The penguins are from New Zealand and their new enclosure is kept at a constant temperature of one degree below zero.
Sea World make up to three tonnes of snow a day to help replicate Antarctica and keeps the water in the display at a constant 5 degrees.
My little Koala fell in looove!
SO.
Little Dingo came to play with Koala and have a morning in our Little Aussie Home School.
We had rencenlty picked up these books at a Salvation Army second hand shop for $1 each.
The boys had half a frozen juice box each to get into the feel of it :) It might be the end of summer but it was 30* and really HOT!
We painted squid
and whale puzzles.
(paint is left overs from bubble painting with some flour added)
I put these in the freezer the night before. The freezer was full of containers!
The dog enjoyed the icy cold water and even took a dip. 
We did the penguins in the ice, too! You might like some of the other penguin things we have done...
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Looks like a fun, hands-on week for you! But what HOT temperatures! And here I'd like it be be ABOVE freezing! LOL Stopping in from Weekly Wrap-up!
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