My 5-year-old loves dogs. So much so that she often wonders aloud: “Why didn’t God make me a dog instead of a girl?” My response: “Dogs aren’t allowed to eat chocolate.” That usually puts an end to her I-wanna-be-a-dog monologue.
(My little puppy dog.)
There’s no way we can raise a dog at the moment, so to placate my daughter I try to come up with ways to incorporate doggy-themed fun into our days.
Here are some of her favorites puppy-themed projects:
CANINE CARDS
Materials:
Card stock or construction paper
Scissors
Markers or crayons
Googly eyes
Glue
Directions:
Cut the card stock or construction paper into a square.
Fold square into a triangle.
Fold down two sides of triangle to make the dog’s ears.
Make dog’s face by gluing on googly eyes and using markers or crayons to draw on a nose and mouth.
Have your child write a message under the dog’s triangle-shaped flap ears before giving it to a loved one.
PAPER BAG PUPPY
Materials:
Small paper bags
Construction paper
Glue
Scissors
Markers or crayons
Googly eyes
Pipe cleaners
Directions:
Turn paper bag upside down so opening is facing the table.
Fold the two square edges of a paper bag under, to form the dog’s head.
Use construction paper and cut out ears, eyes, a nose, and a tongue.
Glue the tongue inside the mouth. Glue the eyes, nose, and ears to the dog’s face.
DOGGY TREATS
Ingredients:
1 large tube (16.3-ounce) refrigerated buttermilk biscuits
12 slices pepperoni
6 whole, pitted black olives, sliced in half
6 pieces of green pepper
1 jar (2 ounces) sliced pimentos, drained
2 cups shredded Mozzarella cheese
1 can (8-ounce) pizza sauce, warmed
Directions:
Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
Separate biscuits.
Place six biscuits 3-inches apart on a greased baking sheet.
Cut each remaining biscuit into six pieces, and then roll each into balls.
Attach two balls to each whole biscuit for ears, pinch dough to seal.
Sprinkle a little cheese on whole biscuit.
Decorate each biscuit with a pepperoni slice on each ear, olive slices for eyes, green pepper for nose, and two pimento strips for mouth.
Bake for 15-20 minutes.
Serve with pizza sauce for dipping.
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