleteThat little penguin in the book looks like the one in the Happy Feet movie. So cute. I love how your paper plate penguin turned out.
ReplyDeleteI shared the information I found here on my blog
ReplyDeleteThis is the cutest thing I have seen!
ReplyDeleteadorable penguin! I need to get to the library and get some fun winter books :-)
ReplyDeleteI love the paper plate penguin! We are going to start participating in this- what a fun idea!
ReplyDeleteWe are reading some penguin books this week so I'll look for this one. I like your craft too!
ReplyDeleteDid this project last weekend with my daughter (3 yr) what a great idea. We had a family of penguins in all different colors.
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