PENGUIN VALENTINE LUNCH BAG

PENGUIN VALENTINE LUNCH BAG

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Valentine’s Day is all about giving and if your kids are like mine, they love sending and receiving Valentine’s from friends! I’m over the hours spent scouring the shelves or going from store to store to find “anything” that I can buy for the kids to hand out. Nope, not gonna happen this year. 

This year is the year of this fun homemade penguin craft! It’s simple and adorable and can easily be made right from the comfort of our own home. 

Kids will love making this adorable Penguin Valentine Lunch Bag to store their sweet Valentine cards and favors! 

It’s a simple and cute bag to bring to class for all those Valentine favors. 

And who says penguins have to be black and white? We think they’re pretty cute in purples and pinks. 

Grab the FREE PRINTABLE template down below to make these adorable Penguin Valentine Lunch Bags! 

As you can see, we’ve thought of everything for you. Our templates are easy to use and even easier to share so make certain that you spread the word to all your family and friends about this simple and free Penguin Valentine Lunch Bag. 

Does this Valentine’s craft work on any skillsets for children?

It does. Since there is tracing and cutting, this is a great activity to help your child work on their fine motor skills. They’ll also be working on listening to directions as well as communication skills as well. 

What modifications can be made to this Penguin Valentine Lunch Bag?

The great part about this Valentine’s craft is that it can be altered any way that you or your child want. You can change out the colors used for the penguin or add on some fun flitter or sequins. As long as they know that it’s just a simple and fun craft, let them decorate and make it fun however they want. 

Penguin Valentine Lunch Bag

This is a super fun craft for lunch on Valentine’s Day! If you’re ready to get your craft on, grab all the supplies and materials listed below. 

PENGUIN VALENTINE LUNCH BAG – MATERIALS: 

Colored cardstock

Pencil

Scissors

Craft glue

Paper lunch bag

Free template (DOWNLOAD HERE)

Scroll all the way down to watch the tutorial video. 

Take your time and follow all the directions as listed below and you’ll be done in no time at all. 

Most steps to this homemade lunch bag craft are simple and easy to do but if your child needs help, it might be with making the arms and legs look equal and uniform. 

INSTRUCTIONS TO MAKE THIS PENGUIN VALENTINE LUNCH BAG

Step 1: Prepare the patterns by printing and cutting them out. Trace the patterns on the selected craft papers and cut them out nicely using scissors. The template is customized for A4 size paper. If you are using a larger lunch bag you can simply do a free hand drawing of the patterns, it’s super easy to copy.

Step 2: Take the inner body part of the penguin and stick the eyes and the beak cut out on it (on the top side of the body).

Step 3: Stick the inner body part on the main body cut out. Stick the heart cut out on the body as well.

Step 4: Take the wings and the strip cut outs. Make accordion folds on them.

Step 5: Attach the feet cut outs on the accordion folded strips, one foot on each strip. Check if all items are ready.

Step 6: Grab the lunch bag and the prepared items.

Step 7: Stick the penguin body on the front side of the paper lunch bag.

Step 8: Glue the wings on both sides of the lunch bag, better to glue them between the side folds of the lunch bag. Stick the accordion folded feet on the bottom side of the bag, adjacent to the bottom part of the main body of the penguin.

Anytime your child is using scissors make certain that you’re supervising and helping to teach them the proper skill sets that they’ll need to be safe. Talk to them about how it’s important to not run with scissors or to have them pointed at anyone when using them. 

 

Cutting around the eyeballs might be the hardest part but it is such a great way to have your child work on their fine motor skills. 

Tracing out the template part is important but a very easy step as well. 

The best way to trace out all the pieces is to do them all once on a piece of paper. That way you can be certain that you’re not forgetting a piece of the craft. 

The next few steps require some gluing skills which are great for little hands. Let them work on their hand-eye coordination and take over the glue jobs! 

You’re going to love seeing the craft come together once you start putting together all the pieces. 

During this part of our craft, we love to take turns adding on pieces of the penguin. It’s a great way to work on communication skills and teamwork as well. 

Just look how cute those little legs are! Making certain that they’re the same length is key. 

Next, come the wings and the same logic applies to them as well. 

This Penguin Valentine Lunch Bag is such a cute way for kids to store their Valentine cards!

What are some other fun ways that children can use this simple DIY lunch bag craft?

If they want to make this but don’t want to use it as a lunchbox, why not let them use it as a way to store their Valentine’s cards as well as any other goodies that they get. This way they can create it and keep it for as long as they want. 

These Penguin Valentine Lunch Bags are great for Valentine’s Day class parties but you can also make these up as a fun way for the kids to take the lunch to school on Valentine’s Day as well. These Penguin Lunch Bags can hold a lot of cute Valentine’s Day cards and also some great snacks! 

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PENGUIN VALENTINE LUNCH BAG

Print

A simple and cute penguin paper bag to bring to class for all those sweet Valentine cards and favors!

Materials

• Colored cardstock
• Pencil
• Scissors
• Craft glue
• Paper lunch bag
• Free penguin valentine template

Notes

Step 1: Prepare the patterns by printing and cutting them out. Trace the patterns on the selected craft papers and cut them out nicely using scissors. The template is customized for A4 size paper. If you are using a larger lunch bag you can simply do a free hand drawing of the patterns, it’s super easy to copy.

Step 2: Take the inner body part of the penguin and stick the eyes and the beak cut out on it (on the top side of the body).

Step 3: Stick the inner body part on the main body cut out. Stick the heart cut out on the body as well.

Step 4: Take the wings and the strip cut outs. Make accordion folds on them.

Step 5: Attach the feet cut outs on the accordion folded strips, one foot on each strip. Check if all items are ready.

Step 6: Grab the lunch bag and the prepared items.

Step 7: Stick the penguin body on the front side of the paper lunch bag.

Step 8: Glue the wings on both sides of the lunch bag, better to glue them between the side folds of the lunch bag. Stick the accordion folded feet on the bottom side of the bag, adjacent to the bottom part of the main body of the penguin.

Watch the video below to make the bag: 

 

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