Z is for Zebra

 

• Zebra Pattern Bracelets
  1. String black & white pony beads on an elastic string or pipe cleaner.
  2. Tie ends together and wear!
  3. TIP: I tape the end of the elastic to the table to keep it from wiggling too much.
• Zebra Pattern Bookmarks
  1. Cut a piece of cardstock 2” x 6” for the base of your bookmark.
  2. Cut small strips of black and white paper 2” x 1/2”
  3. Have the kids glue alternating pieces of white and black paper all the way down their bookmark.
  4. Trim the edges and laminate!
• Zebra Kabob Snacks
  1. On a wooden skewer, alternate olives and mozzarella chunks (or any white cheese)
  2. Enjoy!

• Zebra Trifle Treats
  1. Make a chocolate cake or brownies. Let cool and cut into bite-sized cubes.
  2. Whip up some fresh whipped cream or vanilla pudding … or use vanilla ice cream!
  3. In small dessert cups, let the kids help alternate layers of cake with layers of whipped cream.

We also did these Zebra book and painting activities from a previous post!

Zoo & Zebra

I can’t believe we made it to Z week!

• Get lots of ZOO books at the library
• With your kids, look through all of your books to find pictures of zebras and point out the black and white stripes all over. What else do they notice about the zebras?   
• Paint a Zebra!
  1. Print out an outline of a horse. I love using Twisty Noodle for great coloring pages. It’s awesome because you can change the text above to anything you like. This was actually a horse coloring page, but I just changed it to zebra!
  2. Put on paint shirts (we use old shirts, cut up the back and secured with a safety pin) and mix up some black paint.
  3. Give the kids a paintbrush or Q-tip and let them paint stripes on their zebra!
  4. When they’re dry, you can cut them out.

Snack Idea: Have your snack on Zoo Pal plates! These were $1.99 at Safeway.