Have you heard about fine feathered friends? Find out what makes feathers so fine by exploring the following activities.
CONNECT:
- Get the facts about feathers at https://www.treehugger.com/amazing-facts-about-feathers-4863989
- Why do birds have feathers? Watch the answer at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGg-CSLBD9c
- Watch how feathers can tell you secrets at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0TNv-WLHBkU
- Watch how you can identify feather by their shapes: at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvlyVsIdFIM
- Feathers predate birds – did you know that dinosaurs had feathers? Check it out at https://www.kids-dinosaurs.com/feathered-dinosaurs.html
CREATE:
- Try ways to paint with feathers using the ideas at https://earlylearningideas.com/paint-with-feathers/
- Experiment with feathers at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RqKjsAG6tps
- Play a ninja feather game by following the directions at https://earlylearningideas.com/paint-with-feathers/
CARE:
- Watch how birds clean themselves, including their feathers, at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=etGz3e7TyD8
- Find out if it is safe to collect feathers at https://www.gigglemagazine.com/super-bowl-recipes-kids-will-love/
- For parents: find out about kids’ possible allergies to down pillows at https://www.unitedpharmacies.md/blog/can-a-child-be-allergic-to-down-pillows/
CONNECT:
Do feathers give
your heart wing? Fly some of these ideas for career opportunities: scientist, fashion maker, artist, pet expert,
manufacturer, even history. Read about feather experts here.
- https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/meet-roxie-laybourne-feather-detective-who-changed-aviation-180971803/
- https://www.hawaiibusiness.com/family-tradition-of-feather-work/
- https://theartssociety.org/arts-news-features/become-instant-expert-snowy-egret-feather
