Make a Home for a Pretend Pet

The flu hit our house this week! And it has not been fun. It starts with fever and aches, and lasts about 5 days total. All of us have had it in some form or another, with Owen just starting with the fever today…

Needless to say, we needed some quiet ways to fill our time this week – well, in addition to watching TV until our eyes fell out!

I bought Gresham this Schleich tortoise as a get-well present. He likes turtles, but we are not getting a pet one anytime soon because I do NOT need something else to clean up after! However, a pretend pet could be fun!

We used a shoe box to make a home for him! We added raffia grass that was left over from a project, and we used an orange juice bottle cap as a food dish – complete with real lettuce and a carrot slice! Gresham was really impressed with the real food. We didn’t do a water dish since Gresham was laying on the couch, but a little dish of water could make this really fun!

We also added a door so that he could go in and out (safe to do, since he’s not a real pet!).

This little turtle and shoe box ended up providing several hours of entertainment over the course of a few days! It was a great activity for a quiet day because Gresham sat in his booster seat at the table for almost two hours! and played with his turtle.

We named him Tank, by the way.

Or, make a home for a stuffed toy or animal that you already have! Or a home for a pet rock!

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