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Groundhog Coloring Pages

Groundhog Day Songs

Sing to the tune of "Ten Little Indians"

One little, two little, little Three little groundhogs.
Four little, five little Six little groundhogs.
Seven little, eight little Nine little groundhogs.
All Sleeping underground.

Mr. Groundhog

Sing to the tune of "Brother John"

Mr. Groundhog, Mr. Groundhog,
Take a peek, Take a peek.
If you see your shadow
The weather will be awful
For six more weeks, six more weeks.

I'm a Little Groundhog

Sing to the tune of "I'm a Little Teapot"

I'm a little groundhog short and stout,
February second I will come out.
If I see my shadow they will shout,
"Six weeks more winter without doubt!"

Can you Play?

Sing to the tune of "Brother John"

Little Groundhog, little groundhog,
Can you play, can you play?
Popping up your head,
Popping up your head,
Can you play? Don't run away.

Little Groundhog, Little groundhog,
Can you play, can you play?
Running all around,
On the cold hard ground
Can you play? Please, please stay!

Little groundhog, little groundhog,
Can you play, can you play?
You can't see your shadow,
You can't see your shadow,
Here comes spring, hip hooray!


More Preschool Songs

Groundhog Games

Shadow Fun

* Make Hand Shadows

Shine a bright light (flashlight or lamp) on a bare wall. Show the children how to hold their hands to make shadow animals on the wall.

*Search for Shadows

Go outside in the morning or late afternoon and look forshadows.

*Body Shadows

Hang a white sheet in a doorway or from the ceiling.
Place a bright light behind the sheet so that the light shines on it. Have the children take turns moving behind the sheet, while the others watch.

*Shadow Silhouettes

Make silhouettes of each child. Stand the child against the wall. Project a flashlight on the wall so that it creates a shadow of his/her profile.
Stick a white paper on the wall. Trace around the profile of their head. Trace it on black construction paper and cut it out.
Glue it on white paper.

*Shadow Tracing

If the sun is shining on Groundhog Day take the children outside. One child stands still while the other traces his profile on the snow using colored colored water in a bottle or on the pavement with a piece of sidewalk chalk.

Groundhog Recipes

Groundhog Cupcakes

Make cupcakes with chocolate frosting.

Insert 2 vanilla wafers as the ears. on the top edge of the frosted cupcake.
Insert 2 yellow m&m's for the eyes. Use a red m&m for the nose. Use 2 white mini marshmallows for the teeth.

Groundhog in a Hole

Prepare a donut for each child.
Print out a picture of a groundhog and glue it at the top of a Popsicle stick.
Have a groundhog poke his head out of the donut hole.

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