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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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The river temperature came up just slightly to 59.5 °F (15.3 °C) but the manatee count dropped by almost half. I counted 330 manatees during roll call, with 320 of them located in transects 3 and below (close to the river). After that only one manatee was found per transect. The adoptees present were Howie, Ester, Whiskers, Floyd, Philip, Gator, and Doc. Ester has been avoiding roll call, but she was on the webcam almost every day the past few days which we only realized when reviewing the footage. Adoptees Lily and Phyllis were also on the webcam yesterday afternoon. Temperatures for this weekend are predicted to be very warm, but some manatees should still be in the spring for the big Manatee Festival tomorrow and Sunday.
