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Fun Bear Craft for the Preschool Hibernation Theme

February 4, 2014 by Sheryl Cooper

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Inside: How to make a fun bear craft for the preschool hibernation theme. These sweet bears are fun to make and then get tucked into their beds for the winter!

One of our favorite winter activities involves an adorable stuffed paper bear and a bed.

As we explore our winter theme, we talk about animals that sleep during the winter. While bears don’t hibernate like other animals, they enter a lighter sleep-state called torpor. Bears can sleep more than 100 days without eating or drinking. For this reason, we do include bears in our hibernation theme, but we talk about how it’s different than with true hibernating animals.

Preschoolers are especially drawn to bears because there are so many picture books with main characters that are bears, and because many of them have special attachments to stuffed teddy bears.

So, when we had the children make their own stuffed bears that needed to sleep in beds, they were beyond excited!

Preschool Winter Theme: Sleep Well, Bears

Fun Bear Craft for the Preschool Hibernation Theme

preschool hibernating bears
 

What you will need for this bear activity:

  • Teddy bear outline (you might need to adjust the size)
  • Brown construction paper
  • Colorful buttons
  • Assorted pom poms
  • Googly eyes, or the children can draw their own eyes
  • Scraps of fabric and some larger pieces for the blankets
  • Shoebox
  • and any other embellishments you desire!

The first step:

  • Cut 2 bears shapes for each bear that will be made.
  • Cut small hearts from the fabric.

preschool hibernating bears

Start adorning the bear:

Place materials on a table and invite the children to decorate their bears.

 

preschool hibernating bears

 
preschool hibernating bears
 preschool hibernating bears

Let the bears dry.

preschool hibernating bears

 

Staple, stuff, and then staple again.

Once bears are dry, staple them on top of another bear-shaped brown piece of paper. Leave an opening so they can be stuffed. Stuff the bears with a bit of newspaper and then staple closed.

preschool hibernating bears

 Make a bed for the bears:

Place the bears in a shoebox and make a blanket out of fabric to put on top.

preschool hibernating bears

preschool hibernating bears
Cute, right? Check out our hibernation activities here! 

Here are more winter activities to try:

Ice Painting Fun for Kids

15 Fun Activities Involving Ice

Winter Fine Motor Activities

 

 
Preschool Winter Theme: Sleep Well, Bears 


More ideas to add to your preschool hibernation theme!

Click here: 15 of the Best Hibernation Activities for Preschoolers

 

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About Sheryl Cooper

Sheryl Cooper is the founder of Teaching 2 and 3 Year Olds, a website full of activities for toddlers and preschoolers. She has been teaching this age group for over 20 years and loves to share her passion with teachers, parents, grandparents, and anyone with young children in their lives.

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  1. Stephanie Schuler

    February 4, 2014 at 9:28 pm

    Adorable idea! Might have to try this out at my preschool as well!

    • Sheryl Cooper

      February 4, 2014 at 10:59 pm

      Thank you, Stephanie!

  2. Kate Lloyd

    February 5, 2014 at 1:41 am

    Nawwww that’s so adorable and a great way to teach them about hibernating bears. Cute.

    • Sheryl Cooper

      February 5, 2014 at 10:28 pm

      Thank you, Kate! They had fun.

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