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Paint Chip Color Samples or Construction Paper
Popsicle Sticks
A Pen, Pencil or Markers
School Glue, Hot Glue or Tape
Scissors
Flashlight
Right about now your home may slowly be turning into a zoo. So embrace it by charging an entrance fee, allowing visitors to see your little monkeys hanging from the curtain rods- or tame the wild beasts in your household by create your own menagerie. Click 'Read More' to get the play-by-play... ↓↓↓ Making your own personal collection of exotic animals seems easier. This project uses some really simple ingredients to create something that will provide kids of various age groups with entertainment. Ingredients: Paint Chip Color Samples or Construction Paper Popsicle Sticks A Pen, Pencil or Markers School Glue, Hot Glue or Tape Scissors Flashlight Draw animal silhouettes onto some paint chips. Be sure to include general, but distinguishing characteristics of each animal. You can leave the figures blank or draw details. Now is when the summertime spent eating popsicles will really start to pay off. Grab the wayward collection of sticks and glue or tape the sticks onto the silhouettes. With Old Man Winter really coming through in a major way this year, this project could keep kids occupied for an afternoon, and then again before bedtime. Yes- this animal menagerie has dual roles: They can perform at a matinee, use a shoebox as the theatre. Then at night, bring the animals out again as an encore. Find a flashlight- because now is their time to shine as shadow puppets in a performance on the wall. This is a great activity to use in conjunction with the sheet tent you made while 'roughing it' during that recent indoor camping trip. *RockStar Tip* Place the menagerie in a cup on the dining room table, it keeps kids occupied while food prep is underway.
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