Peek-a-boo Animals

Peek-a-Boo Animal Book 

Ages: 18 months-3 years old

Supplies: 
Card stock
Scissors
Markers
Glue stick
Hole Punch
Ribbon

Benefits: language, imaginative play, coordination.

Activity: 

• Fold card stock in half. 
• Cut out the shape of the head and arms. 
• For a cat, I made the ears pointed. 
• For a duck, I made the arms pointed and left off the ears. 
• Fold the arms to cover the animal's face. 
• Lift the arms to know where to put the eyes. 
• Put a small black dot in the middle of the face. 
• Cut out noses for each animal. 

• Have the child hold the glue stick and hold up a nose. Ask the child, "Which animal does this nose belong to?" 
• Rub the nose on the glue stick and then have the child place the nose of the animal on the black dot. 

• Glue the animals to pieces of card stock, adding a cover page. 
• Using a hole punch and ribbon, bind the book. 

Modifications: 

• Write a story inside the book.
• Make different animals.
• Have the child color on the animals. 
• Cut out eyes and mouth to glue on instead of drawing eyes.