Penguin Playtime

Micah's teacher is doing a penguin unit at school.  We decided to expand the fun by making our own penguin play area.

I froze some water as shown.  The bowl with rocks was so the ice would leave a "swimming hole" for the penguins.

When it was frozen, I poured some hot water into the bowl and then was able to lift it right out and fill the space with water.  The penguins are Toob ones.  A lot of times, Michaels or Hobby Lobby carry Toob products and then you can use a 40% off coupon.

Micah was saying "EEE!  I'm cold!!!" in a penguin voice...or what he thought a penguin voice should sound like.  It sounded remarkably similar to his army men and aliens voices.  :-P

The kids had sooooo much fun playing with the penguins!  Micah was telling us all of the facts he had learned at school, and they were creating all kinds of storylines (Micah's involved fighting penguins and Liliana's involved penguin babies- big surprise!)

Next time, I would prop the container at an angle in the freezer so the penguins would have a sledding hill.  If we actually had snow, adding a little snow for them to hide in would also be fun!

And if you need a penguin song for while you play:

(To the tune of "I'm a Little Teapot")
I'm a little penguin, black and white.
I waddle to the left, I waddle to the right.
I cannot fly, but I can swim.
So I waddle to the water and I jump right in.

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