Imagination Gone Wild! At-Home Activities for a Roaring Good Time

Looking for at-home ideas to keep kids busy, happy, and learning? We've curated family-friendly themed activities around the theme of animals to help! Here is a sample schedule to help you brainstorm ideas that will work best for your family:

This week, find your family fun® with the ANIMAL KINGDOM.

Lion Pancakes

Ingredients: pancake mix, strawberries, chocolate sauce

Mix pancakes according to their directions.
Cook two different sized pancakes (6" and 3")
Stack your pancakes & then adorn them with sliced strawberries and chocolate sauce.

Books

Never Smile at a Monkey! by Steve Jenkins
The Lion Inside by Rachel Bright
Giraffes Can't Dance by Giles Andreae
Animal Strike at the Zoo, It's True! by Karma Wilson
One Night in the Zoo by Judith Kerr

Zebra Cake

Supplies needed: white cake mix, dark chocolate cake mix, frosting

Make each cake batter according to their directions.
Scoop alternating flavors onto each other in the center of your baking pan.
Bake according to the box directions.
Allow to cool and then frost with your favorite topping.

Stuffed Animal Zoo

Supplies needed: Bookshelf, elastic or cording

Tidy up your stuffed animal collection by creating your own bookshelf zoo. Make your own wooden box or find an empty bookshelf to get started. Attach elastic vertically to create bars to hold the stuffed animals inside.