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Groundhog Day Crafts

Will the groundhog see his shadow? Create a sun, cloud, and pop-up groundhog and find out!

  • Grades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5

Students make these three crafts and then act out the different outcomes of Groundhog Day.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pop-up Groundhog

What You Need:

  • Toilet paper roll
  • Craft stick
  • Glue
  • Scissors
  • Crayons
  • Green construction paper
  • Image of a groundhog's head. (The pictured groundhog was found on Scholastic Printables in Clip Art.)

What You Do:

  • Cut out and color the groundhog head and glue it to the end of the craft stick.
  • Cut a piece of green construction paper so that it is large enough to cover the toilet paper roll. Leave enough extra so students can cut along the edge to mimic grass.
  • Now your groundhog can pop in and out of his hole to check on his shadow!

Sun

What You Need:

  • Yellow and orange construction paper for each student. Make sure that there is enough construction paper so that students can trace their hand about twelve times.
  • Glue
  • Scissors
  • Pencil
  • Black crayon or marker
  • Gold glitter (optional)

What You Do:

  • Have the students trace their hands twelve times on the colored construction paper and then cut them out.
  • Glue the paper hands together in a circular pattern to create a sun. For younger students, you may want to provide a paper plate or cut-out circle for them to glue their paper hands around.
  • Add a face to the sun using crayon or marker.
  • For sparkle, you can create a circle around the face using glue and gold glitter.

Cloud Pillow

What You Need:

  • 2 pieces of white construction paper for each student
  • Cloud template (or draw your own)
  • Yarn (color of your choice)
  • Pencil
  • Hole punch
  • Cotton balls
  • Black crayon or marker

What You Do:

  • Draw or trace the cloud template onto the two pieces of construction paper and then cut them out.  Both clouds must be the same size and shape.
  • Holding the clouds together, hole punch them along the outside edge about an inch or so apart.
  • Draw a face on one of the clouds.
  • Using the yarn, weave in and out of the holes, sewing the cloud together. Before getting to the last hole, stuff the cloud with cotton balls to make your it puffy. Finish weaving and tie a knot.

Now your students have everything they need to act out what their groundhog will do on Groundhog Day!

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