stART ~ Groundhog Stays up Late

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This week we read Groundhog Stays Up Late, by Margery Cuyler.  We read this book last year too, I think that  this is such a cute story.  The  little groundhog does not want to sleep through winter and instead decides to play.  Soon he realizes that it is not fun alone and tricks his friends into thinking it is spring so they will wake up early.  Emily actually made the project to go along with this book at school, but loved using it as we were reading the book. 

To make this puppet all you need is a Styrofoam cup, a green party streamer, a popsicle stick and a picture of a groundhog (or you/your child can draw their own)

 

Color the cup with a brown crayon, glue the green party streamer around the top of the cup, then snip the part that hangs over to look like grass.

 

Color and cut the groundhog and glue it onto the craft stick.  Poke the craft stick through the bottom of the cup then push it up and down.

Emily took her puppet outside to see if he would see his shadow, then when he did she pulled him into the cup and said six more weeks of winter!!

We also sand a cute song to go along with our puppet.  Emily loved the Mr. Groundhog song when she was little.  Click here to see video of her singing it when she was little.

Happy Groundhog’s Day!!