Groundhog Day Printables

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February 2nd is Groundhog Day. Pennsylvania's official celebration of Groundhog Day began on February 2nd, 1886. If the groundhog emerges and sees his shadow on this day, there will be 6 more weeks of winter.

Try these fun Groundhog Day Activities:

• Ask your family and friends if they think the groundhog will see his shadow or not.
  ~ Make a chart with the guesses.
  ~ Check and see if he saw his shadow or not.
  ~ Who was right?
• Start a weather chart.
• Play shadow tag - you only need a dark room and flashlights. You can also make shadow puppets on the wall. Can your shadow puppets play tag?

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For more Groundhog Day Fun, don't miss the Groundhog Day Activities and Groundhog Day Quiz.