I LOVE this time of year and all the beautiful leaves on the ground. Here is a wonderful page I found all about making animal crafts from dried leaves. The site is in Russian, but the pictures show it all. Wonderful work, and loads of fun for the kiddos! For even more...
Why Do I Sing? features several birds, one of which is the spotted owl. Here is a fun owl mask (not a spotted owl, though) to color and wear, created by firstpalette.com. You can download and print the full-sized owl here.
Andrea Gabriel is the illustrator of numerous picture books for children, the author of several, and currently is focusing her attention on writing for adults.