Come on Spring!

Today was Groundhog Day so Jillian and I did a little project. This simple little groundhog craft came to me via an email newsletter that we use for some homeschooling projects. Last year we made a groundhog out of toilet paper roll, but I like this one much better.

Jillian enjoyed painting her groundhog with an old toothbrush and since we didn't have brown paint she made him yellow so he would have blond hair like her.

Thankfully Puxatony Phil didn't see his shadow this morning so hopefully Spring is right around the corner. But Jillian's groundhog had a shadow, though she kept it hidden much of the day.

Thanks for nothing, Phil.

I realized that I didn't have the supplies I needed yesterday to begin our cute little Valentine crafts. So in preparation for Groundhog Day today, Jilly and I made groundhogs.
We used this template that required a toilet paper roll. Funny how I have plenty of empty toilet paper rolls but not enough craft paper for Valentine's Day. Jilly had fun coloring her groundhog then getting the chance to use stick glue to put him together.

It was also a good chance to teach JillyBean about the tradition of Groundhog Day.

Thanks to Puxatony Phil seeing his shadow this morning, we can expect another six weeks of winter. Actually we may not since Phil has only been correct 40 percent of the time. But the snow outside my window and predictions of more coming today and into the weekend seem to point to Phil being accurate this year.

So, we are off to the craft store today to pick up supplies to get us through these next chilly weeks.