On the hunt for a fun and easy puffin bird craft for kids? This one focuses on the puffin bird, and is super interesting too. Ready to get your kiddo to try this out? Scroll down and keep reading to discover how to get started.

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What Is A Puffin?

Puffins are a species of sea birds that resemble penguins. They are known for their large beaks.

Can Puffins Fly?

Yes, puffins can actually fly as fast as 55 mph. While they stay just a few feet above the sea level, they have the ability to flap their wings very fast, sometimes up to 400 beats in a minute!

The best part is that this bird craft for kids doesn’t need any fancy supplies or tools. You might already have pretty much anything that’s on this list.

Supplies Needed For This Puffin Paper Craft

supplies for making ocean crafts with preschool kids

How To Create This Puffin Bird Art Project

Start out by downloading and printing out the free puffin bird printable that I’ve linked towards the end of the post.

Cut out the individual elements and set them on a flat surface.

Get your kiddo to use a glue stick to glue together the different elements that make up the puffin birds.

That’s it. It is all done.

Add Your Puffin Template To A Watercolor Background

To make this activity even more fun, you can get your toddler to create a simple watercolor background to go along with it.

And as promised, here’s the quick link to download the puffin bird printable.

Print Your Free Puffin Craft Template Here.

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Easy Puffin Bird Craft For Kids

This is a tutorial on how to make an easy puffin bird craft.

Prep Time 5 minutes

Active Time 10 minutes

Total Time 15 minutes

Difficulty Easy

Materials

Printer
Colored Stock Card
Glue
Black Marker Pen
Pencil
Paintbrush
Iodised salt
Watercolor Paints

Tools

Scissors

Instructions

Start out by downloading and printing out the free puffin bird printable that I’ve linked towards the end of the post.

Cut out the individual elements and set them on a flat surface.

Get your kiddo to use a glue stick to glue together the different elements that make up the puffin birds.

That’s it. It is all done.

ADD YOUR PUFFIN TEMPLATE TO A WATERCOLOR BACKGROUND

To make this activity even more fun, you can get your toddler to create a simple watercolor background to go along with it.

And as promised, here’s the quick link to download the puffin bird printable.

Did your kiddo enjoy this themed craft activity? Here are a few more similar ones you could get him engaged in.

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About Angela Milnes

Angela Milnes is a Qualified Early Years Teacher who specialised in Preschool and Kindergarten teaching. She has a wealth of experience teaching young children and is passionate about kids crafts, preschool music and reading with kids. Don’t forget to follow our fun crafts and creative ideas over on Facebook.