In our previous blog article we listed a few links to craft projects featuring vulture (or buzzards) that we found around the web. We also had a free download of a vulture paper bag puppet pattern.
Vulture Fun Facts
Our pattern of the month is the Vulture! Even though vultures are not cute nor cuddly looking, they are very important to our ecosystem since they are nature’s “clean up crew.” Since they are scavengers they help to curb dangerous diseases and bacteria. There is a difference between vultures and buzzards. They are not the same bird, but in the United States when someone refers to a buzzard, they are actually referring to a turkey vulture.
The Mouse in Books
In our previous blog article we listed a few links to craft projects featuring squirrels that we found around the web. We also had a free download of a mouse paper bag puppet pattern.
Mouse Fun Facts
Our pattern of the month is the Mouse! From Walt Disney’s Mickey Mouse to Stuart Little and everything in between, authors and illustrators have captured the hearts of both kids and adults with their creations. One hypothesis about why kids love mice so much is that the mice are little, and little kids relate to being the little guy. Mice aren’t that much different from us. They are neat, tidy and organized. In their underground homes, they have areas for storing food, shelter and the toilet!
Squirrels in Books
In our previous blog article we listed a few links to craft projects featuring squirrels that we found around the web. We also had a free download of a squirrel paper bag puppet pattern.
Squirrel Fun Facts
Our pattern of the month is the Squirrel! Squirrels can range in size from 2 inches to 2 feet long. I still think squirrels are adorable even though a neighborhood squirrel frequently dines on my vegetable plants. After doing research for this blog article, I now realize why I’m fighting a losing battle to keep my vegetables from being on his/her buffet table.
Ducks in Books
In our previous blog article we listed a few links to craft projects featuring ducks that we found around the web. We also had a free download of a duck paper bag puppet pattern.
Duck Fun Facts
Our pattern of the month is the Duck! Ducks have been featured as cartoon characters. For example, Walt Disney’s Donald Duck and Warner Brothers’ Daffy Duck. Our duck pattern is a caricature of the white domesticated duck which is a descendant of the Mallard Duck. The Mallard is the most common and recognized duck of the species.
Horses in Books
In our previous blog article we listed a few links to craft projects featuring the horse that we found around the web. We also had a free download of a horse paper bag puppet pattern.
Horse Fun Facts
Our pattern of the month is the Horse! It is believed that horses have evolved over the last 50 million years from much smaller creatures. Even though the horse evolved over tens of million years in the Americas, they went extinct after the last Ice Age. Thankfully, Europeans reintroduced the horse in 16th century to the Americas so little girls could dream of having a horse.