Virtual Refrigerator -- Penguin Portraits

Thanks for stopping by and joining us again this week as we host another virtual refrigerator arts and crafts link up. 


My youngest son loves penguins and I knew that offering to help him draw and paint a penguin was a surefire way to get him to agree to do some arts and crafts with me.  Imagine my surprise when all three boys agreed to paint!

First we drew our penguins:



Then we began painting the backgrounds:



As the paint dried we added more and more features:




Until we were finished and happy with our portraits.

My penguin 

Alec, age 11, made a penguin with cat ear earmuffs, a storm cloud and snow

Evan, age 10, make a penguin with a Santa hat and snow

Ian, age 13, made a penguin at the beach.

Now without further ado I invite you to grab a "magnet" and link up your arts and crafts or how- to posts below and visit some other bloggers to see what they shared on their refrigerators.


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Comments

  1. Michele MorinDecember 27, 2017 at 6:47 AM

    Love the idea of a "virtual fridge"!!

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    1. Mother of 3December 27, 2017 at 6:53 AM

      Thank you! I'd love to take credit for it but I just help co- host. :)

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  2. Kym ThorpeDecember 27, 2017 at 10:07 AM

    So cute!! My daughter has another piece of balsa wood she wanted to paint something on, and I think a penguin portrait would be perfect.

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  3. NinaJanuary 1, 2018 at 7:40 PM

    Your sons did an amazing job on their penguins! They have great artistic abilities!

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