What a Walrus...

Kaige's Kindergarten class had a Zoo program today. Each student chose an animal from a different habitat and had to learn about that animal at home and then make a homemade costume and come to school ready to be part of the zoo. Kaige chose the Walrus. I had know idea how to make a walrus costume, but Kaige did. He said he made one in preschool last year. (The one time I wish I wouldn't have thrown away his stuff!) Anyway, Sunday Night after dinner at Gammy Kathy's house, he and Gammy got to work. They did such a great job.

Kaige, the walrus.

He painted a paper plate brown, filed down and painted tongue depressers, painted cotton balls and cut up a broom for it's bristles and painted those white. We borrowed a neighbor's brown leather jacket. Kaige said he looked ugly - I told him all walruses are ugly! He was very proud of his mask and he kept wearing it all week.

I didn't know walruses had fingers...

This is Mrs. Robinson's Kindergarten Zoo. Kaige is on the back row, behind the starfish, next to the shark. He did really great on his part.