Alright who are my team spring friends? I am always team spring, but whether you are team spring or team winter, here are some fun groundhog/shadow theme activities we did for Tot School this past week. Little Miss is 22 months old and had a blast with the things we did.
Here is a peek at what our groundhog/shadows week looked like.
These are some of the books on our Groundhog Theme Bookshelf.
Groundhog’s Day by Gail Gibbons
Groundhog Gets A Say by Pamela Curtis Swallow
Ten Grouchy Groundhogs by Kathryn Heling
Who Will See Their Shadows This Year by Jerry Pallota
Substitute Groundhog by Pat Miller & Kathi Ember
Go To Sleep Groundhog by Judy Cox
These are the activities we completed as part of our Groundhog's Day/Shadows theme.
Household Object Match: Grab some miscellaneous items from around the house and trace them onto a piece of paper and let your little one try to match them up to their “shadow” This was the first time Little Miss did this type of activity (besides puzzles) and did fairly well with it. The fact that they didn’t have indents like puzzles proved a little tricky for her, but I have no doubt after doing this a few more times and she will be a “pro” in no time.
Household Object Match: Grab some miscellaneous items from around the house and trace them onto a piece of paper and let your little one try to match them up to their “shadow” This was the first time Little Miss did this type of activity (besides puzzles) and did fairly well with it. The fact that they didn’t have indents like puzzles proved a little tricky for her, but I have no doubt after doing this a few more times and she will be a “pro” in no time.
Familiar Things Peg Puzzle: Puzzles are a great “shadow” type of activity. This is one that I left out on her table all week long and she gets better each time she does it.
Groundhog Paper Plate Craft: Set up a simple invitation to paint and let your little one paint the paper plate brown. Little Miss helped me glue the eyes on and then I added all the finishing touches.
Groundhog Pudding Snack: This fun snack was simple to put together. I crushed up an oreo cookie and added it to the top of the pudding. I took a vanilla wafer and used some of the pudding to add ears, eyes, and a nose to our groundhog and then set him in the pudding to look like he was coming out of the ground.
Shadow Making & Tracing: When the “weather” cooperated we were able to have lots of fun playying with and making shadows. We were not able to get outside between snow, rain, and just overall cloudiness, but we did spend several days making and playing with our shadows using toys and our bodies.
Groundhog Print Poem: This adorable idea can be found on my pinterest board. I added the last two lines of the poem so that we could incorporate spring into it.
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