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UNIQUE ANIMAL CREATION!

In Orla & Otis: Lost & Found the reader helps Orla & her cat Otis find Orla’s lost imagination, where she combines a dinosaur + a unicorn to create a new unique creature called a DINOCORN.

This craft helps your child create a new unique animal of their own! Check it out!

First: Ask your child what their 2 favorite animals are.

Second: Go online + search for outlines of these animals + print them on your home/library computer. Other options: draw animals or cut them out of magazines!

Third: Using craft items + found objects in + around your home help your child combine their 2 favorite animals to create a fun new unique animal creation.

Fourth: Share your creation with us on Instagram!

WHAT YOU’LL NEED

  • Images of 2 favorite animals (either drawn, printouts via your computer, or cut out from magazines)
  • Plain Paper
  • Construction Paper
  • Crayons
  • Waterproof markers
  • Safety scissors
  • Glue sticks
  • Assorted collage making items: colored felt, feathers, beads, glitter, sequins, leaves, flowers, pom poms, wiggle eyes, popsicle sticks, pipe cleaners, and magazines – to name a few!

Orla & Otis author Megan & her son Edwin creating new animals together!
Edwin’s BUNNACHU
Megan’s DINOCORN