Hedgehogs

Thomas has been asking about hedgehogs, so we will be focusing on them for the next few weeks. It is a great theme for winter or Autumn [Fall].

I like this project and we will be doing it with clay that we will harvest from the garden [though this is a play dough craft]

Make a Play dough Hedgehog.

Colour the play dough dough brown and take a golf ball size piece. Shape a snout then use cloves for nose and eyes. Break up some spaghetti into short pieces and use to make the hedgehog spines.

Here is a great resource list from Tree hugger Mums - I adore the bread baking ideas.

http://www.treehuggermums.co.uk/articles/parenting/article.php?article=209

Here are some more great links, some that we will be using.

For a sweet little felt hedgehog that a young child can to sew up.

http://urbandebris.typepad.com/.shared/image.html?/photos/uncategorized/hedge1.jpg

Potato Hedgehog [? :-)]

http://www.freekidscrafts.com/potato_hedgehog-e349.html

A pine cone hedgehog

http://kiddley.com/2006/11/21/make-a-pinecone-hedgehog/

Horse chest nut shell hedgehogs

http://activityvillage.blogspot.com/2007/10/cute-hedgehog-craft.html

An e-book with info on the South African hedgehog

http://avaxhome.info/ebooks/south_african_hedgehog_2006.html

Hedgehog paper craft

http://www.yamaha-motor.co.jp/global/entertainment/papercraft/animal-global/hedgehog/pdf/hedgehog_asse.pdf

Parchment craft [scroll down

http://www.craftcreations.co.uk/pages/magazines/issues/issue8.mhtml

And of course there is the wonderful Jan Brett web site and books.

http://www.janbrett.com/

We also have quite a lot of quills [that we found on the area] whichwe will be using for various projects.

I hope these links offer you great inspiration.

Enjoy and let me know if you have any additional resources.