Where do animals go in the winter? I posted a link earlier to my blog with information about animal hibernation and overwintering (See May 5 post). Not all animals hibernate, but ALL animals do make some preparations for winter. A fun activity that helps get kids thinking about this concept is to have kids make "mini-winter dens" for an animal of their choice.
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| A winter shelter for a beaver. Notice the "food." |
Beavers do not hibernate, but they do prepare for the winter by collecting food and, of course, they will need a place to store that food and shelter from the elements when they are not out gathering food. In this structure, I included "samaras and twigs" as the food for the beaver. In reality, beavers actually eat branches from trees, preferring aspen, cottonwood, willow, and dogwood. They will also eat plant tubers, roots, shoots, and a variety of herbaceous plants (source: www.landscouncil.org/beaversolution/fact_on_beavers.asp).
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| The beaver is hidden from predators inside its den. |
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| How the supply set up looks for this activity. |
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