In Praise Of Penquins

In Praise of Penguins

These funny birds in fancy clothes
may waddle in the snow,
but when they reach the icy sea
just watch how fast they go!

Their song sounds like a donkey's bray,
they cannot soar or fly,
yet penguins manage very well,
and let me tell you why…

Their feathers keep out water,
their blubber keeps out cold,
their wings make perfect paddles
because they do not fold!

Their tails are good for steering,
they brake with both their feet—
So tell me now, from all you've heard…
Aren't penguins NEAT?

by Robin Bernard

Penguins

18 jumbo ripe Black olives

18 small ripe Black olives

1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese

1 carrot (about 6 inches long and 1 inch wide)

18 long fresh chives

18 frill toothpicks (I used plain)




Cut a slit lengthwise from top to bottom in each jumbo olive

Fill each cavity of the jumbo olives with about a teaspoon of cream cheese
(I piped it in using a #12 tip)

This makes the the white stripe in penguins chest. Cut carrot into 1/4 inch slices,then out of each slice cut a small pie shaped piece. This makes the feet, save the piece you cut out, this will be the beak

In the x slit in the center of each small olive (where the pit was removed) press the small piece of carrot into the hole with the pointed end out.

Using a frill toothpick,stack head ( small olive ), body (large olive) and feet (carrot slice), adjusting so that beak, cream cheese breast and notch in carrot line up.

Tie chive around neck for the scarf.

Check out these other penguins:

Once Upon A Plate:
My Own Sweet Thyme
The Artful Crafter
Broken Yolks

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