blank
blank

Compassion

Monday, August 8, 2011

Touch, Feel, Learn ~ Animal Camouflage

touch feel learn

It’s time to explore the world around us and have some fun enjoying the great outdoors ~ learning how the stripes and colors of animals and insects help camouflage them. 

 IMG_5709

To demonstrate how animals use camouflage we grabbed some of our plastic animals and insects and headed outside for a little hide and seek.

IMG_5695

We took turns hiding the critters around the yard and searching for them.

IMG_5717

Can you find the hidden animal or insect in the first picture?  The second picture is a close up.  We were amazed how hard it was to spot them!  

A snake,  

IMG_5698_edited-1  IMG_5699

a praying mantis,

IMG_5701  IMG_5702

a lizard,

IMG_5703  IMG_5697

a moth,

IMG_5704  IMG_5706

a tiger and her cub,

IMG_5708  IMG_5709

and a cricket.

IMG_5710  IMG_5711

Even though the animals and insects were plastic it really shows how they use camouflage to blend into their surroundings.

Touch, Feel, Learn is a fun feature that focuses on science and nature activities for little ones.  Click here to see past Touch, Feel, Learn ideas.

Cindy

No comments: