Groundhog Day

Groundhog Day is a US "holiday" (although nobody gets a day off!) which takes its tradition from the German Candlemas day. On 2nd February, Germans would watch the badger emerge from its sett to see whether the animal cast a shadow on the ground, which it would only do if it was a sunny day. If it did, the tradition went that there would be another six weeks of wintry weather. If it didn't - in other words if the weather was cloudy that day), then Spring had arrived early.

Having arrived in America, the tradition was carried on, using a groundhog (a small animal from the squirrel family, also known as a woodchuck) instead of a badger.

Groundhog Day Jigsaw Puzzles

Enjoy our cute Groundhog Day jigsaw puzzles in sizes to suit all ages.
Groundhog Day jigsaw puzzles

Groundhog Day Puzzles

Print out our Groundhog Day word search for the kids to puzzle over.
Groundhog Day puzzles NEW!

Groundhog Day Printables

Lots of fun Groundhog Day printables for the classroom or home
Groundhog Day printables Lots NEW!

Groundhog Day Coloring Pages

Groundhog Day coloring page NEW!

More Groundhog Day coloring pages here

Groundhog Day Crafts

Kids will enjoy making this cute Groundhog finger puppet - or take it a step further and make your Groundhog pop-up out of his burrow to check the weather!
Groundhog Day Crafts NEW!

To see what a groundhog looks like, click on the Play button below: 
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More About Groundhog Day

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So what exactly is Groundhog Day?  Find out more here
http://wilstar.com/holidays/grndhog.htm

Lots more info about Groundhog Day including records of the groundhog’s predictions since 1887!
http://www.stormfax.com/ghogday.htm

Make

Sleeping groundhog craft NEW! 
http://www.holidaycrafts4kids.com/groundhog_sleeping.htm

Make a groundhog mask
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/crafts/groundhogday/mask/

Have fun making this pop-up groundhog puppet
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/crafts/groundhogday/popuphog/

Make a groundhog from a simple toilet paper roll
http://www.dltk-kids.com/animals/mgroundhog.html

Print

Print out a jigsaw puzzle to do NEW!            
http://www.groundhog.org/hogtivities/philpuzzle.shtml

Groundhog day lined writing paper NEW! 
http://www.theteacherscorner.net/printable-worksheets/seasonal/groundhog-day/groundhog-day-journal1.pdf

http://www.theteacherscorner.net/printable-worksheets/seasonal/groundhog-day/groundhog-day-journal2.pdf

http://www.theteacherscorner.net/printable-worksheets/seasonal/groundhog-day/groundhog-day-journal3.pdf 

Print and make

Print a groundhog hat/head band NEW!
http://www.daniellesplace.com/images/groundhoghatpat.gif

Print and make these bookmarks
http://www.daniellesplace.com/images/groundhogbookmarkpat.gif

Print and make these Groundhog Day door hangers
http://homeschooling.about.com/library/groundhogdoor.pdf

Do

Word search NEW! 
http://www.holidaycrafts4kids.com/groundhog_wordsearch.htm

Help the groundhog maze NEW!
http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/media/teachers/pdfs/2002F/021220BPt2.pdf

Groundhog Day maze
http://www.groundhog.org/teachers/philsmaze.php

Word search puzzle
http://www.groundhog.org/teachers/wordsearch.php

Help the Groundhog find his shadow – fun for younger children
http://www.bry-backmanor.org/actpag26.html

Try this Groundhog Day crossword puzzle
http://homeschooling.about.com/library/groundhogcross.pdf

Can you find the hidden message in this word search puzzle?
http://www.songs4teachers.com/grhoghidden.pdf 

Learn

What is groundhog day? NEW!
http://homepages.tesco.net/~derek.berger/holidays/groundhog.html

Groundhog shadow project NEW! 
http://childstoryhour.com/craft31.htm

Practise map reading skills with this fun Groundhog Day worksheet
http://www.education-world.com/a_lesson/lesson/images/lesson048-1.pdf

Try this Groundhog Day word challenge
http://homeschooling.about.com/library/groundhogvocab.pdf

Enjoy

Groundhog stories and songs NEW! 
http://www.canteach.ca/elementary/songspoems12.html

Send free Groundhog Day e-cards
http://www.punxsutawneyphil.com/postcards/

Listen or read along to this on-line story about Groundhog Day – excellent for those learning to read
http://www.starfall.com/n/holiday/groundhogsday/play.htm?f

Some Groundhog Day poems and rhymes to enjoy
http://www.stemnet.nf.ca/Groundhog/guide/poems.htm

Play

Online word search NEW!
http://puzzles.about.com/od/wordsearches/l/blfebruary02.htm

Whack a groundhog game NEW!
http://www.miniclip.com/games/whack-a-ground-hog/en/

Try this on-line memory game
http://www.surfnetkids.com/games/groundhog-c.htm

Have fun with this on-line jigsaw puzzle
http://www.surfnetkids.com/games/groundhog-js.htm

Groundhog tic-tac-toe to play on-line
http://www.kidsturncentral.com/holidays/ghtictactoe1.htm

Download

Download some Groundhog Day wallpaper
http://www.theholidayspot.com/groundhogday/wallpapers/index.htm

Cook

Groundhog cookies NEW! 
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art55013.asp

Groundhog day cupcakes NEW!
http://familyfun.go.com/recipes/family/cake/cake_grndhog_0203/

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