Pet Rock
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Watch the video to the left to hear Mrs. Chelmecki read aloud the text below and learn about Gary Dahl. Then make your own pet rock!
What is a pet rock? The first pet rock was created in 1975 by Gary Dahl. Dahl was talking to his friends about pets. Pets can be difficult to take care of (at least grown ups think so). You have to feed them, walk them, bath them, and keep them out of trouble so they don't make big messes! A pet rock would be much easier to care for! Dahl took this funny idea seriously and created an instruction manual to go along with a special pet rock carrier and of course pet rock. This idea was a big hit! Make your own Pet Rock: 1) Find a rock that is smaller than your hand (ask an adult before you go outside). 2) Add eyes, mouth, and hair...use paper, markers or anything you have in your house! 3) Get super creative and make a house or room for your pet rock to live in using boxes, containers and or paper. Make your pet comfortable and make sure they have everything they need! 4) Name your pet. 5) Send a picture of your pet rock to Mrs. Chelmecki so she can post it to the digital gallery for others to enjoy! You can also post a picture of your pet to Seesaw for your teacher to enjoy. |