An Indoor Play Activity
Is that a floor lamp or a giraffe with a lampshade on its head? Only one way to find out – ask your child to act as safari leader.
Materials Required:
- Paper
- Toilet paper tubes
Instructions:
Is that a floor lamp or a giraffe with a lampshade on its head? Only one way to find out – ask your child to act as safari leader.
Your child can conduct a safari right in your living room (or any other room in your house); it just takes a little prep time.
First, take paper and cut out various sets of footprints.
Draw some feet with pads and claws for lions and tigers; hoofs for gazelles, zebras, and antelopes; feet with “thumbs” for gorillas and monkeys; and big round feet for elephants and hippos.
Next, make a pair of binoculars for each member of the safari by taping together two toilet paper tubes. (You might want to cover them with black paper first.)
Layout a trail of footprints leading to different parts of your house.
Perhaps the hippos and elephants have headed toward the bathtub for a drink. The monkeys may be hiding in your hanging plants. And the tiger family may be lounging in a den made from couch pillows.
Make sure you all keep your cool when looking for the animals – too much noise and they may head for the hills.
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