As long as I can remember I have had dogs and cats for pets while I was growing up. As an adult I have always had two or three cats living with me.
For families with infants and/or toddlers bringing the right kind of pet into you home is a decision that takes some thought and investigation. Thinking of safety for your children as well as the pet is of utmost importance.
Puppies and kittens may not always be the best mix for your infant or toddler as they are learning how to interact with others just as your children are. In addition, young pups and kittens have baby teeth and razor sharp claws and can accidentally cause harm to an infant or toddler.
A better choice might be a puppy or kitten older than 4 months. Still, you will always want to supervise small children when they are with their pet. There is no way to predict how a dog or cat will react to an infant or toddler who is pulling yanking out the dog’s hair or pulling the cat’s tail.
Children will always need guidance to learn how to pet the family dog or cat and play nice. Your family pet may be the best playmate for your child, but supervision is required to ensure there is no rough playing, which can cause harm if the playing gets out of hand.
Children may try to jump on the dog’s back or grab the cat by the tail. Actions like these require a quick “No” and an explanation as to why that behavior is unaccedptable. Try focusing your child’s attention on an activity that is calmer, such as playing fetch or teaching tricks.
Whether or not you decide a dog or cat is the right pet for your family a kitten 3d wooden puzzle will delight you children. Our bright red cat has five kittens, each a separate toy that your children will have fun playing with. There is also a dog family puzzle if you prefer dogs.
According to Ask.com Wild moose typically inhabit mixed deciduous in the temperate or subarctic parts in the northern Hemisphere. Moose are found in large areas of North America, including almost all of Canada, most of central and western Alaska, most of New England, the Rocky Mountains, North-east Minnesota and the Upper Peninsula (Michigan), Isle Royale (Lake Superior).
Small populations have also been found in the mountainous areas of Colorado. Moose were introduced to Newfoundland in 1904 and are now a prevalent species there, more so than the introduction in Anticosti Island.
The same Moose species (Alces alces), can be found across Europe and parts of Russia and China, but is known by the name Elk.
If you want to see Moose “up close and personal”, go to Baxter State Park in Maine. This park also provides over 200,000 acres of land where wildlife are not hunted, therefore wildlife of all kinds thrive here.
They say they are the only “Moose Safari” that GUARANTEES MOOSE SIGHTINGS OR YOUR MONEY BACK! Get a “Sneak Peak” at their website link: http://www.mainelyphotos.com/sneak%20peek.htm
Studying Moose and other wildlife animals will be more fun for children who own wild life 3d wooden puzzles such as Moose and Calf, Wolf and Calf, or Bear and Calf all available from our website.
MOOSE CRAFTS FOR KIDS – I loved the crafts I saw at this website: http://www.daniellesplace.com/html/moosecrafts.html
This ancient tree is between 800 to 1000 years old and has a waistline of 33 feet. What makes this magnificent tree so popular is the belief that it was Robin Hood’s shelter where he and his merry men slept.
Transcending times and cultures, the oak has symbolized strength and endurance. For this reason it stands tall as the national tree of England, Estonia, France, Germany, Moldova, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, the United States, Basque Country, Wales and Serbia.
The smoke from oak wood chips is used for smoking fish, meat, cheese and other foods. It is also used for tanning leather, as the bark is rich in tannin. Some of the best professional drums are made from Japanese oak by manufacturer Yamaha Drums. These drums give off a brighter and louder tone compared to regular drums, owing to the rough, hard surface of the oak.
SEE OUR MAJESTIC OAK TREE! All I Can Imagine, our website, has unique wooden kids toys including safe 3d wooden puzzles. Our puzzles are manufactured from hard, splinter-proof rubberwood trees and painted with lead-free paints.
Read more interesting facts about the majestic oak tree from the website where I found these facts: http://www.buzzle.com/articles/facts-about-oak-trees.html
Playful Penguin Pastimes -
Between staying warm, raising chicks, finding food and avoiding predators, a penguin’s life may not sound like much fun. But penguins have some playful pastimes — many of which are surprisingly similar to human hobbies!
Tobogganing: Penguins lie on their belly and toboggan through the ice and snow. This helps them move quickly.
Surfing: Penguins are often seen surfing through the waves onto land. It is also fun to dive into the water!
If you are a penguin your dinner will consist of seafood. A penguin’s main diet is fish, though they’ll also eat squid, small shrimplike animals called “krill” and crustaceans.
If you look closely at a penguin’s bill you’ll notice a hook at the end, perfect for grabbing dinner. They also have backward facing bristles on their tongues that help slippery seafood from getting away.
Penguins don’t live near freshwater — at least none that isn’t frozen. Instead they drink salt water. They have a special gland in their bodies that takes the salt out of the water they drink and pushes it out of grooves in their bill. A handy in-house filtration system!
Read more at: http://www.kidzone.ws/animals/penguins/facts9.htm
Why not take a minute or two and look through our website’s selections of toddler learning toys which include alphabet and number puzzles. Our Counting penguins 3d wooden puzzles have just arrived in our latest shipment and are once again available for your children. These wood puzzles are for ages 3 and up and are painted with lead-free, non toxic paint.
Have you wandered through our selection of wood puzzles lately? Several of our toddler learning toys have been out of stock but we are happy to announce that most all of our 3d wooden puzzles have just arrived in our lastest shipment.
Included in this shipment of our 3d wooden puzzles were our brightly colored butterfly alphabet puzzles and our counting penguins. Both of these wood puzzles are excellent tools for parents and preschool teachers to help teach children their abc’s or counting numbers 1-10.
Butterfly Facts for Kids
Butterflies belong to the insect order Lepidoptera, which is Greek for “scaly wing.” Butterfly wings are made of tiny scales that create beautiful colors and striking patterns. The dark colors help the butterfly keep warm by absorbing heat from sunlight.
Because they are cold-blooded, butterflies cannot produce their own body heat. There are about 20,000 species of butterflies and they can be found in every part of the world, except in Antarctica.
During their lifetimes butterflies change form three times – from egg to caterpillar to chrysalis to butterfly. This is called metamorphosis. When the caterpillar hatches from the egg, all it wants to do is eat. It gains so much weight that it has to shed its skin four or five times. The last shed produces a hard case called a chrysalis or pupa.
Some species wrap themselves in silk before they change to a chrysalis for extra protection. Though it’s not visible, a dramatic change takes place inside the chrysalis. The caterpillar turns into a butterfly. Some species make the change in few days; others may take years!
Read more about butterflies on the website where I located the above information: www.theworldalmanacforkids.com
Dad’s, if you have young children and want to surprise your wife with a homemade craft you can find ideas online. Here is one craft idea to make with your child’s help that will be one of your wife’s keepsakes.
Use clean baby food jars. Spray-paint the lids with nontoxic paint. Use one of your favorite drawings or cut out a section from it to fit on the jar. Brush the outside of the jar with Modge Podge (all-in-one glue, sealer and finish ) and place the drawing on it. Brush Modge Podge over the drawing. You can then sprinkle the outside of the jar with glitter. When dry, fill the jar with candy and give Mom the beautiful treasure!
This craft idea came from: http://www.alphabet-soup.net/mot/mothercraft.html
Remember to visit our website, All I Can Imagine for children’s wooden toys ideas. Our line of safe 3d wooden puzzles include a large alphabet dinosaur measuring 13” x 5” and is a perfect gift idea for kids age 3 and up. Each puzzle piece is a separate letter of the alphabet.
This bag-like creature does not have any bones and it can squeeze itself into the tiniest of openings. If you guessed the octopus you would be correct.
The world of the octopus - There are about 200 species of octopuses in the world. The biggest is the Pacific Giant Octopus, which weighs over 100 kgs and has a tentacle span of more than seven meters. The smallest is the Atlantic Pygmy Octopus. This one is just two centimeters long.
But unlike their slow-moving cousins, the slowpoke snails, octopuses can move very fast indeed. That’s because their tentacles are covered with small suction pads, with which they cling well to clammy rocks and slippery ocean floors. These suction pads are also super-sensitive to touch and taste. An octopus’ sense of taste is 10 to 100 times more sensitive than that of a human!
Its eyes, too, are highly developed. Thus it can see clearly in dark or murky water. That equips the clever octopus to hunt at night. This clever creature lures its pray by wriggling the tip of a tentacle so that it looks like a worm.
When it is threatened, the octopus secretes an inky substance. This is meant to confuse predators, which gives it time to escape.
Most poisons produced by the octopuses are too weak to harm humans. Only the Blue-Ringed Octopus is an exception – it produces enough poison to kill a human being. You may read more about this sea life creature at: http://www.pitara.com/discover/earth/online.asp?story=111.
If you have a three year old who might enjoy having his own octopus ImagiPLAY has a line of wooden puzzles to teach the alphabet or counting. Count Octopus is one of their brightly colored 3d wooden puzzles to help your child learn counting numbers 1-9. Each puzzle piece has a unique number painted on it and each puzzle piece is a different color.
Great for teaching counting as well as colors our 3d wooden puzzles can be found on our website, All I Can Imagine.
Make a fun Valentine’s Card that is made to share. An added plus is that your child can practice learning about basic math concepts such as number recognition, shapes, and patterns.
While your child designs an imaginative and artistic set of counting cards you may use this craft as a learning tool to reinforce mathematical abilities.
You can see a sample of this craft and get the directions and a list of needed supplies at this website –
http://www.education.com/activity/article/valentine-day-counting-cards/
Hope you enjoy this craft project. Don’t forget to take a look at our website and see all our number and alphabet 3d wooden puzzles such as our counting penguins pictured here.
The wolf is the largest member of the canine family. Gray wolves range in color from grizzled gray or black to all-white. As the ancestor of the domestic dog, the gray wolf resembles German shepherds or malamutes. Wolves are making a comeback in the Great Lakes, Northern Rockies and Southwestern United States.
Wolves like to eat Ungulates (large hoofed mammals) like elk, deer, moose and caribou. Wolves are also known to eat beaver, rabbits and other small prey. Wolves are also scavengers and often eat animals that have died due to other causes like starvation and disease.
Wolves live, travel and hunt in packs of 4-7 animals on average. Packs include the mother and father wolves, called the alphas, their pups and several other subordinate or young animals. The alpha female and male are the pack leaders that track and hunt prey, choose den sites and establish the pack’s territory. Wolves develop close relationships and strong social bonds. They often demonstrate deep affection for their family and may even sacrifice themselves to protect the family unit.
Wolves have a complex communication system ranging from barks and whine to growls and howls. While they don’t howl at the moon, they do howl more when it’s lighter at night, which occurs more often when the moon is full.
The most common cause of death for wolves is conflict with people over livestock losses. While wolf predation on livestock is fairly uncommon, wolves that do prey on them are often killed to protect the livestock.
We hope you enjoyed reading a few facts about the grey wolf. You can easily find more facts and crafts by doing an online search. And your children may love to have a grey wolf of their own.
Available online are 3d wooden puzzles from ImagiPLAY’s line of wooden kids toys. When you want quality built educational childrens toys your children will take great delight in a new wolf puzzle.
Toddlers are a bundle of fun! Boys and girls are full of energy but also need some quiet type wooden kids toys to play with.
Select 3d wooden puzzles make of splinter proof wood and painted with non-toxic paint from reputable toy companies and you will have peace of mind. One such manufacturer is ImagiPLAY who produces 3d puzzles and other wooden toys such as playsets and eco-friendly board games.
They have a line of natural wood puzzles as well as painted 3d wooden puzzles such as the Moose and Calf show here. Toddlers love toys that are colorful and have different shapes making wood puzzles a popular toddler toy your children will play with for many years.