Penguin Watercolor Painting

Penguins have always been a favorite theme for us in the winter. We love doing activities with them. They are loads of fun for kids to learn about.

Today I have a simple and easy penguin watercolor painting that many different ages can do. It is simple and easy.

You will have a blast making your own penguin scene.

The Penguin Watercolor Painting is a great addition to the poral animals crafts and cookie cutter painting on the site.

What is Cookie Cutter Painting?

Painting with a cookie cutter is an easy craft for kids to do. This gives a template, and the results are loads of fun.

Penguin Watercolor Painting

You use watercolors and a cookie cutter to make this penguin painting activity. It makes a great craft for kids studying penguins.

Penguin Book to Read

We have so many favorite penguin books. But one that we have used over the years is Penguins! by Gail Gibbons. She writes amazing non-fiction books for kids. I always look to see if she has a book when we are studying a theme.

In the book, we love seeing the different penguins and how they live. Each one has a different life that they lead. I love that they live on the ice and watching them walk.

You might also like the penguin paper plate craft and this penguin craft with this painting.

There is also this super cute penguin handprint that would also be fun.

What you need for the Penguin Water Color Painting

• watercolors
• watercolor paper
• penguin cookie cutter
• q-tip
• orange paint
• white paint
• 3/4 inch size paint brush (we got ours from this set)

How to Make the Penguin Water Color Painting

Here are all the steps you need to make this penguin painting.

Paint the Sky Blue

We started by painting with just water the area we wanted the sky to be. We used a 3/4 inch brush to put the water on faster. We just use clear water to do this.

Now it is loads of fun to watch the color spread through the water. We used a mixture of blue colors from our watercolors. we did fun lines and blended the colors together.

Then we dotted the sky with a paper towels. This did two things it dries up some of the extra water and adds some texture to the color in the sky.

Paint the Penguin

Then you take the penguin cookie cutter and place it on the page. You can place it anywhere you want. We decided to put two on our page, but you don’t have to limit it to that number. You hold the cookie cutter down and paint inside the cookie cutter.

If you don’t think they can do that. You can trace the cookie cutter and make a template. You can see how we did it here for a polar bear.

For the final touches, we added a white tummy, white eye and orange to the beak. We used paints and q-tips to apply it. Since the watercolor might still be slightly damp we just dotted the areas.

Here is a look at our Penguin Watercolor Paintings

Check out these Penguin Activities For Kids

The Penguin ABC Matching Printable is a great way to work in initial sound for kids! You can match pictures and letters.

Penguin & Polar Bear Number Dot Marker & Counting works on numbers 0 to 20. They come in color and black & white options.

The Penguin Water Bead Sensory Bin is a fun sensory activity for kids to do. A great way to see the different types of penguins and play in water vs. land areas.

Penguin Rice Sensory Bin is a fun sensory play activity for kids. you can explore the different penguins in a easy to use up sensory bin with rice and acrylic rocks.

Check out all the fun Polar Animal activities on 3 Dinosaurs.

Cassie – 3Dinosaurs.com