These little knit baby alligators are simply adorable. Anna of Mochimochi Land shared a free pattern for the baby alligators here. The pattern, as well as other cute patterns, can also be found in the book, Knitting Mochimochi: 20 Super-Cute Strange Designs for Knitted Amigurumi. Be sure to knit more than one so your little baby alligator will have a friend.
The creator of this Amazing Giant Squid says it is over 6 feet tall and that it is completely hand sewn. The creator also says the very big squid "has a secret mouth for storing whatever it is you store in huge squids." We agree. This squid is both amazing and giant.
How adorable is that little white rhinocerous on the right? The rhino is part of a new AfricAmi series from PlanetJune. There's also an elephant and a hippopotamus. You can buy the patterns in the
PlanetJune store.
All three animals are about 6″ long when worked in bulky weight yarn with a G/4.5mm hook, or you can use worsted weight yarn and an E hook to end up with miniature versions like the baby elephants below:
A clever New York City artist named Joshua Allen Harris turned trash bags into a fun art installation in the city. The trash bag art that Harris designed is placed on a subway grate. When the train passed underneath the trash art transforms into a giraffe or a bear. You can see the art in the AP video below.
This amazing video shows you how to make a cute puppy using a bath towel, a hand towel and a saftey pin. You also use colored paper for the eyes and the tongue to make it cuter.
The EnchantedLearning.com website has instructions for making an origami frog that can actually jump. All you need to make these frogs are paper, scissors and markers or crayons. The origimai frog building process is not difficult. You just follow the simply folding instructions and then draw two eyes on your frog and you are finished.
Enchanted Learning says that when you are done making multiple origami jumping frogs you can have a contest to see which frog jumps the best. There is also a handy informational page about frogs so you can teach your kids some amazing frog facts.
How adorable is that little white rhinocerous on the right? The rhino is part of a new 
The EnchantedLearning.com website has instructions for making an 