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Mischief Mouse's collection of craft activities for preschool and early years.
Printable resources to help support play - colouring, mark making, labelling, promoting, engaging and extending..
Magical Mammoth's recipes to play with and recipes to eat ..
Stitch Squirrel provides a little tree space for some needle and thread projects  - handmade resources to support learning and development.
Activities for math - Calculator caterpillar's activity ideas to support children's numeracy, reasoning and problem solving play.
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Navigator Narwhal's outdoor - in activity ideas for preschool and early years play.

Stitch squirrels' sewing and fabric project guides  Stitch and sew projects
  Fabric activities for children's early years play
Penguins pattern template for preschool roleplay!

Make these cute little bird characters from a variety of textured materials and display them in a basket for children to explore using their senses. Add a penguin storybook and a few Antarctic related items!

Make a range of tactile penguins for children's interactive, expressive play
Penguin outline templates - pattern pieces to build role play charactors
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 Penguin pattern template
 

Penguin character templates- click to open image in a new window
Colour penguin image printable

bead  Textured paper,  glitter card

bead  Craft foam black white yellow orange

bead Black and pink markers

bead
penguin picture



Assemble fabric pieces and sew features in place using ladder and blanket stitch.. To make:

bead Print the penguin pattern pieces and cut around them from your chosen fabric, craft foam or papers.

bead A coloured penguin picture is also avaible.

bead Assemble the sections inline with the materials being used eg. glue,  cotton and thread, laminating pouches.

bead Use ladder stitch to secure the felt pieces together and permanent markers to add eyes and cheeks

Penguin basket items:

bead Wicker basket or trug

bead Plastic water filled ice cube

bead Acrylic artificial ice cubes

bead Penguin play figures

bead Pengoloo memory game age 4+     

bead Silver blue garland beads

bead Artificial snow
 
bead Penguin pair matching game  

bead Musical penguin  

bead Laminated paper and chalk pens    









  Printable penguin name labels

Name a rookery of penguin and play with letters, words and meaning ..


 

 
Activity ideas

bead Add laminated penguins to a tray of ice cubes.

bead Add laminated penguins to a tray of sand, shaving foam and sprinkle  silver glitter ..

bead Explore flight and flightless, birds that swim - learning to swim storybook swim little wombat swim

bead Display board topic: Penguins in Antarctica

bead Find out about opposites - black white, land water, hot cold, feathers fur, float and sink.

bead Build role play environments with boxes, fabrics, ribbon, wood, crayons, cardboard tubes ..

Other resource links ..
 
Penguin character  The Brave Penguin story book featured in the hospital storybook list examples one way in which this penguin character can be used, assisting children's attachment to the story line and role play activity.

Penguin character   Penguin themed story book list



Penguin character
  Penguin painting stampers


bead  More felt and paper outline template patterns



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