Children's Activities

Activity

One Health Mobiles

Here is a chance to make a fun mobile to hang! In this activity you will be using string to make the connections between people, plants, and animals to an environment of your choice. This activity is available as an already-colored version or as an additional coloring activity.

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colored items for making a mobile

Activity

Tie Dye Tick Socks

A great way to prevent tick bites is to wear protective clothing, but not everyone is excited to tuck their pants into boring white socks. With this craft, you can customize colorful socks that are not only fun to wear, but also can help protect yourself from tick bites.

Created by Tick Tag Go.

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tie dye tick socks example

Activity

Bat Mobiles

Bats play important roles in deserts, forests, agricultural lands, and other environments by pollinating plants, controlling insects that feed on people or crops, and moving seeds to new places. Explore the diversity of bats by coloring and building your own mobile to hang.

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sketch of how the bat mobile looks when assembled

Activity

Tick Coloring Sheet

Every child should enjoy the outdoors. Use this coloring sheet as a fun and proactive tool to teach kids about tick checks.

Created by Tick Tag Go.

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photo of a finished tick coloring sheet

Activity

Bat Diet Matching Activity

In this activity, you will be matching bats to what they eat. Pay close attention each bat's body features: feet, nose, ears, face, tongue, etc. Is there anything that stands out to you? How might these special adaptations help them in finding their food?

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image of a few of the matching items