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Penguin Thermometer Magnet Craft Kit
Penguin Thermometer Magnet Craft Kit. Check the chilly temps outside or in with this flock of foam penguins! Friends and family will love how easy it is to make these magnetic thermometer craft kits! Keep warm on snow days by putting together this activity for your own home décor or gift giving! Includes glass thermometers and foam pieces. 5 1/2" x 9" All craft kit pieces are pre-packaged for individual use. Kits include instructions and extra pieces. © OTC
Average Customer Rating:
4.3
out of 5
48 of 55(87%)customers would recommend this product to a friend.
Customer Reviews for Penguin Thermometer Magnet Craft Kit
Review 1 for Penguin Thermometer Magnet Craft Kit
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Tony
Excellent Craft
Date: December 31, 2008
"This craft was a pleasure. It was easy to put together in a minimal amount of time. The directions were easy to follow. I teach a 2nd grade class and the kids did a great job with this craft and they enjoyed doing it. The end results were fabulous!"
5 of 5 people found this review helpful.
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Review 2 for Penguin Thermometer Magnet Craft Kit
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4.0
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Amylyn
Location: Mesa, AZ
Occasion or purpose: Classroom or daycare
Occupation: Educator
Date: March 1, 2010
"FUN activity and the final product was enjoyed by all of my students."
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Review 3 for Penguin Thermometer Magnet Craft Kit
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MaxMacGyver
Great if you are prepared...
Date: December 27, 2009
"I found these easy to assemble. Our Cub Scout den of 7-year-olds had lots of fun with these. Each of the 12 kits were packaged individually and then together in a bigger bag. The magnets are NOT in with each kit, they are in their own bag down in the larger one.
Some tips for getting the most from this craft:
Some tips for getting the most from this craft:
1) Best results for gluing, in order of best to worst
* Hot melt glue gun
* Glue dots
* Foam glue
* Tacky glue
* Elmer's glue
* Glue stick
I found that for adults and older kids, Hot melt glue works best for this craft. For younger children, glue dots are great. I pre-applied them to the foam pieces, leaving the clear backing intact. The kids were able to just peel the backing off and stick everything together. No mess!
* Hot melt glue gun
* Glue dots
* Foam glue
* Tacky glue
* Elmer's glue
* Glue stick
I found that for adults and older kids, Hot melt glue works best for this craft. For younger children, glue dots are great. I pre-applied them to the foam pieces, leaving the clear backing intact. The kids were able to just peel the backing off and stick everything together. No mess!
2) Be sure you put the glue on the correct side of the magnets (the side with the grooves in it) - if done this way, the magnet is plenty strong enough to hold the finished kit on the fridge.
3) Check each kit for missing parts prior to assembly. (magnets are in their own bag!)
4) Watch out for googly eyes missing the black "pupil" - although one of my boys suggested they could be used for a blind penguin...
5) Check the thermometers carefully. Some may need the protective plastic cover re-attached, others may be broken or simply not working. Don't worry, these thermometers use a colored alcohol, not mercury, so so heavy metal poisoning is not a danger.
If all else fails, contact Oriental Trading and they will send you replacements!
Above all, have fun!"
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Review 4 for Penguin Thermometer Magnet Craft Kit
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NF2DEAF
Missing pieces
Date: December 14, 2009
"These were purchased for my son's classmates presents. They are easy to assemble, but none of mine had magnets in them (I bought 2 packs of 12) and several had other pieces missing. They are good for the price."
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Review 5 for Penguin Thermometer Magnet Craft Kit
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Missy1234
Please Read!
Date: December 13, 2009
"I ordered this for a after school project with my kids and there was missing pieces not all the packages had all the supplies i was extremley dissapointed. This was such a cute project."
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Review 6 for Penguin Thermometer Magnet Craft Kit
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3murts
great craft
Date: December 9, 2009
"did this for my 3 year old birthday party, and it was easy to use and looks great!"
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Review 7 for Penguin Thermometer Magnet Craft Kit
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tonyakelli
Great
Date: November 30, 2009
"When our family gets together for Christmas we
do crafts with the kids. This was fun and not too
hard."
do crafts with the kids. This was fun and not too
hard."
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Review 8 for Penguin Thermometer Magnet Craft Kit
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Bappy
cute,easy, but
Date: November 29, 2009
"These were as cute as they looked and simple for kids to do. I purchased these along with other designs that had thermometers for a school craft fair and was disappointed when 4 of 12 thermometers were either broken or non functional ."
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Review 9 for Penguin Thermometer Magnet Craft Kit
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sarah1
fun stuff
Date: November 23, 2009
"This was very easy to put together. I was at first confused because the magnets come seperate, but they were in there."
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Review 10 for Penguin Thermometer Magnet Craft Kit
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grandmatt
Location: Iowa
Occasion or purpose: Other
Occupation: Other
love the Penguin!
Date: November 10, 2009
"What a cute project for my grandkids to do! Easy and quick! Only thing was that the magnets weren't included in any of my kits."
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Review 11 for Penguin Thermometer Magnet Craft Kit
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SSSS
Location: NJ
Occasion or purpose: Children's party
Occupation: Other
bags opened, pieces missing
Date: November 9, 2009
"Many of the baggies these items came in were open and many of the sets had missing pieces, specifically the eyes, which you can't really do without. It comes with "extra pieces" but not a single extra piece was an eye, and those bags were open, too. Also, the magnets were not sturdy enough to hold the penguin up. It's a cute craft, and good for goody bags, but you have to check each pouch carefully and hope you don't have missing pieces."
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Review 12 for Penguin Thermometer Magnet Craft Kit
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foxfire
penguin problems
Date: October 16, 2009
"My seniors loved the penguin and it was very easy to put together. However, I was glad I had extra kits because several of the thermometers were bad. While I had extras of other things (such as eyes and snowflakes), there were no extra thermometers. I have to open other bags in order for everyone to have one that worked. I would suggest buying extra in case you have the same problem."
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Review 13 for Penguin Thermometer Magnet Craft Kit
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foxfire
Great craft and great value
Date: April 9, 2009
"I was very pleased when my penguin thermometer craft kits arrived. I put one together as an example and the pieces are large enough that my seniors can handle them with no trouble. The only problem I am having is that the kit I opened to make the sample did not have a magnet in it. I opened two more and neither of them had a magnet. It won't cost much to get a strip so magnets can be attached but I am disappointed that these kits don't have one. Maybe the others do but I finally gave up searching. Still, I love the craft and it looks great!!!"
1 of 1 people found this review helpful.
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Review 14 for Penguin Thermometer Magnet Craft Kit
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April
Location: St Paul, MN
Occasion or purpose: Home childcare
Super Cute
Date: February 9, 2009
"I love to purchase kits through Oriental Trading to give to our Daycare Mom. The kids have a blast making these fun and adorable crafts to bring home to Mom and Dad!"
1 of 1 people found this review helpful.
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Review 15 for Penguin Thermometer Magnet Craft Kit
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Betty
Location: Philadelphia, Pa
Occasion or purpose: Community event
Occupation: Other
Great
Date: February 5, 2009
"Very easy and the craft was great"
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Review 16 for Penguin Thermometer Magnet Craft Kit
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annieb99
Location: Oxford, MS
Occasion or purpose: Classroom or daycare
Occupation: Educator
Awesome!!
Date: January 31, 2009
"I was very pleased with the quality of this craft. It is a very nice size. I purchased it at a very good price as well."
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Review 17 for Penguin Thermometer Magnet Craft Kit
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Dee
cute
Date: January 30, 2009
"Fun craft! We were short 1 thermometer but other than that we enjoyed putting them together!"
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Review 18 for Penguin Thermometer Magnet Craft Kit
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dewdrop
Location: Italy
Occasion or purpose: Other
Occupation: Non-Profit/Church
Hmmmmmm....
Date: January 27, 2009
"The craft is very cute.....but out of 12, I only had 4 complete kits (even with the extra pieces that come with it). That means a lot of extra pieces and lots of broken thermometers and no eyes. But the ones that where made, they where cute."
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Review 19 for Penguin Thermometer Magnet Craft Kit
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Mrs. Claus
Occasion or purpose: Children's party
Occupation: Parent
Adorable and Useful!
Date: January 22, 2009
"The Peguin Thermometer Magnet Kit is easy to make and the finished product is adorable and useful. It looks just like the picture! I had to reglue the edges of the plastic covers down on the thermometers to be sure they would stay on when the kids handled them. Because the thermometers are so fragile and a couple of them were broken, along with a few other missing pieces I could not give it 5 star ratings across the board. However, the sale price and the service I got from OTC for replacement pieces were excellent!"
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Review 20 for Penguin Thermometer Magnet Craft Kit
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Jewels
Location: Cottage Grove, Minnesota
Occasion or purpose: Community event
Occupation: Business
Great Deal
Date: January 22, 2009
"Found the kit to be wonderful - the colors were brilliant and bright. The directions were right on. The only thing I would add to the directions would be to let the item sit for a bit to dry before moving. This type of material doesn't take to glue quickly."
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