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Dog-Gone Fun & Games
Catch kids having fun and make your Fair a GRR-reat time!

Animal Face Painting
Assign a volunteer to turn students into dogs, cats, and other animals with face paints. Invite students to dress as their pet in a special costume contest.

Stuffed Animal Pet Parade
Invite everyone to a different kind of pet show - one that features stuffed animals. Clear a small area where students can parade their animals before a panel of judges. Award prizes for most unusual, largest pet, smallest pet, best pet trick, and best-trained owner.

In the Doghouse
Create a cardboard or painted backdrop and label it "The Doghouse." Students (and even parents and teachers) can take turns having their photo taken "in the doghouse."

Bone Bounce
Purchase dog biscuits and a dog dish. Have children kneel facing away from the dish and toss biscuits over their shoulder. Children who land a bone in the dish win a prize.

Rover's Reading Corner
Create a comfy space by putting some dog beds (pillows and bean bag chairs) in a corner of the room where young readers can curl up with a good book.

 

 

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Letters & Announcements
Parent Letter (RTF)
Letterhead Shell (PDF Form)
Parent Brochure (PDF Form)
Dog Face Invitation Diagram (PDF)
Volunteer Thank You (PDF)
Volunteer Name Badge (PDF Form)

Signs & Decorations
Bookmarks (PDF Form)
Table Sign (PDF Form)
Name Badge (PDF)
T-Shirt Art (PDF)
Dog food can labels (PDF)
My Motto: GrrrRead (PDF)
Doggie Door Art - IKE (PDF)
Doggie Door Art - Woof (PDF)
Paws For Reading Sign (PDF)
Classroom Wish List Book Donation (PDF)
Dog Tags (PDF)
Paw Prints (PDF)
'Book Fair' Sign Letters Pattern (PDF)
'Doggie Door' Sign Letters Pattern (PDF)
'Canine Academy' Sign Letters Pattern (PDF)



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