Upcycled Plastic Bottle Penguin Youngsters Craft

This cute little penguin is ideal for artful youngsters of all ages! Utilizing nothing however just a few easy provides and a bit of little bit of creativity, you may create your very personal plastic bottle penguin so as to add to your vacation decor. He’s the proper addition to any winter-themed decorations and makes an amazing present.  Plus, whereas it includes some portray, it’s a tremendous enjoyable concept for the youngsters to make!

Plastic Bottle Penguin

Our DIY plastic bottle penguin craft is a enjoyable method to recycle your previous plastic bottles into one thing helpful. It’s additionally a straightforward venture that youngsters will get pleasure from doing with their dad and mom. You possibly can even make it as a present!  This cute little man will look nice on any desk or shelf and even as one thing helpful like a plant holder. I really like how cute this little man is and know everybody else will too!

If you wish to burn up much more of your previous plastic bottles, this upcycled plastic bottle Santa boot is a superb addition to your vacation mantle or desk centerpiece.  Right here is one other Santa boot concept that’s based mostly on an empty bottle.  So cute so as to add to your vacation tables!

What Measurement Bottle Ought to I Use? 

When making this plastic bottle penguin you should use any kind of soda bottle. Relying on how you’re making your penguin will enable you to determine what dimension soda bottle to make use of. Smaller bottles are good for smaller areas whereas bigger bottles, like a 2-liter soda bottle, can be utilized when the penguin will likely be displayed in a bigger house.

The factor to recollect when selecting a bottle is that you really want it to have a slight curve on the “waist” to offer it a extra pure look.  After all, any bottle could be painted to create a beautiful penguin search for your winter decor.  

What Paint Ought to I Use on the Plastic Bottle?

You need to be sure you use acrylic paint when you’re portray the plastic bottle. Most different paint is not going to keep on with the bottle. When you discover that the paint doesn’t keep on with the bottle, you may tough it up a bit of bit utilizing sandpaper. This offers the paint one thing to stay to.

The outside of the bottle was sprayed with white spray paint, however you should use primary craft paint for it for those who favor.  Spray paint is absolutely to offer the bottle a base so it’s not translucent. 

If you’d like this plastic bottle penguin to last more, you may add sealer over prime of the paint. There are completely different sorts, like spray sealer or brush on like Mod Podge.  This helps the paint to not chip and the craft to remain good for longer.  Plus, it provides a little bit of a shiny gleam on the bottle that’s nice when displayed. 

What Different Methods Can I Adorn My Penguin?

After portray the penguin, you may add extra decorations. Youngsters will get pleasure from including glitter, sequins, or different enjoyable trinkets.  One other concept is so as to add snow alongside the underside of the penguin. What’s a penguin with out snow? You need to be certain that to not add the snow beneath the bottle. It’d make it onerous for the bottle to face.

If you’re feeling further inventive, you should use one other soda bottle backside and make it into an igloo. After reducing the bottle down, making a flat even edge alongside the minimize edge, paint the bottle white and description blocks with black paint. Then add some snow across the igloo.

What Can This Be Used For?

This cute plastic bottle penguin can be utilized for lots of issues round the home.

• Pencil Holder- Place it on a desk or in an workplace and use it as a pencil or pen holder. You should use it to carry different issues that you simply would possibly want in your desk.
• Plant Holder- Youngsters could make this as a gift for everybody on their record. Relying on the kind of plant you might be including to the plastic bottle penguin, you have to so as to add drain holes to the bottle. The plastic bottle penguin may also be used as a vase for minimize flowers.
• Decorations- You possibly can place this penguin on the mantle, on a shelf, or close to the tree. You possibly can add small ornamental stones, like the type which are used for vegetation, within the backside of the bottle to maintain it from falling over.

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How you can Make a Plastic Bottle Penguin

Lower two empty soda bottles in half.  Discard the spout ends. 

Place the bottles over one another to create one smaller bottle with ends on either side. 

Spray paint the bottle white and set it apart to dry. 

As soon as the bottle has dried fully, start utilizing a black marker to attract the penguin’s physique and description. 

Paint a black line about 1″ beneath the “face” and 1/4″ above the face.

Fill within the backside half of the bottle with black paint, then add black paint as much as the road above the open face you drew.  Set it apart to dry. 

As soon as dry, use a black marker to attract on two circles for the eyes. 

Then an orange marker for the triangle nostril. 

Paint the highest of the penguin blue. 

Then use the blue paint so as to add a shawl across the “neck” and hanging down over the physique then put aside to dry. 

As soon as dry, add a little bit of shiny pipe cleaner across the prime of the penguin on the base of the blue portion to create a hat. 

Glue a blue pom pom on prime of the penguin. 

Now, add just a few dots of white on the hat and scarf as decorations. 

Put aside to dry earlier than displaying in your mantle. 

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