Peek-A-Boo Mole

Play peek-a-boo mole with your child! Giggle and laugh with your cutie!

What you need

For the Mole:

large popsicle stick
brown felt or brown paint if you'd rather not glue on the felt
black and pink fabric paint for eyes, nose, and hands
scissors
glue

For the Hole:

styrofoam cup with bottom cut out
green construction paper for grass or the fake grass from an Easter Basket
various colored construction paper for flowers
brown paint for dirt
scissors
glue

Teaching Tip: If you have an older child, the older one could make this for the baby. While creating this mole craft, your older child could learn about moles.

Facts About Moles

Moles dig holes and tunnels in the ground. A lot of people do not like moles because they mess up their smooth yard, but moles don't mean to cause any harm. They are just looking for food to eat. Moles love to eat bugs!

Digging through the ground is called burrowing. Do you know any other animals that burrow? Rabbits, gophers, chipmunks, groundhogs, and some owls and some squirrels burrow.

Moles are bigger than a mouse, but smaller than a chihuahua. They are bigger than a hamster, but smaller than a chicken.

Moles cannot see very well. If you were standing in front of a mole, it might not run away. Why? Because it probably could not see you! Although that likely wouldn't happen. Moles do not leave their tunnels unless it is an accident.

Moles do have a good sense of smell to help them find their food.

Moles have sharp claws on their front paws that help them to dig underground. Their claws are like shovels.

Moles have a litter of 2 to 7 babies. After a baby mole is one month old, the mama mole no longer has to take care of it. The baby mole is all grown up and able to take care of itself.

Teaching Tip: Your older child could brainstorm, plan, and create a different Peek-A-Boo craft using a different burrowing animal. How would a rabbit, groundhog, or burrowing owl be created? Below is our bunny, groundhog, opossum, prairie dog, raccoon, and owl. Each were created with a large size popsicle stick, permanent markers, and pencils.

Encouragement: Play might seem silly, but play is how we all learn!

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