Kids identify with animals, cast them in leading roles in their imaginative lives, soak up amazing facts about them, and of course, love nothing better than actual physical contact with them. The activities here explore the world of vertebrates and insects: Some are games that will have kids imagining what it would feel like to be a squirrel, bird or shark. Others let kids use information about how animals behave to try tricking a firefly or making a column of ants march in the wrong direction. Still others offer children a close-up look at animals and their traces, showing kids how to cast a wild-animal track, print a fish or watch a tadpole metamorphose into a frog. Whichever ones you try, you will find that animal games and activities offer special admittance into your child's rich inner world.
Maggie Megaw is a frequent contributor to FAMILYFUN.
