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Groundhog Day Theme

Songs About Groundhogs

The Little Groundhog Tune: The Hokey-Pokey
The little groundhog peeks
From beneath the ground.
He rubs his sleepy eyes and he starts to look around.
He sees his little shadow; then he quickly runs away!
And that’s all for Groundhog Day! Hey!

I’m a Little Groundhog Tune: I’m a Little Teapot
Variation A
I’m a little groundhog,
Small and round.
I sleep in a burrow
Deep in the ground.
I look to find my shadow
On Groundhog Day
To tell you if spring is
On its way!

Variation B
I'm a little ground hog, short and stout.
On ground hog day I pop my head out.
If I see my shadow I don't come out.
I stay down in my hole and pout.

Variation C
I'm a little groundhog, furry and brown,
See me pop while I look around,
If I see my shadow, down I'll go
Six more weeks of winter, oh no!

Groundhog, Groundhog Tune: Baa, Baa Black Sheep
Groundhog, Groundhog Will you come out?
Yes sir, Yes sir If the sun is not about
Groundhog, Groundhog The sun is shining bright
Then I'll hop back in and curl up tight!

Groundhog Craft

Make a popup puppet. Use a popsickle stick for the body and a pompom or felt cutout for the head, Decorate as desired to make a groundhog face. Decorate a dixie cup for the burrow. Poke a hole in the bottom of the cup and turn the cup upside down. Lower the stick with the puppet into the cup. Push the stick up to have the groundhog popup.

Groundhog Activities

Shadow tag. On a sunny day, children can chase around and try to step on each other's shadow.

More Groundhog Fun