Pandas

We've been learning about Pandas at Activity Village and gathering together a collection of panda-related activities, games and links for you to enjoy, too.

Panda Activities at Activity Village:

Panda Lacing Card NEW!

Origami Panda

P is for Panda coloring page

Feed the Panda board game!

Panda concentration game (colors)

Panda collage

Editors note: Did you know that pandas need to eat up to 40lb (18kg) of food a day to get enough nourishment? Give your child a bag of sugar or something of similar weight so that they can get a feel for how much food this is!

Updated on 15 October 2009

Jokes!

Why does an embarrassed panda get mistaken for a newspaper?
Because because they're both black and white and red all over!

Have you visited our jokes page yet?

Outside Activity Village:

Learn

Super panda fact sheet to print
http://www.kidsplanet.org/factsheets/giant_panda.html   

Panda information summary (for older kids)
http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Animals/GiantPandas/PandaFacts/default.cfm

Lots to learn about pandas here, with a fact sheet, colouring page and word search to print out too
http://www.zoomschool.com/subjects/mammals/panda/

More about the giant panda: at this site you can learn some fun facts, watch a video of pandas, and send a panda postcard to a friend
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/kids/creature_feature/0011/

San Diego zoo’s wonderful pages about pandas, including pictures, videos and panda web-cams
http://sandiegozoo.org/special/pandas/

Take an online panda quiz
http://sln2.fi.edu/fellows/fellow1/apr99/quiz/quiz4.htm

Do

Try this fun worksheet with lots of puzzles and activities  NEW!
http://www.pandaexpress.com/pandakids/html/learn_more/
teachers/pandaworksheet-level2.pdf 

Panda maze – easy
http://www.billybear4kids.com/worksheets/mazes/panda-easy.html

Panda maze – difficult
http://www.billybear4kids.com/worksheets/mazes/panda.html 

Gorgeous panda word search
http://www.billybear4kids.com/animal/whose-toes/ws-panda.html

You will find a colouring fact sheet, quiz and word search to print out too
http://www.zoomschool.com/subjects/mammals/panda/  

Print

This is an incredible resource – the “Saving Giant Pandas” Activity Book from the Smithsonian National Zoo
http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Animals/GiantPandas/PandasForKids/
ActivityGuide/default.cfm
This is 15 pages of heavy printing but worth it! Originally designed as an accompaniment to a zoo visit, this is full of facts and activities for kids and great fun. 

Sweet panda writing paper
http://www.billybear4kids.com/worksheets/practice-panda.html 

Print and make

Print and make this gorgeous panda model
http://cp.c-ij.com/english/3D-papercraft/animal/panda_e.html

A super panda cut-out (it stands up if you want it to!) to print and make
http://www.billybear4kids.com/animal/make-it/panda.html 

How about a panda mask to get the younger kids involved!
http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Animals/GiantPandas/PandaEducation/
CurriculumGuides/PandaMask.cfm

Make

Here's a pattern to make a Panda with hamma beads NEW!
http://www.jufjanneke.nl/Project%20China/Kralenplank%20pandabeer.pdf

Make this sweet Panda valentine mailbox NEW!
http://www.thebestkidsbooksite.com/printcraft.cfm?CraftID=1198

Make a panda puppet out of a white paper bag!
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/crafts/puppets/paperbag/

Enjoy

Enjoy these collection of illustrated children's stories about two pandas, Yong-Hu and Ho-Shing, to read online
http://www.electricscotland.com/kids/stories/panda.htm

Download a panda wallpaper – choose from lots of different photos here
http://www.billybear4kids.com/desktop/dt-animals.htm
Click on Wallpaper II 

Giant pandas at the Smithsonian National Zoo
http://pandas.si.edu/
Check out the panda-cams!  

More web-cam pictures
http://www.sandiegozoo.org/zoo/ex_panda_station.html

Take the giant panda challenge – an on-line quiz!
http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Animals/GiantPandas/PandasForKids/
pandaquiz/pandaquiztrivia.htm

Play

Have fun with this on-line Panda hangman game with lots of panda related words
http://www.pandaexpress.com/pandakids/html/games/index.html#

Can you complete this cute on-line jigsaw puzzle? NEW!
http://animal.discovery.com/convergence/pandas/superpuzzles/
superpuzzles.html

Color

Our links to Panda coloring pages are here:
Panda coloring pages

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