{"id":959,"date":"2015-01-18T10:22:00","date_gmt":"2015-01-18T10:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/craftykidsathome.com\/index.php\/2015\/01\/18\/we-love-penguins-2\/"},"modified":"2018-05-17T09:06:40","modified_gmt":"2018-05-17T08:06:40","slug":"we-love-penguins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/craftykidsathome.com\/we-love-penguins\/","title":{"rendered":"We Love Penguins"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4204\" src=\"https:\/\/craftykidsathome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/penguin-1.jpg\" alt=\"heart penguin collage\" width=\"600\" height=\"911\" srcset=\"https:\/\/craftykidsathome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/penguin-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/craftykidsathome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/penguin-1-198x300.jpg 198w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><!-- [if gte mso 9]><xml>\n<w:worddocument>\n<w:view>Normal<\/w:view>\n<w:zoom>0<\/w:zoom>\n<w:compatibility>\n<w:breakwrappedtables><\/w:breakwrappedtables>\n<w:snaptogridincell><\/w:snaptogridincell>\n<w:wraptextwithpunct><\/w:wraptextwithpunct>\n<w:useasianbreakrules><\/w:useasianbreakrules>\n<\/w:compatibility>\n<w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4<\/w:browserlevel>\n<\/w:worddocument>\n<\/xml>< ![endif]--><br \/>\n<!-- [if gte mso 10]>\n\n\n\n<style>\n \/* Style Definitions *\/\ntable.MsoNormalTable\n{mso-style-name:\"Table Normal\";\nmso-tstyle-rowband-size:0;\nmso-tstyle-colband-size:0;\nmso-style-noshow:yes;\nmso-style-parent:\"\";\nmso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;\nmso-para-margin:0cm;\nmso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt;\nmso-pagination:widow-orphan;\nfont-size:10.0pt;\nfont-family:\"Times New Roman\";}\n<\/style>\n\n< ![endif]--><\/p>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<p>We love Penguins in our house and to celebrate \u201cPenguin\u00a0Awareness Day\u201d on the 20<sup>th<\/sup> January, we have been indulging in\u00a0lots of Penguin shaped arts and crafts activities this week.<\/p>\n<p>Bella created a\u00a0super cute Potato Print Penguin, which you can see over at \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/www.visitfromthestork.co.uk\/2015\/01\/17\/potato-print-heart-penguins\/\" target=\"_blank\">Visit from theStork<\/a>\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>We have also had fun cutting and sticking to make a Penguin Shape Collage,\u00a0to turn into a Valentine\u2019s Card for daddy.<\/p>\n<p>Bella is really enjoying cutting and sticking activities at the moment\u00a0and as we are carrying on with reinforcing the different shapes with her as\u00a0well, this was a perfect project combining the two activities. She had fun\u00a0going mad with a glue stick and she got to do a spot of learning along the way\u00a0as well.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<h2>How to make a Penguin Shape Collage Picture<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: left;\">For each Penguin you will need:<\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: left;\">1 A4 sheet of blue paper<\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: left;\">1 black oval<\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: left;\">2 black triangles<\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: left;\">3 orange triangles<\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: left;\">1 white heart<\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: left;\">2 googly eyes<\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: left;\">2 white squares<\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: left;\">2 white rectangles<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<ol style=\"margin-top: 0cm;\" start=\"1\" type=\"1\">\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;\">Start\u00a0by gluing the black oval into the centre of the blue sheet of paper.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4205\" src=\"https:\/\/craftykidsathome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/penguin-2.jpg\" alt=\"heart penguin collage\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/craftykidsathome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/penguin-2.jpg 600w, https:\/\/craftykidsathome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/penguin-2-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;\">Add\u00a0on one black triangle either side of the body to create the Penguins\u00a0wings.<\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;\">Glue\u00a0on the white heart into the centre of the body.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4207\" src=\"https:\/\/craftykidsathome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/penguin-3.jpg\" alt=\"heart penguin collage\" width=\"600\" height=\"760\" srcset=\"https:\/\/craftykidsathome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/penguin-3.jpg 600w, https:\/\/craftykidsathome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/penguin-3-237x300.jpg 237w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;\">Stick\u00a02 of the orange triangles along the bottom of the oval shape to create the\u00a0feet.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4208\" src=\"https:\/\/craftykidsathome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/penguin-4.jpg\" alt=\"heart penguin collage\" width=\"600\" height=\"777\" srcset=\"https:\/\/craftykidsathome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/penguin-4.jpg 600w, https:\/\/craftykidsathome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/penguin-4-232x300.jpg 232w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;\">\u00a0Add\u00a0on the googly eyes.<\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;\">Glue\u00a0on the final orange triangle to make the Penguins beak.<\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;\">Take\u00a0the white squares and triangles and glue these around the Penguin to\u00a0create a snowy, icy landscape around him.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\">I was on hand to guide Bella through creating her penguin\u00a0and chatting to her about the shapes she was using as the activity progressed,\u00a0but ultimately she decided how her finished penguin looked.<\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\">I quite like the\u00a0general wonkiness of her penguin and considering she is only 2, it\u2019s not a bad\u00a0effort. 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