Winter Activities: Penguin Love
It’s wintertime—the best time of year to be inspired by some of the cutest animals on the planet: PENGUINS!
Here, we’ve collected a number of super-popular, penguin-themed activities for you to enjoy with your kids at home or with your students in class. Start by reading a GIANT Remix Zine filled with fun facts about penguins (co-designed by GIANT kids at Tiverton Public Library in CT). Then, watch a short creative-prompt video and make your own Penguin Stuffy. Next, add to your penguin family by making as many penguins as you can with play dough (or snow!!), and build a whole world for them by watching a series of GIANT how-to videos.
Watch stop-motion animations featuring a famous GIANT penguin, learn how to make your own animation and bring your penguin family to life, and finish your penguin journey by writing a story— inspired by a GIANT Remix storybook called Something’s Fishy (co-designed by GIANT kids at Granby Public Library in CT, inspired by Jean Gourounas’ Something’s Fishy).
And that’s what we call a GIANT love for penguins 🐧
A Penguin Zine: Fun Facts About Penguins
Read this adorable GIANT Remix Penguin e-Zine, featuring original artwork by GIANT kids at Tiverton Public Library in CT. It’s full of delightful facts about penguins - once you’re done reading the zine, challenge yourself by recalling as many facts as you can!
Make a Penguin Stuffy (and Learn More About These Cute Creatures!)
Watch this video about penguins, learn a few surprising facts, then grab some arts-and-crafts materials and make your own penguin sidekick! If you have snow in your backyard, be sure to take your penguin sidekick outside for a winter adventure!
All you need is:
Recycled materials or any arts and craft materials you have access to
Tape
Scissors
Check out these adorable examples GIANT kids have made:
Make an Adorable Penguin with Modeling Clay (or Even Snow!)
Watch this how-to video to make adorable penguins with modeling clay. This has been one of the most popular activities in The GIANT Room for several years!
Challenge (if you have snow in your backyard): try the same techniques, but instead of modeling clay or play dough, use snow and markers!
All you need is:
Modeling clay, playdoh, or snow!
Check out these adorable examples GIANT kids have made:
Build a Whole Penguin World!
As you can imagine, we have a special love for penguins at The GIANT Room, so we went ahead and built a whole world for the most famous penguin in our community! Watch this series of how-to videos to get inspired and build a world for your penguin family, using whatever arts-and-crafts materials you have at home.
All you need is:
Arts and crafts materials, recycled materials, legos, or whatever you can find to make things with!
Check out these adorable examples GIANT community have made:
Bring Your Penguin’s World to Life with Stop Motion Animation!
Animate your penguin’s world because we all know how cute they are when they move around! Start by watching our stop motion animation series about the most famous GIANT Penguin, watch a series of How-To videos to learn how to make simple stop motion animations, and start creating!
Learn how-to make your own stop motion animations!
Watch a Live Penguin Storybook Reading
Watch a live book reading of “A Penguin Story Book” by the book’s author, “Antoinette Portis” with The GIANT Room. AND continue making things inspired by the book in a true GIANT tradition!
Write Your Own Penguin Story!
Feeling inspired? Write a backstory for your Penguin family! Take it even further and create illustrations. For a final dash of inspiration, read this GIANT Remix storybook called Something’s Fishy (co-designed by GIANT kids at Granby Public Library in CT, inspired by Jean Gourounas’ Something’s Fishy).