DLTK's Holiday Crafts for Kids
Fingerprint Penguin Craft

A finger and a bit of paint are all you need to make these super-cute penguins.  It looks great as a gift tag or you can make them all over a large sheet of paper to make your own gift wrap.

Materials:

• black finger paint
• white finger paint
• orange finger paint or marker
• scrap of cardboard or old margarine container lid (something to act as a pallet)
• toothpick or small paint brush, 
• paper or card stock in a winter color (other than white or black) -- I like blue!

Instructions:

• Squeeze a bit of black finger paint onto a margarine container lid .
• Squeeze a bit of white finger paint onto the lid, spaced away from the black paint (or use a second lid).
• Stamp the pad of your thumb into the white paint.
• Make one large thumbprint "tummy" on the paper.
• Stamp the pad of your index finger into the black paint.
• Make black fingerprint wings on either side of the tummy.
• Stamp the tip of your index finger or pinkie finger into the black paint.
• Make a black fingertip head on top of the penguin.
• Use a toothpick or paintbrush to make two white eye dots on the head.
• Set aside to dry.
• Use orange marker or paint to add a beak and feet.