Groundhog Day is a US "holiday" (although nobody gets a day off!) which takes its tradition from the German
Candlemas day. On 2nd February, Germans would watch the badger emerge from its sett to see whether the animal cast a shadow on the
ground, which it would only do if it was a sunny day. If it did, the tradition went that there would be another six weeks of wintry weather.
If it didn't - in other words if the weather was cloudy that day), then Spring had arrived early.
Having arrived in America, the tradition was carried on, using a groundhog (a small animal from the squirrel family, also
known as a woodchuck) instead of a badger.
Groundhog Day Puzzles
Print out our Groundhog Day word search for the kids to puzzle over. Groundhog Day puzzles
Groundhog Day Printables
Lots of fun Groundhog Day printables for the classroom or home Groundhog Day printablesLots NEW!
Groundhog Day Crafts
Kids will enjoy making this cute Groundhog finger puppet - or take it a step further and make your Groundhog pop-up out of his burrow to check the
weather! Groundhog Day Crafts
Groundhog Day Colouring Pages
A simple outline colouring page of a groundhog for younger kids, or for crafts. Groundhog colouring pageNEW!
"If I had my life to live over I would have sat on the lawn with my children and not worried about grass stains." Erma Bombeck
"Whoever you are, there is some younger person who thinks you
are perfect. There is some work that will never be done if you
don't do it. There is someone who would miss you if you were
gone. There is a place that you alone can fill." Jacob M. Braude
