Supplies Needed: Large Box Markers, Crayons or Paint
#1: Decorate the large box to look like a burrow that a groundhog would live in. Create trees, grass and other outdoor items on the box. #2: Have your child act as if the box is a barrow. You even pretend to be a groundhog coming out of its burrow to see if it sees it shadow. Directed light at the groundhog burrow and when your child comes out it will produce a shadow. Turn the light on and off to show and not show your childs shadow. If your child does not see their shadow they stay out of the burrow and can play.
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Supplies Needed: Brown Lunch bag Crayons or Markers Brown Pom Poms (2) Pink Pom Pom (1) Googley Eyes String or Yarn Glue
#1: Open the flap portion of the lunch bag and draw a mouth. This will be the mouth of your groundhog and should be placed under the flap. Allow to dry before continuing. #2: Glue the two googly eyes on the middle of the flap portion of the brown lunch bag #3: Glue the pink pom pom below the eyes on the flap portion of the brown lunch bag. This will be the groundhogs nose. #4: Glue the 2 brown pom poms to the top of the flap portion of the brown lunch bag. This will be the groundhogs ears. #5: Your groundhog is ready to perform in their first puppet show!
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Card Stock Glue Crayons or Markers Scissors
#1: Print out a printable Groundhog #2: Cut out and color the printable groundhog #3: Cut the card stock in a rectangle shape #4: Glue the printable groundhog to the bookmark #5: Decorate both sides of the bookmark and write the following Groundhog’s Day Poem: Here’s a little groundhog furry and brown He’s coming up to look around If he sees his shadow down he will go Then six more weeks of winter, oh no!!
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Paper Clip-1 Scissors Hole Punch
#1: Print out the printable groundhog. You will need 6 groundhogs total #2: Color each printable groundhog. Allow to dry. #3: Cut out each colored groundhog. #4: Place a hole in the top portion of the groundhog using the hole punch. This will be where the groundhogs hang from the mobile #5: Color your popsicle sticks with markers or crayons. Color both sides. You may want to use glitter to make your popsicle sticks glittery. Allow to dry. #6: Cut 6 pieces of sting about 3 inches long #7: Attach the 3 inch strings to the groundhogs. By placing the string through the hole you punched. Leave the one end untied. This will be how you hang your groundhog to your popsicle stick. #8: Attach 2 colored groundhogs to each popsicle stick. The groundhogs should be attached at each end of the popsicle stick. You can attach the groundhogs to the popsicle stick by tying a knot around the popsicle stick. #9: Cut 3 pieces of string or yarn about 10 inches long #10: Attach one of the 10 inch strings to a paper clip. This will be what your groundhog day mobile hangs from. Leave the other end untied because you will attach this to the popsicle stick. #10: Take the 10 inch string that is attached to the paper clip and tie it to a popsicle stick with groundhogs. Tie the string to the center of the popsicle stick. #11: Attach the second groundhog popsicle stick to the first groundhog popsicle stick by tying a 10 inch string in between. Make sure to tie the string to the center of the popsicle stick. #12: Attach the third groundhog popsicle stick to the second groundhog popsicle stick by tying a 10 inch string in between. Make sure to tie the string to the center of the popsicle stick. #13: Now hang your groundhog mobile in remembrance of Groundhogs Day!
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Markers or Crayons Glue Scissors
#1: Print out the printable groundhog #2: Color and cut out the printable groundhog #3: Glue the groundhog to the piece of construction paper. #4: Try to predict if we will have six more or winter will be ending soon. If the groundhog fails to see its shadow because the weather is cloudy, winter will soon end. If on the other hand, it is sunny and the groundhog sees its shadow, the groundhog will continue for 6 more weeks. Remember: Draw clouds and no shadow if you think winter will end soon. Draw a sun and the groundhogs shadow if you think we will have 6 more weeks of winter. #5: Hang your groundhog prediction on the wall and see if you are right!
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