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Recycled Painted Christmas Penguins
"These cute penguins were made out of fruit cups usually they come in (4-pack). The top cup was hot glued to the bottom and the bodies were painted white and black to look like penguins."
Estimated Cost$11-$20
Time to CompleteIn an evening
Main MaterialRecycled Materials
Materials List
- Empty fruit cups (Dole, etc) rinsed out
- Black and white acrylic paint
- Orange paint for the noses
- Assorted colors for the scarves
- Pieces of cardboard for the skis
- Fabric or socks to make knit caps
- Tacky glue to secure knit caps
These penguins could be an addition to your Christmas decor. Arrange them on a blanket of white faux snow or sit them on a shelf.
Instructions
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Rinse and dry out fruit cups. Invert one on top of the other with tacky glue or sturdy glue.
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Let them sit until they are dry.
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Paint them first all white and let them dry. Make the back of the head and top of the face like a penguin would look like.
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Paint the noses with orange paint or marker. Paint colorful scarves where the two juice cups meet. You can make them match them to the skis. I put dots, dashes, or any design you want on the scarves.
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Cut oval shapes out of cardboard, paint them with different colors to make the skis. Let them dry. Put some glitter glue over them to make them glossy.
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Cut the toe out of christmas socks (if you have them) and make a running stitch 1/4 inch from the bottom. Tie the ends so they will fit over the top juice cup.
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You can also glue the cap over the juice cup also. I rolled the bottom of the cap to make it look like a knit cap.
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Catsitt
Sep 12, 2018
How cute are these recycled Christmas penguin. They look like a fun craft to do with the kids when the weather is bad and they cant play outside. I love that a lot of it is from the kitchen that normally would be thrown out in the bin. Hope the kids enough it)

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