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Feed baby birds in a worm-toss game.


1. For the nest, cover a coffee can with brown paper. Glue on Spanish moss Spanish moss, fibrous grayish-green epiphyte (Tillandsia usneoides) that hangs on trees of tropical America and the Southern states, also called Florida, southern, or long moss.  or dried grass.

2. For the birds, cut four paper-towel tubes to different lengths. Cover the rolls with colored paper. Glue on paper beaks and wiggle eyes.

3. For each worm worm, common name for various unrelated invertebrate animals with soft, often long and slender bodies. Members of the phylum Platyhelminthes, or the flatworms, are the most primitive; they are generally small and flat-bodied and include the free-living planarians (of , cut a chenille che·nille  
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1. A soft tufted cord of silk, cotton, or worsted used in embroidery or for fringing.

2. Fabric made of this cord, commonly used for bedspreads or rugs.
 stick in half, and twist it. Make six worms Worms (vôrms), city (1994 pop. 79,155), Rhineland-Palatinate, SW Germany, on the Rhine River. It is an industrial city and a leading wine trade center.  of one color for each player.

4. Place the birds in the nest. If necessary, glue them in place. Number the birds from 1 to 4.

To Play: Place the nest on a table. Each player tries to toss his or her worms into the birds' open mouths. If a worm lands in a bird's mouth, the player receives the number of points on that bird. Each player adds up his or her points. The one with the most points wins.
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Author:Pisano, Lynne Marie
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Date:May 1, 2006
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