13 Simple Groundhog Day Activities for Toddlers
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This post is packed full of Groundhog Day activities for toddlers. You’ll discover fun books, fine motor activities, snack ideas, crafts, and more!
February brings about Groundhog Day. On this day, many gather around the TV to see if Punxsutawney Phil will see his shadow. If so, legend says we’re in for six more weeks of winter. If not, legend says spring is on its way!
Personally, I’m hoping for no shadow! I’m not a fan of the cold winter weather and snow we’ve seen this month.

This list of Groundhog Day activities for toddlers features books, crafts, snacks, and more. Everything you’ll need to celebrate Groundhog Day with your littlest learners.
Simple Groundhog Day Activities for Toddlers
There are so many ways to use these free groundhog shadow matching cards from Preschool Powol Packets. Toddlers can work on their visual discrimination skills with them.
Tune up those fine motor skills as toddlers use dot markers to make the fun paper plate groundhog craft I shared last week.
Turn your toddler’s handprint into a fun groundhog with this handprint groundhog craft from Fun Handprint Art Blog.
Here’s another fun printable Groundhog Day Matching Game for Toddlers from Simple Fun for Kids.
Your little ones will love making this groundhog stick puppet from Typically Simple pop in and out of the grass.
If you love teaching your toddlers holiday-themed chants and rhymes, you’ve got to check out this list of Groundhog Day songs and rhymes for circle time from Living Montessori Now.
Who wouldn’t want to start the day with these Groundhog Day pancakes from The Joys of Boys!
Gather up some brown and yellow cupcake liners, and and let your toddlers turn them into a fun cupcake liner groundhog like this one from I Heart Crafty Things.
Snack time doesn’t get any better than this Groundhog Day pudding cup from The Joys of Boys!
Snuggle up with your toddler, and read one of these twelve Groundhog Day books featured on A Dab of Glue Will Do.
Here’s another fun Groundhog Day pudding cup from Natural Beach Living that your toddlers are sure to love!
Create an adorable footprint groundhog craft and poem with this printable from The Educators’ Spin on It.

Which of these fun Groundhog Day activities for toddlers will you do first? Let me know in the comments below.
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