Muddled mix-and-match animals

Children create imaginary funny creatures by combining pieces of different animals.

Steps

1. Cut pictures of familiar animals into three horizontal segments: head, torso, legs.
2. Children randomly draw segments and assemble an entirely new hybrid creature.
3. They invent an imaginative name, e.g. 'giraffe-cat'.
4. They describe what diet it eats and where its natural habitat is.

Tip: Print uniform-sized coloring templates so composite segments line up neatly.

Materials needed

• Glue sticks (1 per child)
• Children's safety scissors (1 per child)