| Looking for Groundhog Day resources for February 2, 2007?
Here are a few places to get you started!

See a shadow? Six more weeks of winter! No shadow?
Groundhog Day was originally a German tradition, later carried on in
Pennsylvania. The first official Groundhog Day was celebrated on
February 2, 1886 in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania in the newspaper. The
faithful began gathering in Gobbler's Knob the next year for the annual
prognostication by Punxsutawney Phil.
Here are some great links to more information as well as activities
and coloring pages regarding Groundhog Day.
www.Groundhog.org is the
official site of Punxsutawney Groundhog Club. Get all of the information
you need about festivities at Gobbler's Knob.
www.punxsutawney.com is the
official site of the Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania.
Questions and answers about the history of Groundhog Day from about.com.
A cute
Groundhog picture or a
selection of pictures
to print and let your kids color. For older kids, a
Groundhog Day Word Search.
Looking for fun ideas for
Groundhog Day
for preschoolers?
Kids
Domain has a terrific site full of other links and activities.
Are you interested in groundhogs besides Punxsutawney Phil?
Check out these
links!
Helping Moms Connect has also added
Groundhog Day
postcards to its site. Send one to a friend or to your kids to
celebrate the day! |