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She has stars in her eyes!

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I love him soooooooo much!

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Welcome to the Zoo | Count to 100 | Counting by 1's | Counting Song for Kids | Jack Hartmann

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Pick 5 spelling words to spell. Are you up for the challenge?

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Lots of fun games to try!

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SUPER WHY, the animated television series and interactive website, helps children ages 3-6 learn key reading skills, including alphabet, rhyming, spelling and reading comprehension, through interactive storybook adventures.

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Squish the Fish

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Squish the Fish | Yoga for Kids! A Cosmic Kids Yoga Adventure

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Storyline Online - Choose an animal story!

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Storyline Online - Choose an animal story!

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Have a look and choose a book that has an animal in it. Your choice!

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The SAG-AFTRA Foundation's Daytime Emmy-nominated, Storyline Online, features celebrated actors reading children's books to inspire a love of reading in millions of children worldwide.

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The Detective Dog by Julia Donaldson. Children's story audiobook, kids read-aloud.

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Make a simple whirlygig DIY toy, sometimes known as a spinner, from recycled cardboard and our printable template. This is a fun STEM (or STEAM) craft idea for kids of all ages, inspired by a classic which has been around for centuries.
This whirlygig craft was originally published in 2015 and has been updated and republished for today's audience. You might also like our bouncy paper frog craft
You might have heard of whirlygigs before - they've been around for generations. Some people call them 'spinners'.

Apparently even the Native Americans had their own version of this toy as early as 500BC, and they were also popular back in the great depression using old buttons or similar as the centre piece when kids didn't have many (if any) manufactured toys.

Whirlygigs are very easy to make, almost too easy, and kids will love to watch the patterns twirl and whirl around. Our printable template gives you a few different patterns as well as a blank one so kids can get creative and design their own.

OK, let's get started on the craft...

How to make a whirlygig

You will need:

* String
* A scrap of heavy recycled cardboard
* Gluestick
* Scissors
* Kitchen skewer
* Our printable whirlygig pattern template

How to:

Print out your templates and choose which two patterns you'd like to use best.

Glue one piece onto your recycled cardboard scrap, cut around it with the scissors, and then glue the second pattern onto the reverse. Poke two small holes in the whirlygig with the kitchen skewer and thread the string through, tying in a knot once done.

That's all! Now just twirl and whirl.

The girls both had a turn at designing their own version too using the blank template.

Have fun!

More DIY toy ideas:

* Make a spinning top from milk bottle lids
* Make a toy train using egg cartons
* Paper scrap crowns are a fun idea for pretend play
* Make some yummy-looking rock cakes for toy tea parties
* Make some fun bath boats from sponges and duct tape
* Make a musical shaker from toilet rolls and duct tape
* Upcycle an old cereal box into a fun dinosaur board game

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How to make a whirlygig - The Craft Train

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This post may contain affiliate links. I may receive commissions for purchases made through links in this post at no cost to you. Make a simple whirlygig DIY toy, sometimes known as a spinner, from recycled cardboard and our printable template.

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Sorting Animals into Sets Middle Ability

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This beautiful cockatoo collage is made simply with a few pieces of paper and some cupcake cases - but won't he look handsome on display!
You will need:
Paper
2 white cupcake cases
Glue
Scrap of yellow paper
Yellow and black felt tip pens
Instructions:

Flatten one of the cupcake cases and cut in half.

Glue one half to the paper to be the cockatoo's body.

Snip along the fluted edge of the other half and then glue to the paper to be the wing. See our photo below.

Cupcake case cockatoo - body pieces

Flatten the second cupcake case.

Carefully cut the base from the case leaving a small piece of the side still attached.

Take the side you have removed from the cupcake case and cut this into 3. Snip along the edges.

Glue these to the bottom of the body, one over the other, overlapping slightly to make the tail.

Cupcake case cockatoo - tail pieces

On the piece with the base still attached, colour the side of the case that remains yellow and snip along the edge to make the crest.

Cupcake case cockatoo - head piece, before colouring

Glue the base to the top of the body to form the head.

Cut a beak and leg from the yellow paper and glue in place.

Draw on an eye.

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This beautiful cockatoo collage is made simply with a few pieces of paper and some cupcake cases - but won't he look handsome on display! You will need: Paper 2 white cupcake cases Glue Scrap of yellow paper Yellow and black felt tip pens Instructions: Flatten one of the cupcake cases and cut in half.

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Choose your favourite online animal games!

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Penguins and toucans and bats... oh my! Looking for educational animal games? ABCya has dozens of activities to keep kids learning and having fun!

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Rumble in the Jungle - educational audiobook (read-aloud) children's story. Colourful illustrations.

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Paper plate

Tempera or poster paint

White glue

Scissors

Paint brush

Wiggle eyes

Construction paper

Crayons or colored markers

Craft stick, pompoms, other decorative materials

7Add spots or other patterns.

Create some spots, stripes, or patches, if your animal has them. You can paint them using your fingers, some cotton buds, or a regular paint brush. The patterns can also be drawn using crayons or permanent markers.

Another option is to cut out the spots and stripes out of paper and glue them onto the paper plate.

Some animals like the giraffe, have a snout. To make a snout, cut out an oval shape from construction paper. Draw a pair of nostrils and a mouth on it.

12Add more detail.

Add more details if you like. My giraffe needs circles at the tips of the horns. I cut them out from paper and glued them at the tips of the craft stick.

This giraffe illustrates the basic steps for making paper plate animals. More ideas for making these animals are described in the section below.

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Paper Plate Animals | Kids' Crafts | Fun Craft Ideas | FirstPalette.com

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Paper plate Tempera or poster paint White glue Scissors Paint brush Wiggle eyes Construction paper Crayons or colored markers Craft stick, pompoms, other decorative materials 7Add spots or other patterns. Create some spots, stripes, or patches, if your animal has them. You can paint them using your fingers, some cotton buds, or a regular paint brush.

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ESL English Stories | Amazing Animals Books - Koalas

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Don't forget to draw a creative and colourful picture!

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Guess the Animal! (Part Two)  Learning Animals For Kids

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Guess the animals in this animal quiz video. You will be given different clues for each animal while a picture is revealed. See if you can guess the animal's name before we tell you! This animal video is great for little kids, toddlers and preschoolers.

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Never Tickle A Tiger - Kids Books Read Aloud

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Write each letter 5 times on dotted thirds.

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Write each letter 5 times on dotted thirds.

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He loves a belly scratch and will use his paws to put my hands on his belly! 🐈 Mrs V-H

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Chelsea OA with Angie&Goldie&Oscar&Angel & Flash the Snail😄

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Chelsea OA with Angie&Goldie&Oscar&Angel & Flash the Snail😄

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I love my dog maxi she is a girl and she is 2 years old!💖

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Flamingoes are my favorite animals 🦩🦩🦩🌈🏝🍧😃

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