Slippery Snakes
courtesy of Brenda Hyde of The Treehouse
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Summer is a great time to talk to your kids about snakes, both
as a learning opportunity and a warning. 

Depending on where you live, look up information on the types of snakes in your area in the library. Be sure to find pictures of the poisonous ones, if you have any nearby.

First look over the books and talk about the importance of walking away from the snakes and not bothering them. Instruct your kids to find an adult immediately if someone is bit. After this "serious" talk you can then get out the supplies to make their own "slippery snake". 

This fun activity will help them to remember what you taught them. 

You will need:

6 toilet paper rolls per snake
yarn
wiggly eyes or markers
tape
water color, washable paint in the colors of the snake
red paper or felt for the tongue

Paint each roll the main color of the snake you looked at in the
pictures, then have the child paint the same designs as the snake
has on his rolls.

Thread the rolls onto a piece of yarn, then tape the yarn to the front
roll and back roll. On the first roll either glue wiggly eyes or draw on

with a marker. Cut your red paper into a little "forked" tongue and
glue on the bottom edge of the roll.  This fun lesson will teach your
children about snakes, but in a positive way that they will remember
throughout the years.

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