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Home | Store | Forum | What's New | Contact | About | Terms | Links | Storytime | Rhymes  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! Resources needed  Penguin pattern template    Textured paper,  glitter card  Craft foam black white yellow orange Black and pink markers penguin picture To make: Print the penguin pattern pieces and cut around them from your chosen fabric, craft foam or papers. A coloured penguin picture is also avaible. Assemble the sections inline with the materials being used eg. glue,  cotton and thread, laminating pouches. Use ladder stitch to secure the felt pieces together and permanent markers to add eyes and cheeks Penguin basket items: Wicker basket or trug Plastic water filled ice cube Acrylic artificial ice cubes Penguin play figures Pengoloo memory game age 4+      Silver blue garland beads Artificial snow   Penguin pair matching game   Musical penguin   Laminated paper and chalk pens       Printable penguin name labels     Activity ideas Add laminated penguins to a tray of ice cubes. Add laminated penguins to a tray of sand, shaving foam and sprinkle  silver glitter .. Explore flight and flightless, birds that swim - learning to swim storybook swim little wombat swim Display board topic: Penguins in Antarctica Find out about opposites - black white, land water, hot cold, feathers fur, float and sink. Build role play environments with boxes, fabrics, ribbon, wood, crayons, cardboard tubes .. Other resource links ..    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 themed story book list   Penguin painting stampers  More felt and paper outline template patterns