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Winter Cork Characters

  • Pre-K
  • Kindergarten
  • Grades 4-5
  • Grades 6-8
  • Grades 1-3

Bring some winter fun inside using corks to create classic winter characters! Make a polar bear, a snowman, a penguin, and even a little Eskimo to keep you company on the really cold days!

 

So, gather your supplies & let’s get started! 

Materials



Rainbow Fuzzy Sticks
Acrylic Paints
Rainbow Poms
Acrylic Jewels

3 Wine Corks

1 Champagne Cork

Hot Glue *Adult Supervision Required

Scissors

Scissors

Instructions



Snowman

Step  1.

Paint a wine cork with white paint. 

Snowman

Step  1.

Paint a wine cork with white paint. 

Step  2.

Glue (2) 7mm wiggly eyes to the snowman’s face. Wrap half of a blue fuzzy stick around the cork to be his scarf. Twist at the end.

Step  2.

Glue (2) 7mm wiggly eyes to the snowman’s face. Wrap half of a blue fuzzy stick around the cork to be his scarf. Twist at the end.

Step  3.

Add (3) mini acrylic jewels as his buttons

Step  3.

Add (3) mini acrylic jewels as his buttons

Step  4.

Cut a 1″ piece of orange fuzzy stick for his carrot nose and add black marker dots for his coal teeth.

Step  4.

Cut a 1″ piece of orange fuzzy stick for his carrot nose and add black marker dots for his coal teeth.

Eskimo

Step  5.

Paint a champagne cork a neutral color. We chose to use a peach shade. 

Eskimo

Step  5.

Paint a champagne cork a neutral color. We chose to use a peach shade. 

Step  6.

Paint the bottom half and back and sides of the top purple.

Step  6.

Paint the bottom half and back and sides of the top purple.

Step  7.

Cut a 3 1/2″ piece of a white fuzzy stick and curve it into a circle.

Step  7.

Cut a 3 1/2″ piece of a white fuzzy stick and curve it into a circle.

Step  8.

Glue around the top to be the eskimo’s hood.

Step  8.

Glue around the top to be the eskimo’s hood.

Step  9.

Glue on (2) 7mm blue wiggly eyes and a smiling mouth.

Step  9.

Glue on (2) 7mm blue wiggly eyes and a smiling mouth.

Penguin

Step  10.

Paint a wine cork white.

Penguin

Step  10.

Paint a wine cork white.

Step  11.

Cover the wine cork in black paint, but leave a white area for the penguin’s belly.

Step  11.

Cover the wine cork in black paint, but leave a white area for the penguin’s belly.

Step  12.

Cut a 1″ piece of orange fuzzy stick and fold it in half. This will be the penguin’s beak.

Step  12.

Cut a 1″ piece of orange fuzzy stick and fold it in half. This will be the penguin’s beak.

Step  13.

Glue on (2) 10mm blue wiggly eyes and his beak.

Step  13.

Glue on (2) 10mm blue wiggly eyes and his beak.

Step  14.

Cut (2) more 1″ piece of fuzzy stick and fold in half, but not as tightly as the beak.

Step  14.

Cut (2) more 1″ piece of fuzzy stick and fold in half, but not as tightly as the beak.

Step  15.

Cut (2) 2″ pieces of black fuzzy stick and fold in half, the same way as Step 5.

Step  15.

Cut (2) 2″ pieces of black fuzzy stick and fold in half, the same way as Step 5.

Step  16.

Glue the orange fuzzy stick pieces to the bottom of the cork, to be the penguins feet and glue his black fuzzy stick arms on the sides.

Step  16.

Glue the orange fuzzy stick pieces to the bottom of the cork, to be the penguins feet and glue his black fuzzy stick arms on the sides.

Polar Bear

Step  17.

Paint a wine cork white. 

Polar Bear

Step  17.

Paint a wine cork white. 

Step  18.

Wrap a white fuzzy stick around the wine cork, so it is completely covered.

Step  18.

Wrap a white fuzzy stick around the wine cork, so it is completely covered.

Step  19.

Add (2) small white poms on the top of the wine cork to be the polar bear’s ears and a small white pom in the middle to be the bear’s snout.

Step  19.

Add (2) small white poms on the top of the wine cork to be the polar bear’s ears and a small white pom in the middle to be the bear’s snout.

Step  20.

Glue on (2) 10mm wiggly eyes and a black mini pom on top of the white snout for the nose.

Step  20.

Glue on (2) 10mm wiggly eyes and a black mini pom on top of the white snout for the nose.