March 1st is National Pig Day, honest!
To celebrate those cute pink porkers, why not try one of the following activites?
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Make fairy cakes, top with pink icing and let the kids make the face.
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Make pigs in blankets for lunch - let the kids wrap a hot dog/ veggie sausage in bread.
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Make a huge piggy collage, using cut-out pictures and drawings.
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Make pig masks from paper plates - glue on a yoghurt cup for the snout, and have the kids running around making piggy noises.
![Pig](images/smilies/pig.gif)
As a group say the rhyme
'This little piggy went to veggie-world', letting the children take it in turns to have their 'piggies' counted.
![Pig](images/smilies/pig.gif)
Tell the story of The Three Little Pigs.
![Pig](images/smilies/pig.gif)
Make a collage themed on the colour pink.
![Pig](images/smilies/pig.gif)
Make a collage themed on the letter 'P'.
![Pig](images/smilies/pig.gif)
Have a trip to a local farm.
![Pig](images/smilies/pig.gif)
Get the childrens to bring in their cuddly pigs and have a piggy picnic.
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Teach the children about pigs, how they love to hunt truffles and actually hate to be dirty - mud baths remove fleas and ticks. Dispel a few myths!
If you come across a friendly piggy, they love to be tickled on the snout - right between the nostrils - I know 'cos a piggy told me!!
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