Snails are invertebrates (animals without a backbone) and mollusks! They have an external shell. Mollusks live nearly everywhere on Earth.
Snails move by creeping along on a broad foot called a radula. The foot oozes a slippery mucus which makes it easier for the snail to move.
Materials
- paper
- scissors
- glue
- pencil or other object to roll paper
Directions
- Cut paper into strips. (My dimensions were approximately 1 inch by 10 inches.)
- Curve one end of the paper under and glue down the edge to make the head.
- Take the other end and curl it up around an object such as a pencil.
- Cut out 2 small thin rectangles to make the antennae.
- Slightly curl each antennae and fold up a small edge on each antennae to glue on the snail's head.
- Glue the antennae on the snail's head.
- Now have fun reading some cool books about snails.
- Older students can list 5 (or more) new facts that they learned about snails in their science notebooks.
Books:
Have fun,
What an awesome craft to do with kids! Love it! Looks so cute and easy to do. Thanks for sharing :-)
ReplyDeleteawesome idea I love the cute snails come see what I shared at http://shopannies.blogspot.com
ReplyDeletewhat a lovely idea! We always go look for snails on rainy days. We live in wine country and have here those really huge ones. My little 2 year old knows exactly what they eat and gives them names. She always wants to take one home, but I do not allow it telling her that the need to stay with their families. Well, thank to you we can make one or two that can alway live here with us. I wonder if we still have to feed him mushrooms?
ReplyDeleteThis is so cute!
ReplyDeleteVery cute craft and the books look great! I never knew that there were so many books about snails. :)
ReplyDeletethese are adorable. We have so many snakes on rainy days outside of our home - my daughter would enjoy making these!
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing this on the Sunday Showcase - hope to see you this week.
Bern
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I love this craft idea. Thank you for sharing it! What an adorable snail. :)
ReplyDeleteThank you and thanks for stopping by! :)
ReplyDeleteI love your adorable snails and I'm featuring them on my blog this week. Thanks for the great idea!
ReplyDeletehttp://www.thepaperycraftery.com/paper-craft/10-fun-paper-crafts-for-kids-to-celebrate-summer/
Thanks Meredith for including the snails in your post with a link back to mine.
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