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Make A Manatee Puppet
Transform a simple paper lunch bag into a whimsical manatee puppet that’s ready to come to life. Whether you’re a seasoned crafter or just looking for a fun creative activity, this project is perfect for all skill levels.
Materials Needed:
- 1 paper lunch bag
- Manatee Puppet Cutout Sheet
- Glue
- Scissors
- Crayons, markers, paint, or colored pencils
Instructions
- Click on the link above to download the Manatee Puppet Cutout Sheet.
- Save the Manatee Puppet Cutout Sheet to your computer, then open the file and print it.
- Color the manatee’s face, mouth, flippers, and tail.
- Cut out the manatee’s face, mouth, flippers, and tail.
- Glue the manatee face on the bottom of the paper lunch bag.
- Glue the manatee mouth under the paper lunch bag flap.
- Fold the tail and flippers on the dotted line.
- Glue the tail to the back of the paper lunch bag.
- Glue the flippers to the inside fold of the bag.
Congratulations! Your puppet is complete!
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I have decided the season ended on March 25, as that was the last day we had a significant number of manatees that were never in a rehabilitation facility. The current manatee count for the season (it may change but not much) is 879 seen, 545 returned from last season, 26 returned from prior seasons, and there were 88 calves. We also estimated seven cow calf pairs that had no scars and 30 unscarred juveniles. It would be unfair to leave out these manatees that cannot be counted in the normal way. All the numbers are records, except for calves which dropped from 93 last season. Save the Manatee Club researchers also had a record count for one roll call of 760.
