Older kids may enjoy challenging themselves to a game of Penguin Match. Make the game by printing out pictures of different types of penguins (Emperor penguins, Macaroni penguins, King penguins or Adelie penguins). You will want to print out two pictures of each penguin. Then, cut out the penguin pictures and paste them onto an index card. To play, lay out the cards with penguins facing downward. Then, take turns turning over one card and turning it back again. The game is to remember where the matching penguins are and create the most matches to win.
The Penguin Egg Walk game is ideal for children in preschool to 2nd grade. To play, explain to kids that Emperor penguins have a difficult task and must carry their eggs and babies. Then, have kids take their shoes off and walk around with an egg on their feet (use a hard boiled one to avoid big messes if dropped). Have kids walk a certain length and then trade off to another student.
Have kids make their very own penguin puzzle to play with in school or at home. To make the game, simply print out a large picture of a penguin onto paper. Then, paste that paper onto cardstock or cardboard. Have kids use safety scissors to cut into a desired pattern of puzzle. Then, they can take apart and put together as much as they want.
Have a penguin masquerade to celebrate all that the kids have learned about penguins. First, have kids make penguin masks to wear to the masquerade. To make a mask, create a half-circle from black construction paper (a mixing bowl is a good template to trace around). Then, make a smaller half-circle from white construction paper. Glue the white half-circle onto the black and have an adult cut out two small holes for eyes. Trace the child's hand onto a piece of orange construction paper and then cut out and glue on the top of the half-circles (the flat half of the circle should be pointing downward). Cut a triangle out of the orange construction paper and glue onto the mask as a beak. Glue or tape a Popsicle stick onto the bottom for a handle.