Peace Doves Yarn Wrapping Activity for Kids

It can be hard to know how to talk about war to kids, but even young kids often know a little bit about what is going on just from hearing the news or other people talking about it.

It’s a great idea to answer kids’ questions and calm their fears as honestly as you can in whatever way is appropriate for their age. But kids often want to be able to do something or make something that can bring them comfort or serve as a sign that they’re thinking about other people who are in a crisis.

This peace dove yarn wrapping activity from Sun Hats and Wellie Boots gives kids something to do with their hands while you talk about their worries, or they can work and send good thoughts or prayers to the Ukrainian people.

The blog post has a printable dove template, a couple of prayers you can say while working on your doves and ideas for display or use of the doves after you make them.

[Photo: Sun Hats and Wellie Boots.]

Looking for more resources on Ukraine? CHeck out our FREE Ukraine Activity Printable booklets here.

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Shark Week generally happens in July, but any time is a good time to learn more about sharks.

First, start with some fun whale facts like these from Kids Craft Room. Here I learned about the dwarf lantern shark, which is the smallest shark and only grows to about 6-8 inches (about 15-20 cm) long. It also emits light. How cool is that?

Natural Beach Living has some great printable shark information guides, where kids can learn about different kinds of sharks, match the facts to the pictures, or print out doubles and do a shark memory game.

Living Life an Learning has some great shark activity pages including the parts of a shark, types of sharks, a crossword puzzle and more. Also check out their parts of a shark and word scramble download, and a life cycle worksheet.

Learn about how sharks float with this great activity from JDaniel4’s Mom.

Need more facts about sharks? This fact pact from The WOLFe PACK on Teacher Pay Teachers includes fact sheets, a printable flip book, informational text, vocabulary, comprehension questions and more.

Living Montessori Now has a great collection of shark themed activities with a Montessori inspired twist. You’ll find a shark roll and cover, shark phonics and lots more shark activities Deb has collected from all over the Internet.

Remember the “Sharknado” movie? A Few Shortcuts turned the combination of sharks and tornadoes into a fun science activity. You’ll need a bottle connector for this project but otherwise should have everything you need on hand. Use their template to make your sharks out of aluminum foil. So fun!

You can also do some shark themed coloring with these coloring pages from Encouraging Moms at Home. Or make a cool 3D shark with this template from korkotak. And there are tons of different shark crafts collected in this post from Kids Activities Blog.

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