Lions in Books

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

We are continuing the lion theme with a list of books that we thought would be interesting and fun to pair with a lion 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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Sheep (or Lamb) Fun Facts

Our pattern of the month is the Sheep (or Lamb)!  Sheep are very gentle animals and were one of the first animals to be domesticated.  Sheep can display emotions like anger, boredom, fear, disgust, despair and happiness.  They can also recognize emotion by facial expressions.  They prefer smiles to frowns.  They can self medicate themselves.  When ill they will eat specific plants that will cure them.

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Elephants in Books

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

We are continuing the elephant theme with a list of books that we thought would be interesting and fun to pair with an elephant 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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Frogs in Books

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

We are continuing the frog theme with a list of books that we thought would be interesting and fun to pair with a frog 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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Frog Craft Activities

In the last blog article we listed some Fun Facts about frogs.  We also had a free download of a frog coloring page for the kids (or you) to color.  In this blog we want to share some of our favorite craft activities that we found on the web that are simple and fun to do.  There was so much to choose from – it was hard to make a decision. Frog activities are so much fun!
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