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Stay Home Summer Camp 2021 Archive: Wild Animals Camp!

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Mamas Facing Forward Stay Home Summer Camp was a project I developed during the isolated summer of 2020. For each theme I provide a menu of options to choose from, including: virtual learning resources, easy craft & snack ideas, simple activities, books, and movies/TV.

Trust me, whether you do it for a full week or just for a day, there’s something magical about doing a bunch of activities that all share the same theme. In fact, even though my kids will be traveling and attending regular summer camp this year, they’ve also requested some Stay Home Camp – so stay tuned for a couple of new themes!! I’ve also added “field trip ideas” to themes from past years as well.

I hope these ideas will provide your family with a little fun – while at the same time making summer a bit easier for you!!

Love, Mariah

WILD ANIMALS CAMP!

Below you’ll find a menu of ideas for learning, crafts, activities, books, and things to watch that focus on wild animals. I’ve tried to keep these ideas pretty simple and make use of items you may already have – while also making it fun for the kids! I’ve also included a free printable you can hang up at home while you work on this theme.

wild animal week printableDownload

NEW! Field Trip Ideas:

  • To any local playground with animal features
  • To the zoo
  • To the natural history museum
  • To the library to get more books about wild animals
  • To any local nature area to talk about what kinds of wild animals live near you and what kinds don’t
  • To the local ranger station to learn about how to be safe around wild anumals

Things To Learn:

Things To Make:

  • Finger Puppet Giraffe
    • Recommended supplies: yellow cardstock, cream colored cardstock, brown paint, googly eyes, markers, hole punch, scissors, glue
  • Fork Print Panda
    • Recommended supplies: construction paper, fork, white paint, scissors, glue
  • Handprint Elephant
    • Recommended supplies: paper, gray paint, black sharpie, googly eyes
  • Paper Crocodile
    • Recommended supplies: free printable template, green paper, glue, scissors
  • Paper Plate Hippopotamus
    • Recommended supplies: 2 paper plates, gray paint, pink paint, construction paper, googly eyes, black marker, glue, scissors
  • Paper Plate Snake
    • Recommended supplies: paper plate, green paint, bubble wrap, scissors, googly eyes, ribbon, glue
  • Pasta Noodle Lion Craft
    • Recommended supplies: bow-tie pasta, spaghetti noodles, yellow paper, orange and black sharpie or paint, glue, googly eyes

Things To Do:

  • Animal Movement Dice
    • Recommended supplies: free printable
  • Food Chain Stacking Cups
    • Recommended supplies: old magazines (or other pictures of animals), cups that stack, glue, sharpie
  • Lion Vegetable Tray
    • Recommended supplies: hummus, carrots, yellow bell peppers, jicama, other veggies as desired
  • Peacock Fruit Platter
    • Recommended supplies: pear, grapes, carrot, other fruit as desired
  • Safari Adventure Yoga
    • Recommended supplies: screen with internet connection
  • Zoo Animal Check List
    • Recommended supplies: free printable, visit your local zoo

Time For A Break!

Need more inspiration? Check out the Mamas Facing Forward Stay Home Summer Camp Archives!

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Mariah is a writer, patient advocate, and mom of three living with rheumatoid arthritis and Hashimoto’s thyroiditis. After learning firsthand how challenging and lonely it can be to face pregnancy and motherhood with chronic illness, Mariah became passionate about supporting women with chronic illness who are or want to become mothers. She launched Mamas Facing Forward in 2015 as a private Facebook support group, followed by this website in 2018.

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