Alligator Fun Facts

Our Alligator Puppet Sewing Pattern is the pattern of the month! Even though real alligators are quite ferocious looking with all of those teeth, kids love alligators and alligators are featured prominently in children’s books, finger plays and songs.  Even though our puppet pattern is called an alligator, it could be used as a crocodile.  The main difference between the two reptiles in real life is that the alligator’s mouth is more U shaped at the end.  The end of the crocodile’s mouth is more V shaped.  In puppet land, I don’t think it makes much difference.

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Hippos in Books

In our previous blog article we listed a few links to craft projects featuring hippos that we found around the web. We also had a free download of hippo paper bag puppet pattern.

We are continuing the hippo theme with a list of books that we thought would be interesting and fun to pair with a sloth puppet.  We’ve noticed that kids become more engaged during reading when a puppet is used to help bring a book alive.

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Hippo Craft Activities

February 15 is National Hippo Day! And even if you missed National Hippo Day, every day is a fun day to create a hippo craft. In this blog we want to share our favorite craft activities that we found on the web. We had so much fun looking for hippo craft activities! In the last blog article we listed some Fun Facts about hippopotamuses.  We also had a free download of a hippo coloring page for the kids (or you) to color.

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Sloths in Books

In our previous blog article we listed a few links to craft projects featuring sloths that we found around the web. We also had a free download of sloth paper bag puppet pattern.

We are continuing the sloth theme with a list of books that we thought would be interesting and fun to pair with a sloth puppet.  We’ve noticed that kids become more engaged during reading when a puppet is used to help bring a book alive.

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Skunks in Books

In our previous blog article we listed a few links to craft projects featuring skunks that we found around the web. We also had a free download of skunk paper bag puppet pattern.

We are continuing the skunk theme with a list of books that we thought would be interesting and fun to pair with a skunk puppet.  We’ve noticed that kids become more engaged during reading when a puppet is used to help bring a book alive.

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