Activities

Below you'll find links to fun extension activities -- listed by book -- to accompany the series. Please check back often as new activities will be frequently added as the books go on an online tour (March - July 2017).

To get the full information for any of the below activities, click on the link to visit the full post on the original site.

EXTENSION ACTIVITIES TO PAIR WITH
DRAGONS AND MARSHMALLOWS (BOOK ONE)

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Paper Plate Dragons from Pink Stripey Socks

Get a free template for creating amazing and adorable dragons out of paper plates from Pink Stripey Socks! CLICK HERE FOR DIRECTIONS

Dragon World Sensory Play from Fun at Home with Kids.

Create your own Dragon World with fluffy clouds to act out bits of the story or create a new one with this activity from Fun at Home with Kids. CLICK HERE FOR DIRECTIONS

Fire-Breathing Dragon Craft from Learning and Exploring Through Play

Create your own fire-breathing dragons with this simple and oh-so-fun craft from Learning and Exploring Through Play. CLICK HERE FOR DIRECTIONS

Magical GLOWING Pictures

CLICK here to learn how to make magical art that GLOWS from Life with Moore Babies.

Pipe Cleaner Dragon Craft from Frugal Fun for Boys and Girls

Create a whole flock of dragons using these step-by-step instructions from Frugal Fun for Boys and Girls. CLICK HERE FOR DIRECTIONS

Dragon Eyes from Our Peaceful Planet

Learn how to make realistic looking dragon eyes for art projects or jewelry at Our Peaceful Planet. CLICK HERE FOR DIRECTIONS

Make Your Own Dragon Eggs from Adventure in a Box

Create your own magical, mystical dragon eggs from scratch using these directions from Adventure in a Box. CLICK HERE FOR DIRECTIONS

No-Sew Dragon Hand Puppet from Kids Craft Room

Make a super simple dragon puppet -- no sewing needed -- with the free template and step-by-step directions from Kids Craft Room. CLICK HERE FOR DIRECTIONS

EXTENSION ACTIVITIES TO PAIR WITH
MONSTERS AND MOLD (BOOK TWO)

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Monster Collage Art from Fantastic Fun and Learning

Create some three dimensional monster art in this fun activity from Fantastic Fun and Learning. CLICK HERE FOR DIRECTIONS

Monster Kinetic Sculpture from Left Brain Craft Brain

Learn how to make your own moving monster kinetic sculpture using these step-by-step directions from Left Brain Craft Brain. CLICK HERE FOR DIRECTIONS

Roll-A-Monster Game from Twin Dragonfly Designs

Get the directions and the free printable key for this fun Roll-A-Monster Game from Twin Dragonfly Designs. CLICK HERE FOR DIRECTIONS

Yarn Monsters from Zing Zing Tree

Create your own clan of silly yarn monsters using these directions from Zing Zing Tree. CLICK HERE FOR DIRECTIONS

Build A Monster Playdough Invitation from Fantastic Fun and Learning

Let your imagination run wild with this fun invitation to create from Fantastic Fun and Learning. CLICK HERE FOR DIRECTIONS

Potato Print Monsters from MollyMoo

Get tips for how to make adorably creative monster prints from MollyMoo. CLICK HERE FOR DIRECTIONS

Engineering a Monster Craft from Schooling a Monkey

Can you engineer a monster that fits the parameters? Find out at Schooling a Monkey! CLICK HERE FOR DIRECTIONS

Exploring Mold from Planet Smarty Pants

Get some fun ideas about how to explore mold with kids from Planet Smarty Pants. CLICK HERE FOR DIRECTIONS

Mold Time Lapse (from Lariontsev)

Special shooting aspergillus fumigatus botrytis mucor trichoderma cladosporium.

Food Mold 101 by SciShow

It's a moldy world out there, especially in the kitchen. You have questions about food mold, right? Well Hank has your answers.

EXTENSION ACTIVITIES TO PAIR WITH
MERHORSES AND BUBBLES (BOOK THREE)

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Water Pollution Science Activities from One Time Through

One Time Through shares several fun hands-on activities and demonstrations about water pollution. CLICK HERE FOR DIRECTIONS

Exploring How Macroinvertebrates Eat from JDaniel4's Mom

Kids will have fun as they learn how different macroinvertebrates get their food with these easy hands-on demonstrations from JDaniel4's Mom. CLICK HERE FOR DIRECTIONS

Exploring Waterbugs from Mother Natured

Mother Natured shares some tips and tricks for exploring waterbugs with kids. CLICK HERE FOR DIRECTIONS

Water Pollution Experiment from JDaniel4's Mom

JDaniel4's Mom shares a fun hands-on look at what it takes to clean polluted water. CLICK HERE FOR DIRECTIONS

Stormwater Management (Aqua Kids, episode 12.13)

Join the Aqua Kids as they find out how the City of Superior, Wisconsin handles storm water runoff, with retention ponds and engineered wetlands. Then the Aqua Kids don waders and headlamps to climb into the storm drains of Duluth, Minnesota to help divert toxic road runoff from entering a thriving trout stream.

Mayfly Madness (National Geographic)

The life and times of the mayfly on the Mississippi — all twenty-four hours of it.

Artist Hubert Duprat discussing his work (Norfolk County Council)

A short film from Norfolk Museums and Archaeology Service featuring Hubert Duprat. The French artist's work is the subject of a new exhibition at Norwich Castle Museum and Art Gallery.

Water Quality (Aqua Kids, episode 12.10)

The Aqua Kids assist grad students from Northland College in monitoring dragonfly larvae for levels of mercury. Then after taking a kayak lesson, the kids take off across Lake Superior to do some water testing.

How Stormdrains Work (LA Stormwater Program)

Whether you live 1 or 30 miles away from the beach, your actions affect the quality of our beaches! Urban runoff contributes to stormwater pollution.

Activities

EXTENSION ACTIVITIES TO PAIR WITHDRAGONS AND MARSHMALLOWS (BOOK ONE)

EXTENSION ACTIVITIES TO PAIR WITHMONSTERS AND MOLD (BOOK TWO)

EXTENSION ACTIVITIES TO PAIR WITHMERHORSES AND BUBBLES (BOOK THREE)

EXTENSION ACTIVITIES TO PAIR WITH
DRAGONS AND MARSHMALLOWS (BOOK ONE)

EXTENSION ACTIVITIES TO PAIR WITH
MONSTERS AND MOLD (BOOK TWO)

EXTENSION ACTIVITIES TO PAIR WITH
MERHORSES AND BUBBLES (BOOK THREE)