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October 3, 2011

Tacky the Penguin Craft

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I quite fancy Tacky the Penguin! When hunters come to catch him and his siblings, Tacky ends up saving the day with his odd behaviors. This is such a great story showing that it’s ok to be unique or peculiar. After reading the story we decided to make our own Tacky the Penguins.

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Supplies you will need:


(UPDATE: After having so many people request the Tacky Pattern, I made one that you can download HERE and HERE.)

  • black cardstock paper
  • white cardstock paper
  • scrapbook paper
  • small orange sheet of cardstock paper
  • scissors
  • googly eyes
  • glue stick
  • fine tip black marker
Directions: 
(Some of these steps won’t be relevant if you choose to download and use the pattern.)
1. First print out and use the Tacky patterns to trace them onto your black, white and orange cardstock paper. My boys helped me cut out the black and white pieces, but I cut out the orange feet and beaks. This is what our Penguins looked like before we added the tacky shirt and bow tie.
2. To make the shirt, the boys picked out a tacky piece of scrapbook paper. Then I put the penguin face down on the back side of the scrapbook paper and traced around the penguin.

 

3. Then I cut the outline out, placed it on the penguin and kind of eyeballed where I needed to cut it for the neckline and arms. Hope that makes sense. Here is what the shirt looked like before gluing it on. I simply free handed a bow tie using a different piece of scrapbook paper. The boys picked out what paper they wanted for the bow tie too.

4. After gluing on the shirt and tie, the boys added buttons up the whole shirt, and then added lines for his feet.

 

You can find Tacky the Penguin on Amazon!
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  1. Melissa Taylor says

    October 5, 2011 at 1:31 AM

    I adore Tacky! Much more than my kids actually. I would have enjoyed your singing. 🙂

    Reply
  2. Heather says

    October 11, 2011 at 11:41 PM

    That is so cute. My mom loves penguins!=) bellesbazaar-heather.blogspot.com

    Reply
  3. Diedra says

    January 2, 2012 at 4:54 PM

    I would love, love the patterns for Tacky. diedra jcotphoto@aol.com

    Reply
  4. Anonymous says

    January 17, 2012 at 5:55 PM

    The craft is adorable! I would love the patterns. Thanks so much! Wandarodri@aol.com

    Reply
  5. esby says

    April 16, 2013 at 9:23 PM

    Thank you very much for these instructions. It helped me and my son to make one for his school project.

    Reply
  6. Tippy says

    January 21, 2014 at 2:34 PM

    Please send me your pattern also! I love it!

    tippy14@gmail.com

    Thank you!

    Reply
  7. Tippy says

    January 21, 2014 at 2:35 PM

    Please send me this pattern also! I love it! tippy14@gmail.com

    Thank you!

    Reply
  8. Christi G says

    February 19, 2014 at 3:40 PM

    I can't wait to do this with my preschool class! Thanks so much for posting the pattern!

    Reply
  9. Christi G says

    February 19, 2014 at 3:41 PM

    I can't wait to do this with my preschoolers! Thanks for posting the pattern!

    Reply
  10. SoCalSandy says

    January 27, 2015 at 11:21 PM

    Thank you for sharing your pattern – we LOVE Tacky at our preschool!

    Sandy@smartypantspreschool.net

    Reply
  11. Martha says

    January 22, 2017 at 5:53 PM

    Thank you for sharing your Tacky patterns. I can’t wait for my Transitional Class to make their own Tacky.

    Reply

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