Penguins

This is a hard time of year for crafts. Christmas is over and the oodles of Christmasy stuff has been put away, you've already done 2 months worth of wintery crafts and it's starting to get boring. So last week I busted out some penguin facts and we made penguin mosaics out of torn paper. Pretty easy for older kids and younger ones will still enjoy it with a little help.

What you need:

• Glue stick
• Blue Construction paper for background
• White construction paper, torn into little squares
• Black construction paper, torn into little squares
• googley eyes
• small bit of orange paper

WHat to do:
Draw your penguin outline on the blue paper - an oval with a flat bottom and then feet sticking out. Put a smaller oval in the middle for it's belly. Have your child glue little pieces of paper onto the outline. You rip out an orange triangle for it's beak and even a pink or red bow for it's hair or a bowtie.

Penguin Facts (for little dudes who don't really care a whole lot)

• Penguins eat seafood - mostly fish, squid and krill
• Penguins are birds, but they don't fly in the air - they swim so fast though, that it looks like they are flying under the water
• A large group of penguins is called a "Waddle"
• They like to use their bellies like a toboggan
• Baby penguins are called chicks.
• As soon as a chick hatches it "sings" loudly for it's parent so they will recognize it's unique voice.
• When it's really cold penguins will all huddle together and 'cuddle' to stay warm