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History for Kids: Good Morning Groundhog!

 

Groundhog Day is Feb. 2nd. On this day, the Groundhog comes out of his hole after a long winter sleep to look for his shadow. If he sees it, he regards it as an omen of six more weeks of bad weather and returns to his hole. If the day is cloudy and, hence, shadowless, he takes it as a sign of spring and stays above ground.

Groundhog Lookers Craft Project

These cute groundhogs are looking around to see if they can find their shadow.

Materials

  • ~ Small brown paper lunch bags
  • ~ Googley eyes
  • ~ Construction paper
  • ~ Safety scissors
  • ~ Glue


Instructions

  • ~ Cut out big round cheeks, 2 little ears, a small round nose and 2 big white teeth from construction paper.
  • ~ Glue on the facial features, including 2 googley eyes.
  • ~ Have the children hold their puppets up against a plain wall and see if they can find their groundhogs shadow.



Good morning Groundhog!

Sung to the tune of "Are You Sleeping?"

Little groundhog, little groundhog
Underground, underground
Now it's time to wake up
Now it's time to wake up
Yawn and stretch
Yawn and stretch

Little groundhog, little groundhog
Underground, underground
Climb out of your burrow
Climb out of your burrow
Look around
Look around

Little groundhog, little groundhog
Underground, underground
Do you see your shadow?
Do you see your shadow?
Down you run!
Down you run!

Credit: The Mailbox