Virtual Early Explorers: Winter

 

December 2021's theme was Winter!

 

Moose plushie next to a snowshoe mounted on a wall of Alaska license plates.

Image: Detail from The Great Alaska Outhouse Experience by Craig Buchanan (photo by Jennifer Arseneau).

 

At-Home Activities:


Half of a paper plate with the inside cut out, glued to a sheet of paper, decorated with pieces of colorful tissue paper, cotton balls, and star stickers. A drawing of a brown bear is in the den.

Make a Cozy Den for Sleepy Bear: Explore winter adaptations with a hibernating bear craft.

Ice Fishing Game: Play an ice fishing game and discover some interior Alaska fish.

Make Snow Ice Cream: Celebrate snow falling from the sky with a tasty recipe.

(Courtesy of PBS Kids) Help Molly make food for the winter and learn about cultural values with this interactive game.

 

Arctic ground squirrel standing next to a plant. Text reads "UAMN Early Explorers - Hunt and Find: Arctic Ground Squirrel."

 

 

During December, the Early Explorers Arctic Ground Squirrel was trying to stay warm for the winter. They found ways that people and animals stay warm! Early Explorers searched for the squirrel in the museum galleries, and one lucky explorer won a drawing and received a moose plushie.

 

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