April is National Pets Are Wonderful Month!

Check Out These Activities

 

When I discovered that April is National Pets Are Wonderful Month, I thought it would be a perfect theme for a week of pet posts. Here are some sites to give you lots of ideas for both caring for your pets and celebrating them.

 

Pet Care Activities to Teach Your Kids

from Babble

Get the whole family involved in pet care.

 

Helping Animals

from Martha Speaks (PBS)

Supporting animal shelters, printables, understanding and caring for pets

 

Petpourri

from American Veterinary Medical Association

3 sets of activities for responsible pet ownership

 

Lesson Plans for Teachers

from the The Humane Society of the United States

Ideas for preschool through high school

 

Pets

from Enchanted Learning

Rhymes, crafts, and printables

 

Pet Crafts For Kids

from Free Kids Crafts

4 pages of craft ideas

 

Pet Animals Crafts and Activities for Kids

from DLTK

Pet activities and crafts broken down by animal

 

Animal Theme!

from Kid Activities

Games, crafts, music, community service…

 

Pets: Preschool Activities and Crafts

from First-School

Crafts and printables

 

Pet Activities

from How Stuff Works

Lots of different types of pet activities

 

So will you be celebrating National Pets are Wonderful month? Please share your ideas in the Comments box!

Gail