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10 Fun Facts About Kapok Trees You’ll Love

September 18, 2024 | Leave a Comment
This post may contain affiliate links. For more information, please see my full disclosure policy.

Today is all about fun facts about Kapok trees. Also, look at my pages Rain Forest – Amazon, Rain Forest – Animals of the Amazon, and Rainforest Activities for Kids for more ideas, crafts and activities.

 And this is a super easy learning activity with things you should already have on hand.

For preschoolers you will want to keep this activity very simple.

10 Fun Facts About Kapok Trees You’ll Love

But older kids can add more detail and even label the different layers of the rainforest.

Rainforests are like giant, green umbrellas that cover about 6% of the Earth’s land surface.

They’re found near the equator in South America, Africa, and Asia.

They are full of tall trees, lush plants, and amazing animals.

In fact, over half of the world’s plant and animal species live in rainforests.

Kapok trees are towering, important parts of rainforests.

They have been brought to our front door by wonderful classic books like The Great Kapok Tree.

The beautiful images make it more real to children and show how they are a central part to the flora and fauna there.

I love using literature as a base for unit studies.

While we cover a lot of great rainforest information we are going to focus on Kapok trees with our chosen story.

BOOKS ABOUT THE RAINFOREST FOR KIDS

First, look at some of these fun books about the Amazon to add to your reading day.

I choose living books when I can find them.

21 Rain Forest Animals For Kids Books and Resources

Add these rain forest animal books, games, and toys to round out your study of the animals of the rain forest.

Wildlife Animal Model Toy Red Eye Tree Frog Figure

It is a great way to expand the growth with children through physical science.

All the Way Down: Amazon Rainforest

This book explores the rainforest layer by layer and the creatures that make their home in each part of the rainforest.

Rainforest Animals (Who Am I?)

Which rainforest animal is a frog that uses its eyes to help it swallow its food? Which rainforest animal is a bird with a big, colorful bill? Let's learn more about rainforest animals such as sloths, poison dart frogs, toucans, and more! Read With You's Who Am I? series encourages children to be more curious about the world around them as they learn fun facts about animals from across the globe.

Over and Under the Rainforest

Part of the critically acclaimed Over and Under series that includes Up in the Garden and Down in the Dirt and Over and Under the Snow!Under the canopy of the rainforest hundreds of animals make their homes, but up in the leaves hides another world. Turn the pages of this beautiful and educational book to discover in words and mesmerizing illustration:

Animals like the slender parrot snake and the blue morpho butterfly.

The canopies where toucans and pale-billed woodpeckers chatter and call.

Capuchin monkeys who swing from vines and slow-moving sloths who wait out daily thunderstorms.

Wild Animal Jungle Sloth Toy Figurine

Sloth Toy Figurine

In the Rainforest (Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science 2)

The rainforest is home to millions of plant and animal species. Some animals live high up in the trees, some crawl across the forest floor, and some tunnel underground, but they all depend on one another and the rain to survive. With colorful illustrations and fascinating diagrams from author-illustrator Kate Duke, In the Rainforest is a lively look at the most vibrant ecosystem on our planet. 

Anacondas (Rain Forest Animals)

This book introduces readers to the largest snake in the world: the anaconda. Readers learn about the life cycle, behavior, physical characteristics, and habitat of anacondas

Learn to Draw Rainforest & Jungle Animals

Expanding the popular collection of animal books in the Learn to Draw Series, Learn to Draw Rainforest & Jungle Animals will teach kids how easy it is to draw a variety of exciting and exotic creatures from around the world. Each project starts with a basic shape and progresses with simple-to-follow steps to a finished realistic final colored artwork. While they’re learning, kids will also discover fun facts about each featured animal.

The Rainforest Grew All Around

Imaginations will soar from the forest floor, up through the canopy and back down again, following the circle of life in this clever adaptation of the song “The Green Grass Grew All Around.” The jungle comes alive as children learn about a wide variety of the animals (jaguars, emerald tree boas, leafcutter ants, sloths, poison dart frogs, toucans, and bats) and plants (kapok trees, liana vines, and bromeliads) living in the lush Amazon rainforest. Delve even deeper into the jungle using sidebars and the three-page “For Creative Minds” educational section.

Wildlife Anatomy: The Curious Lives & Features of Wild Animals around the World

While it covers more than just the rainforest this is a fabulous resource to have on your shelves. You will find plenty of great pictures and information on many animals that live there- crocodiles, harpy eagles, monkeys, tapir , sloths,Jaguarundi, and the food web.

Rainforest Glow-in-The-Dark Puzzle, Rainforest Animals, Birds, Plants and More

COLORFUL ARTWORK: Kids will love the colorful puzzle artwork showing the animals, plants, trees and birds that call the rainforest home. The storage box shows the completed puzzle artwork and is an ideal place to keep pieces safe and free from damage.

The Great Kapok Tree: A Tale of the Amazon Rain Forest

Tells a story of a man who came to cut down a kapok tree and encounters many of the beautiful and exotic native creatures who make their home in the Amazon Rainforest.

Professor Noggin's Reptiles and Amphibians Trivia Card Game

FUN FACTS: How about Reptiles versus Amphibians?!  That's just one of the topic cards in this kids card game.  Find out more fun facts from Eggs to the Komodo Dragon!

Rainforest Gummi Frogs Candy

How fun!

FRESH & FRUITY: Fruidles single-flavor gummies pack giant taste into one delicious flavor. After one bite of these fruity gummies, you'll taste the difference of giant fresh fruit flavors & a deliciously soft chew you won't find with other gummy candies.

Hello, World! Rainforest Animals

This bright and exciting Hello, World! board book teaches toddlers all about the amazing world of a rainforest—with easy-to-understand facts about the incredible animals who make their home there.

Where Is the Amazon?

Human beings have inhabited the banks of the Amazon River since 13,000 BC and yet they make up just a small percentage of the "population" of this geographic wonderland. The Amazon River basin teems with life—animal and plant alike.

Canopy, Card Game, Features 25 Unique Species of Rainforest Animals and Plants

Compete to grow the most bountiful rainforest! Carefully select what grows in your forest, and give rise to a thriving ecosystem.

LEGO Creator Rainforest Animals

Features a frog, a fly and a parrot with articulated wings and tail, opening mouth and rotatable eyes 3-in-1 model: rebuilds into a chameleon or a tropical fish

Afternoon on the Amazon

Vampire bats and killer ants? That's what Jack and Annie are about to run into when the Magic Tree House whisks them away to the Amazon River. It's not long before they get hopelessly lost. Will they be able to find their way back to the tree house? Or are Jack and Annie stuck forever in the rain forest?

Red-eyed Tree Frog (Scholastic Bookshelf)

NatureI n a tropical rain forest in Central America, a red-eyed tree frog spends the night looking for food while avoiding potential predators. Award-winning photographer Nic Bishop's larger-than-life, gorgeous images document the hunt, which ends happily with the frog settling down in the leaves to spend his daylight hours sleeping! Joy Cowley's simple, readable text makes the frog's story fun, interesting, and accessible to young readers.

Protecting the Amazon Rainforest (Saving Earth's Biomes)

Explores the richness of the Amazon rainforest, how humans have damaged it, and efforts being taken to protect it. Clear text, vibrant photos, and helpful infographics make this book an accessible and engaging read.

Then look at facts about Kapok trees.

10 FUN FACTS ABOUT KAPOK TREES FOR KIDS

The kapok tree is also a symbol of strength and resilience, and it is often used in art and literature to represent these qualities.

Kapok trees are native to tropical rainforests in Central and South America.

They can grow to be over 200 feet tall, making them one of the tallest trees in the rainforest.

Kapok trees have large, buttressed roots that help to support their massive trunks.

The bark of the kapok tree is smooth and gray, and it is covered in small, sharp spines.

The leaves of the kapok tree are large and compound, with each leaf divided into several smaller leaflets.

The flowers of the kapok tree are large and white, and they bloom in clusters.

The fruit of the kapok tree is a large, brown capsule that contains hundreds of small, fluffy seeds.

The seeds of the kapok tree are used to make a variety of products, including stuffing for pillows and mattresses, insulation, and life jackets.

Kapok trees are an important part of the rainforest ecosystem, and they provide food and shelter for many animals.

10 Fun Facts About Kapok Trees You’ll Love

Before we began our craft, we read The Great Kapok Tree to learn all about the animals of the rainforest.

 It was also a wonderful reference throughout to know where to place them.

We also pulled out our Professor Noggin Wildlife Safari game to explore the animals and pulled out those that live in the rainforest which led to matching them with our plastic animals.

10 Fun Facts About Kapok Trees You’ll Love

Do you need a few more ideas to round out your rainforest study?

Here are ideas for Kapok trees as well as the amazing animals that make their home there.

KAPOK TREES AND OTHER SYMBOLS OF THE RAINFOREST

Here are 7 Cool Rainforest Science Activities and Create Rainforest Floor Slime for a wonderful sensory experience.

Take a virtual field trip into the fascinating Rainforest among thick greenery and past flying exotic birds with these 25 Facts About The Amazon Rainforest.

Learn about and make some of these 20 Tropical Rainforest Foods and Make an Acai Bowl for hands-on learning.

Beautiful And Colorful Amazonian Rainforest Animals Lapbook For Kids

Use your plastic animals to create a Rainforest Sensory Bin for hours of open ended play and investigation.

How to Make an Easy Rainforest Triorama With Kids

Find out questions like Do Geckos Live in the Rainforest and 10 Facts About Reptiles and make a replica of a Turnip Tailed Gecko too.

Fun Easy Amazon Rainforest Crafts and Make a Bubble Wrap Pattern Anaconda

This is a great idea for turning our book  into an interactive and fun The Great Kapok Tree Lapbook Project.

10 Fun Facts About Kapok Trees You’ll Love

Finally, look at how to make this easy Kapok tree activity.

HANDS-ON KAPOK TREE ACTIVITY

You will need:

  • 1 brown construction paper
  • 2 blue construction paper
  • 2 green construction paper Plastic rainforest animals
  • Glue stick
10 Fun Facts About Kapok Trees You’ll Love

First, we’re keeping this easy and use a minimum of supplies.

Start by tearing brown paper in half to create the trunk and ripping up the green into large irregular pieces for the tree’s foliage.

We also tore off a strip to create the forest floor.

10 Fun Facts About Kapok Trees You’ll Love

Slightly overlap and glue together two blue pieces of construction paper to create a tall blue column.

10 Fun Facts About Kapok Trees You’ll Love

Stack the two halves of torn brown for the trunk of your tree and glue into place.

10 Fun Facts About Kapok Trees You’ll Love

Glue down a forest floor from one or several strips of paper.

10 Fun Facts About Kapok Trees You’ll Love

Place your large pieces of greenery all over the top of the tree to create the canopy, gluing into place.

10 Fun Facts About Kapok Trees You’ll Love

Create a thick canopy with lots of leaf layers.

10 Fun Facts About Kapok Trees You’ll Love

Once the glue is dry the animals can be placed while you talk about where in the tree each of the animals might live within the layers.

10 Fun Facts About Kapok Trees You’ll Love

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The Wonders of Nature: Free Color by Number Sloth Rainforest Habitat Page

August 22, 2024 | 2 Comments
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Today, I have a rainforest habitat color by number for our littlest adventurers. Okay, all ages can join in. Also, look at my pages Rain Forest – Amazon, Rain Forest – Animals of the Amazon, and Rainforest Activities for Kids.

We’re diving into the enchanting world of rainforests—a vibrant, complex habitat that plays a crucial role in our planet’s ecosystem.

Rainforests are often called the “lungs of the Earth”.

That is because they produce a significant amount of the world’s oxygen and are home to an astonishing array of plants and animals.

The Wonders of Nature: Free Color by Number Sloth Rainforest Habitat Page

Covering about 2% of Earth’s surface, rainforests house nearly half of the world’s plant and animal species.

Understanding this diverse habitat helps children appreciate the importance of conserving these vital ecosystems.

In addition, grab some of these fun books to read aloud.

Books About the Rainforest Habitat

When possible, I try to use living books.

Then add reference books about different animals that make their home in the rainforest habitat.

21 Rain Forest Animals For Kids Books and Resources

Add these rain forest animal books, games, and toys to round out your study of the animals of the rain forest.

Wildlife Animal Model Toy Red Eye Tree Frog Figure

It is a great way to expand the growth with children through physical science.

All the Way Down: Amazon Rainforest

This book explores the rainforest layer by layer and the creatures that make their home in each part of the rainforest.

Rainforest Animals (Who Am I?)

Which rainforest animal is a frog that uses its eyes to help it swallow its food? Which rainforest animal is a bird with a big, colorful bill? Let's learn more about rainforest animals such as sloths, poison dart frogs, toucans, and more! Read With You's Who Am I? series encourages children to be more curious about the world around them as they learn fun facts about animals from across the globe.

Over and Under the Rainforest

Part of the critically acclaimed Over and Under series that includes Up in the Garden and Down in the Dirt and Over and Under the Snow!Under the canopy of the rainforest hundreds of animals make their homes, but up in the leaves hides another world. Turn the pages of this beautiful and educational book to discover in words and mesmerizing illustration:

Animals like the slender parrot snake and the blue morpho butterfly.

The canopies where toucans and pale-billed woodpeckers chatter and call.

Capuchin monkeys who swing from vines and slow-moving sloths who wait out daily thunderstorms.

Wild Animal Jungle Sloth Toy Figurine

Sloth Toy Figurine

In the Rainforest (Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science 2)

The rainforest is home to millions of plant and animal species. Some animals live high up in the trees, some crawl across the forest floor, and some tunnel underground, but they all depend on one another and the rain to survive. With colorful illustrations and fascinating diagrams from author-illustrator Kate Duke, In the Rainforest is a lively look at the most vibrant ecosystem on our planet. 

Anacondas (Rain Forest Animals)

This book introduces readers to the largest snake in the world: the anaconda. Readers learn about the life cycle, behavior, physical characteristics, and habitat of anacondas

Learn to Draw Rainforest & Jungle Animals

Expanding the popular collection of animal books in the Learn to Draw Series, Learn to Draw Rainforest & Jungle Animals will teach kids how easy it is to draw a variety of exciting and exotic creatures from around the world. Each project starts with a basic shape and progresses with simple-to-follow steps to a finished realistic final colored artwork. While they’re learning, kids will also discover fun facts about each featured animal.

The Rainforest Grew All Around

Imaginations will soar from the forest floor, up through the canopy and back down again, following the circle of life in this clever adaptation of the song “The Green Grass Grew All Around.” The jungle comes alive as children learn about a wide variety of the animals (jaguars, emerald tree boas, leafcutter ants, sloths, poison dart frogs, toucans, and bats) and plants (kapok trees, liana vines, and bromeliads) living in the lush Amazon rainforest. Delve even deeper into the jungle using sidebars and the three-page “For Creative Minds” educational section.

Wildlife Anatomy: The Curious Lives & Features of Wild Animals around the World

While it covers more than just the rainforest this is a fabulous resource to have on your shelves. You will find plenty of great pictures and information on many animals that live there- crocodiles, harpy eagles, monkeys, tapir , sloths,Jaguarundi, and the food web.

Rainforest Glow-in-The-Dark Puzzle, Rainforest Animals, Birds, Plants and More

COLORFUL ARTWORK: Kids will love the colorful puzzle artwork showing the animals, plants, trees and birds that call the rainforest home. The storage box shows the completed puzzle artwork and is an ideal place to keep pieces safe and free from damage.

The Great Kapok Tree: A Tale of the Amazon Rain Forest

Tells a story of a man who came to cut down a kapok tree and encounters many of the beautiful and exotic native creatures who make their home in the Amazon Rainforest.

Professor Noggin's Reptiles and Amphibians Trivia Card Game

FUN FACTS: How about Reptiles versus Amphibians?!  That's just one of the topic cards in this kids card game.  Find out more fun facts from Eggs to the Komodo Dragon!

Rainforest Gummi Frogs Candy

How fun!

FRESH & FRUITY: Fruidles single-flavor gummies pack giant taste into one delicious flavor. After one bite of these fruity gummies, you'll taste the difference of giant fresh fruit flavors & a deliciously soft chew you won't find with other gummy candies.

Hello, World! Rainforest Animals

This bright and exciting Hello, World! board book teaches toddlers all about the amazing world of a rainforest—with easy-to-understand facts about the incredible animals who make their home there.

Where Is the Amazon?

Human beings have inhabited the banks of the Amazon River since 13,000 BC and yet they make up just a small percentage of the "population" of this geographic wonderland. The Amazon River basin teems with life—animal and plant alike.

Canopy, Card Game, Features 25 Unique Species of Rainforest Animals and Plants

Compete to grow the most bountiful rainforest! Carefully select what grows in your forest, and give rise to a thriving ecosystem.

LEGO Creator Rainforest Animals

Features a frog, a fly and a parrot with articulated wings and tail, opening mouth and rotatable eyes 3-in-1 model: rebuilds into a chameleon or a tropical fish

Afternoon on the Amazon

Vampire bats and killer ants? That's what Jack and Annie are about to run into when the Magic Tree House whisks them away to the Amazon River. It's not long before they get hopelessly lost. Will they be able to find their way back to the tree house? Or are Jack and Annie stuck forever in the rain forest?

Red-eyed Tree Frog (Scholastic Bookshelf)

NatureI n a tropical rain forest in Central America, a red-eyed tree frog spends the night looking for food while avoiding potential predators. Award-winning photographer Nic Bishop's larger-than-life, gorgeous images document the hunt, which ends happily with the frog settling down in the leaves to spend his daylight hours sleeping! Joy Cowley's simple, readable text makes the frog's story fun, interesting, and accessible to young readers.

Protecting the Amazon Rainforest (Saving Earth's Biomes)

Explores the richness of the Amazon rainforest, how humans have damaged it, and efforts being taken to protect it. Clear text, vibrant photos, and helpful infographics make this book an accessible and engaging read.

To make learning about these incredible environments even more fun for your kids, I’ve got a special treat: a free color by number activity.

This will bring the magic of the rainforest to life right on your table.

This activity not only provides a creative outlet but also reinforces knowledge about rainforest inhabitants and their colorful world.

Layers of the Rainforest Facts

Next, look at these facts about rainforest habitat facts.

Rainforests have different floors. Each floor is called a layer, and each layer is home to different animals and plants.

Forest Floor: This is the bottom layer.

It’s dark and a bit damp, but it’s where you’ll find the coolest stuff like mushrooms, decomposing leaves, and maybe even a camouflaged frog or two!

Emergent Layer: This is the top layer, where the tallest trees poke out above everything else.

Birds like eagles and butterflies love to soar in this high-up space.

Canopy Layer: Right below the emergent layer, the canopy is like a big green roof made of tree leaves.

It’s super crowded here with animals like monkeys, tree frogs, and colorful birds.

Understory Layer: This layer is a bit darker and cooler.

Here, you might find snakes, insects, and small animals sneaking around in the shadows.

Additionally, look at these fun facts about sloths.

Meet the Sloth in the Amazon Rain Forest

Sloths are unique animals that live high up in the trees of the Amazon rainforest.

They have long, curved claws that help them hang from branches and move through the trees with ease.

Sloths are famous for their super slow movements.

They move so slowly that sometimes algae, a type of green plant, grows on their fur!

This makes them look a bit green and helps them blend into the leafy trees.

Sloths are excellent climbers.

They spend most of their lives hanging from trees, using their long claws to grip branches. They even sleep while hanging upside down.

Also, look at more rainforest fun facts.

More Rainforest Habitat Activity

The Wonders of Nature: Free Color by Number Sloth Rainforest Habitat Page
  • How to Make an Easy Rainforest Triorama With Kids
  • Learn About Mammals In The Amazon Rainforest & Make an Adorable Sloth Craft
  • How To Make A Shoebox Toucan Habitat Diorama With Waterfall
  • 10 Plant Life in The Amazon Rainforest Facts and Make a Fun Rafflesia Arnoldii
  • Beautiful And Colorful Amazonian Rainforest Animals Lapbook For Kids
  • Wildlife in the Amazon Rainforest – Create Fun Macaw and Toucan Crafts
  • The Ultimate Guide to the Flora and Fauna of the Amazon Rain Forest
  • Learn About Mammals In The Amazon Rainforest & Make an Adorable Sloth Craft

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10 Amazon Rainforest Lizards Facts and How to Make A Fun Iguana

August 10, 2023 | Leave a Comment
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There are more than 100 different Amazon Rainforest lizards. Too, you’ll love my Rain Forest – Animals of the Amazon page.

Today we are focusing on 10 of the more well-known ones.

There are fierce hunters, those with beautiful changing skin, swimmers, stalkers, night creepers, and fascinating.

10 Amazon Rainforest Lizards Facts and How to Make A Fun Iguana

One thing you know about the Amazon rainforest is that it is going to have the most beautiful and amazing creatures in its lush greenery.

We are doing a super fun craft as well, taking a few discarded items and turning them into a cute replica of the beautiful and fascinating green iguana found in the Amazon Rainforest.

I highly suggest taking a field trip to a larger pet store and seeing just how many of the Amazon lizards below you can spot. 

5 Amazon Rainforest Lizards Facts

  1. Green Iguana – Iguana can grow as large as 6 feet long and weigh almost 18 pounds, with an average of around 9-12 pounds. They are the largest of all the lizards in the Amazon. They can be brownish, orange, gray, lighter or dark green, or even black.
  2. Amazon Bark Anole  – Ambush predators that feed on insects found on the trunks and large limbs of large trees like ants, wasps, beetles, and roaches. Their skin closely resembles the markings of tree bark and can change color on top to help blend in more, this is their main defense mechanism.
  3. Crocodile Tegu- A semi aquatic lizard that has a flattened, paddle-like tail and is found in the Amazon Basin. This lizard feeds on arthropods, amphibians, reptiles, and fish.
  4. Bridled Forest Gecko- Scurry around the base of trees and in the tree litter. They can be diurnal if they have artificial lighting at night.
  5. Collared Tree Runner- AKA Plica umbra, AKA Jewel of the Amazon is a beautiful species of lizard that looks very chameleon-like, with its array of green, tan, and brown scales. Males have a bright yellow throat, and they are found on branches and tree trunks.

5 More Amazon Rainforest Lizards Facts

  1. Basilisk Lizard-These amazing Amazon dwellers can run at speeds of up to 15 mph and can run on the surface of the water without sinking.
  2. Chameleons- These famous reptiles are known for their ability to change their skin color. They have prehensile tails and feet that split at nearly a 180-degree angle which allows them to have a superior grip on the branches where they live.  
  3. Caiman Lizard- Can grow to2 to 4 feet and up to 10 pounds. They are a semiaquatic species and spend part of their time in the water, an interesting adaptation is a third, clear eyelid that acts like a goggle when submerged.
  4. Banded Tree Anole- These lizards are found at the tops of the tallest Amazon trees and are strictly arboreal and have excellent skin camouflage.
  5. Turnip Tailed Gecko- At not quite 5 inches these lizards are one of only 2 nocturnal lizards. It has flaps of skin that act as a parachute when they jump from trees.
10 Amazon Rainforest Lizards Facts and How to Make A Fun Iguana

Then, look at some of these resources for a fun study about lizards.

Amazon Rainforest Lizards Resources

Grab a reference book like Lizards of the World to find out more about Amazon Rainforest Lizards and others.

Lizards of the World: A Guide to Every Family (A Guide to Every Family, 1)

A lavishly illustrated overview of the world’s lizards. Lizards are one of nature’s great success stories: survivors from the time of the dinosaurs, they have taken advantage of almost every habitat on earth, from tropical rainforest to Arctic tundra and even our homes. From chameleons and skinks to geckos and iguanas, there are close to 7,000 species of lizards around the world. This expert guide explores their extraordinary diversity and adaptations.Lizards of the World features an in-depth introduction covering the evolution, anatomy, and lifestyle of lizards, followed by profiles of species from every family, accompanied by stunning color photographs. This invaluable guide highlights the enormous range of habitats, appearance, and activity among lizards. Many thrive in extreme conditions, and have adapted to keep cool, warm, or hydrated. Some can protect themselves by changing color to blend in with their surroundings, while others have fringed toes enabling them to run across sand, or can parachute out of a predator’s reach. Covering diet and reproduction as well as defense strategies and conservation, Lizards of the World showcases the unique natural history and beauty of these remarkable creatures.

Iguana M Reptile Collection

Check out this gorgeous Iguana statue for the garden.

Plastic Lizard Toys

MULTIPLE SHAPES: These wild reptile lizard toys come in 12 styles and colors and measure 3.1-5.2 inches.

GET TO KNOW NATURE: Each toy lizard toy has a detailed texture and unique pattern, the lifelike shape can well let children feel the magic and beauty of nature.

Nature Anatomy: The Curious Parts and Pieces of the Natural World

Nature Anatomy and Wildlife Anatomy are wonderful resources for many nature topics, I did find lovely illustrations with chameleons and anoles included as well as a bit on the rainforest itself.

Amazon Rainforest Animal Activities

Also, look at more Amazon Rainforest animal activities.

  • How to Make A Fun Origami Frog Amazon Rainforest Craft
  • Fun Easy Amazon Rainforest Crafts and Make a Bubble Wrap Pattern Anaconda
  • Learn About Mammals In The Amazon Rainforest & Make an Adorable Sloth Craft
  • Blue Morpho Butterfly Adaptations In The Tropical Rainforest and Fun Symmetry Craft
  • Amazon Rainforest Predators and Make a Fun Pasta Emerald Tree Boa
  • Beautiful And Colorful Amazonian Rainforest Animals Lapbook For Kids
  • Wildlife in the Amazon Rainforest – Create Fun Macaw and Toucan Crafts
10 Amazon Rainforest Lizards Facts and How to Make A Fun Iguana

Finally, look at this fun Amazon Rainforest lizards iguana craft.

How to Make an Iguana Lizard Craft

We are making an iguana with some beautiful orange and green coloring, but you can opt for any of the iguana colors that you wish for your craft.

You will need:

  • One paper towel roll.
  • Two toilet paper rolls.
  • Orange craft foam
  • Green paint
  • Paintbrush
  • Scissors
  • 2 craft sticks
10 Amazon Rainforest Lizards Facts and How to Make A Fun Iguana

Cut up the center of one end of the paper towel roll about five or 6 inches and wrap it around itself to create a tapered end.  Use hot glue to secure the taper in place.

10 Amazon Rainforest Lizards Facts and How to Make A Fun Iguana

Hot glue the tail by inserting the intact end of your paper towel roll inside the first toilet paper roll. Repeat, adding the second toilet paper roll.

Squeeze together the end of the toilet paper roll and glue it to create a mouth. 

10 Amazon Rainforest Lizards Facts and How to Make A Fun Iguana

Cut two popsicle sticks into three equal pieces. Hot glue, the rounded ends onto the sides of your iguana for legs.

Paint the entire thing green and set it aside to dry.

10 Amazon Rainforest Lizards Facts and How to Make A Fun Iguana

While you’re waiting for your paint to dry, cut an orange fringe the length of the paper towel roll (dorsal crests) out of orange craft foam, four orange feet, and the dewlap hanging under its neck.

10 Amazon Rainforest Lizards Facts and How to Make A Fun Iguana

Once the paint has dried you can hot glue the fringe on the back.

10 Amazon Rainforest Lizards Facts and How to Make A Fun Iguana

Glue the dewlap under the neck portion into place.

10 Amazon Rainforest Lizards Facts and How to Make A Fun Iguana

Add the orange feet that you cut onto the bottom of the green craft stick legs and glue.

10 Amazon Rainforest Lizards Facts and How to Make A Fun Iguana

Use a black marker or paint to add more details like eyes, nostrils, stripes, etc.

You can take your iguana on adventures outdoors or display him in the house as you learn about Amazon Rainforest lizards.

10 Amazon Rainforest Lizards Facts and How to Make A Fun Iguana

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How to Make A Fun Origami Frog Amazon Rainforest Craft

May 29, 2023 | 1 Comment
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Today, I’m showing you how to make a fun origami frog Amazon Rainforest craft. And I have more ideas on my pages Rain Forest – Amazon, Rain Forest – Animals of the Amazon, and Rainforest Amazon Activities for Kids.

Working on an Amazon Rainforest craft is a fantastic hands-on way to learn about the amazing flora and fauna of the Amazon Rainforest.

From painting to paper folding there are so many ways to learn new art skills while you also get inro some zoology or botany about the Amazon.

How to Make A Fun Origami Frog Amazon Rainforest Craft

Also, creating an origami frog is fun, great for building fine motor skills, and can be done while learning about the colorful jumpers that make their home in the canopy layer.

So, simply choose different colors of origami paper and add a little detail with markers to create an army of frogs. And yes, army is the right word for a group of frogs.

About Origami

Additionally, you can use these origami frogs as a tool for learning about the markings of the various Amazon Rainforest frogs, as a STEM activity for measuring distances, building, problem-solving, fine motor, and attention to detail.

Origami was first called “orikata” in Japan meaning “folded shapes” and was later changed to origami meaning folded paper. 

While you can use any paper you like if it is square.

To get good folds and flexibility you really want to use the special origami paper. This very thin paper is specially designed for folding and works beautifully, but it will take some practice to get good at it

How to Make A Fun Origami Frog Amazon Rainforest Craft

Creating origami frogs is also a great opportunity to learn more about the frogs found in the Amazon Rainforest.

Amazon Rainforest Questions

Study their markings, habits, habitat, food source, and adaptations as you create a fun folded version of them.

Here are 5 great research questions on Amazon Rainforest frogs that your child can find in resource books or by searching Google.

  1. What country is the Amazon Rainforest found in? The majority,60%, is in Brazil, followed by 13% in Peru, 10% in Colombia, and the rest in Bolivia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, and Venezuela
  2. How many different species of tree frogs are found in the Amazon Basin? Over 1000 species
  3. What is the world’s biggest rainforest? The Amazon, followed by Congo Basin.
  4. What is deforestation? It is the action of clearing a wide area of trees.
  5. What is the lifespan of a red-eyed tree frog? 5 years in the wild.

Look at these books to add to your unit study.

21 Rain Forest Animals For Kids Books and Resources

Add these rain forest animal books, games, and toys to round out your study of the animals of the rain forest.

Wildlife Animal Model Toy Red Eye Tree Frog Figure

It is a great way to expand the growth with children through physical science.

All the Way Down: Amazon Rainforest

This book explores the rainforest layer by layer and the creatures that make their home in each part of the rainforest.

Rainforest Animals (Who Am I?)

Which rainforest animal is a frog that uses its eyes to help it swallow its food? Which rainforest animal is a bird with a big, colorful bill? Let's learn more about rainforest animals such as sloths, poison dart frogs, toucans, and more! Read With You's Who Am I? series encourages children to be more curious about the world around them as they learn fun facts about animals from across the globe.

Over and Under the Rainforest

Part of the critically acclaimed Over and Under series that includes Up in the Garden and Down in the Dirt and Over and Under the Snow!Under the canopy of the rainforest hundreds of animals make their homes, but up in the leaves hides another world. Turn the pages of this beautiful and educational book to discover in words and mesmerizing illustration:

Animals like the slender parrot snake and the blue morpho butterfly.

The canopies where toucans and pale-billed woodpeckers chatter and call.

Capuchin monkeys who swing from vines and slow-moving sloths who wait out daily thunderstorms.

Wild Animal Jungle Sloth Toy Figurine

Sloth Toy Figurine

In the Rainforest (Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science 2)

The rainforest is home to millions of plant and animal species. Some animals live high up in the trees, some crawl across the forest floor, and some tunnel underground, but they all depend on one another and the rain to survive. With colorful illustrations and fascinating diagrams from author-illustrator Kate Duke, In the Rainforest is a lively look at the most vibrant ecosystem on our planet. 

Anacondas (Rain Forest Animals)

This book introduces readers to the largest snake in the world: the anaconda. Readers learn about the life cycle, behavior, physical characteristics, and habitat of anacondas

Learn to Draw Rainforest & Jungle Animals

Expanding the popular collection of animal books in the Learn to Draw Series, Learn to Draw Rainforest & Jungle Animals will teach kids how easy it is to draw a variety of exciting and exotic creatures from around the world. Each project starts with a basic shape and progresses with simple-to-follow steps to a finished realistic final colored artwork. While they’re learning, kids will also discover fun facts about each featured animal.

The Rainforest Grew All Around

Imaginations will soar from the forest floor, up through the canopy and back down again, following the circle of life in this clever adaptation of the song “The Green Grass Grew All Around.” The jungle comes alive as children learn about a wide variety of the animals (jaguars, emerald tree boas, leafcutter ants, sloths, poison dart frogs, toucans, and bats) and plants (kapok trees, liana vines, and bromeliads) living in the lush Amazon rainforest. Delve even deeper into the jungle using sidebars and the three-page “For Creative Minds” educational section.

Wildlife Anatomy: The Curious Lives & Features of Wild Animals around the World

While it covers more than just the rainforest this is a fabulous resource to have on your shelves. You will find plenty of great pictures and information on many animals that live there- crocodiles, harpy eagles, monkeys, tapir , sloths,Jaguarundi, and the food web.

Rainforest Glow-in-The-Dark Puzzle, Rainforest Animals, Birds, Plants and More

COLORFUL ARTWORK: Kids will love the colorful puzzle artwork showing the animals, plants, trees and birds that call the rainforest home. The storage box shows the completed puzzle artwork and is an ideal place to keep pieces safe and free from damage.

The Great Kapok Tree: A Tale of the Amazon Rain Forest

Tells a story of a man who came to cut down a kapok tree and encounters many of the beautiful and exotic native creatures who make their home in the Amazon Rainforest.

Professor Noggin's Reptiles and Amphibians Trivia Card Game

FUN FACTS: How about Reptiles versus Amphibians?!  That's just one of the topic cards in this kids card game.  Find out more fun facts from Eggs to the Komodo Dragon!

Rainforest Gummi Frogs Candy

How fun!

FRESH & FRUITY: Fruidles single-flavor gummies pack giant taste into one delicious flavor. After one bite of these fruity gummies, you'll taste the difference of giant fresh fruit flavors & a deliciously soft chew you won't find with other gummy candies.

Hello, World! Rainforest Animals

This bright and exciting Hello, World! board book teaches toddlers all about the amazing world of a rainforest—with easy-to-understand facts about the incredible animals who make their home there.

Where Is the Amazon?

Human beings have inhabited the banks of the Amazon River since 13,000 BC and yet they make up just a small percentage of the "population" of this geographic wonderland. The Amazon River basin teems with life—animal and plant alike.

Canopy, Card Game, Features 25 Unique Species of Rainforest Animals and Plants

Compete to grow the most bountiful rainforest! Carefully select what grows in your forest, and give rise to a thriving ecosystem.

LEGO Creator Rainforest Animals

Features a frog, a fly and a parrot with articulated wings and tail, opening mouth and rotatable eyes 3-in-1 model: rebuilds into a chameleon or a tropical fish

Afternoon on the Amazon

Vampire bats and killer ants? That's what Jack and Annie are about to run into when the Magic Tree House whisks them away to the Amazon River. It's not long before they get hopelessly lost. Will they be able to find their way back to the tree house? Or are Jack and Annie stuck forever in the rain forest?

Red-eyed Tree Frog (Scholastic Bookshelf)

NatureI n a tropical rain forest in Central America, a red-eyed tree frog spends the night looking for food while avoiding potential predators. Award-winning photographer Nic Bishop's larger-than-life, gorgeous images document the hunt, which ends happily with the frog settling down in the leaves to spend his daylight hours sleeping! Joy Cowley's simple, readable text makes the frog's story fun, interesting, and accessible to young readers.

Protecting the Amazon Rainforest (Saving Earth's Biomes)

Explores the richness of the Amazon rainforest, how humans have damaged it, and efforts being taken to protect it. Clear text, vibrant photos, and helpful infographics make this book an accessible and engaging read.

More Rainforest Activities for Kids

  • 20 Tropical Rainforest Foods and Make an Acai Bowl
  • 7 Cool Rainforest Science Activities and Create Rainforest Floor Slime
  • 10 Plant Life in The Amazon Rainforest Facts and Make a Fun Rafflesia Arnoldii
  • Fun Easy Amazon Rainforest Crafts and Make a Bubble Wrap Pattern Anaconda
  • Learn About Mammals In The Amazon Rainforest & Make an Adorable Sloth Craft
  • Blue Morpho Butterfly Adaptations In The Tropical Rainforest and Fun Symmetry Craft
  • Amazon Rainforest Predators and Make a Fun Pasta Emerald Tree Boa
  • Creating Fun Red Eyed Tree Frog Manipulatives for Rain Forest Math
  • Cute Colorful Toilet Paper Roll Rainforest Frogs for a Rainforest Frog Craft
  • 18 Rain Forest Animals For Kids Books and Fun Resources
  • Beautiful And Colorful Amazonian Rainforest Animals Lapbook For Kids
  • 100+ Best and Free Tropical Amazon Rainforest Educators Resources
  • The Ultimate Guide to the Flora and Fauna of the Amazon Rain Forest
  • 3 Free and Amazing Amazon Rainforest Lapbooks for Kids
  • Rainforest Crafts for Kindergarten: Make an Easy Paper Plate Monkey
  • 19 Fun Hands-on Rainforest Activities for Kindergarten
  • Rainforest Science Activities For Kindergarten Amazing and Fun Living Terrarium
  • Wildlife in the Amazon Rainforest – Create Fun Macaw and Toucan Crafts
How to Make A Fun Origami Frog Amazon Rainforest Craft

Finally, look at how to make origami frog Amazon Rainforest craft.

How to Make An Origami Amazon Rainforest Craft

The most important thing to remember for this activity is to try to fold straight along the edges and create a sharp crease by using the bone folder or a craft stick on every fold.

You will need:

  • Origami paper
  • Markers
  • Bone folder or craft stick

Fold the paper in half, creasing sharply along the fold.

How to Make A Fun Origami Frog Amazon Rainforest Craft

Next, fold each corner, one at a time, down to the center crease, and unfold each right after you make your crease.

How to Make A Fun Origami Frog Amazon Rainforest Craft

Fold the paper down right along the x in the center of your crease then open it back up.

How to Make A Fun Origami Frog Amazon Rainforest Craft

Push the sides of the creases inward, folding them in to create a point on the paper.

How to Make A Fun Origami Frog Amazon Rainforest Craft

Fold the top flaps up from the center and crease outward.

How to Make A Fun Origami Frog Amazon Rainforest Craft

Fold the sides inward under the crease, at this point, it should resemble Yoda a bit.

How to Make A Fun Origami Frog Amazon Rainforest Craft

Bring the bottom of the paper up to just under your fold and press.

How to Make A Fun Origami Frog Amazon Rainforest Craft

Open the last fold.

How to Make A Fun Origami Frog Amazon Rainforest Craft

Push the centers in with your fingers and pull the bottom corners out simultaneously, crease well.

How to Make A Fun Origami Frog Amazon Rainforest Craft
How to Make A Fun Origami Frog Amazon Rainforest Craft

You can see here this is where I always have the most trouble with, sometimes that paper just doesn’t want to cooperate, just keep trying.

Fold the corners down to create the back feet.

How to Make A Fun Origami Frog Amazon Rainforest Craft

Create a single accordion fold between the front and back feet, making the “spring” for your frog to jump.

How to Make A Fun Origami Frog Amazon Rainforest Craft

Use markers to add eyes and create any of the beautiful colors and varieties of Amazon Rainforest frogs like our Red Eyed Tree Frog and Blue Poison Dart Frog.

How to Make A Fun Origami Frog Amazon Rainforest Craft

Press gently on the back end to make the frog hop.

How to Make A Fun Origami Frog Amazon Rainforest Craft

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20 Tropical Rainforest Foods and Make an Acai Bowl

May 28, 2023 | Leave a Comment
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I have a list of 20 tropical rainforest foods and a fun acai bowl. And I have more ideas on my pages Rain Forest – Amazon and Rainforest Amazon Activities for Kids.

When exploring the tropical rainforest you can hardly forget the amazing and unique foods that come from there.

Besides, tropical rainforest foods are some of our favorite imported treats.

20 Tropical Rainforest Foods and Make an Acai Bowl

Some you may have already known come from there and others may surprise you.

Too, reading, internet research, a trip to the store or local market, and of course taste testing can all be part of a great study on tropical rainforest foods.

I have simple directions for a wonderful bowl that tastes like the rainforest with superfruits, nuts, and of course rich chocolate.

Acai Bowls have become very popular for good reasons.

Tropical Rainforest Foods Facts

First, look at some of these rainforest food facts.

  • Each cacao pod can hold up to 60 beans, and it can take anywhere from 8-14 pods to make a single pound of cocoa.
  • Acai is a staple food around the rainforest and is known as a superfood due to its high levels of vitamin C, antioxidants, fiber, and anti-cancer properties.
  • At least 80% of the developed world’s food is thought to have originated in the tropical rainforest.
  • There are about 3000 fruits found in rainforests. In the US we use about 200 of them while the indigenous tribes make use of over 2000.
  • The most popular food source for locals in the Amazon rainforest is Cecina (pork).
  • In 2020 an estimated 20.2 million metric tons of bananas were exported from tropical rainforests.
  • 40% of exported pineapples come from the tropical rainforests of Costa Rica.
  • Tropical rainforest honey contains a much higher amount of beneficial enzymes, antioxidants & bioactive compounds than most honey found anywhere else.

20 Tropical Rainforest Foods and Make an Acai Bowl

Tropical Rainforest Foods-Hands-On Activities

Next, look at some of these tropical rainforest foods hands-on activities.

  • Take a trip to the grocery store and try to identify as many foods as you can as those that come from the tropical rainforest, look for labels and stickers in the produce department to determine exactly where they come from.
  • When you make your acai bowl, use Food Anatomy to look up tropical fruits, how chocolate is made, as well as seasonings and nuts that come from the rainforest.
  • Poll a large group (Facebook is great for crowdsourcing) and graph their favorite rainforest food or how many of the various foods they have tried.
  • Identify on a map or globe which tropical rainforest each food comes from.
  • Hone in on our favorite tasty treat with the Chocolate Grows in The Rainforest Study.

Then, look at more foods to try.

10 More Tropical Rainforest Foods to Try

While today I have a delicious and simple acai bowl recipe for you to try, I also have 10 other recipes either made with exotic tropical rainforest foods or created with the rainforest theme.

  1. How Chocolate Is Made
  2. Rainforest Cookies
  3. Rainforest Dirt Pudding
  4. Rainforest Salad
  5. Pretzel Pop Snakes
  6. Crocodile Nutter Butters
  7. Banana Monkey Muffins
  8. Papaya Fruit Roll Ups
  9. Guava Dragonfruit Popsicles
  10. Rainforest Trail Mix

More Fun Food Activities

  • Learn About Fruits Around the World Fun With Food Activities

Then, look at some of these fun Amazon rainforest books.

21 Rain Forest Animals For Kids Books and Resources

Add these rain forest animal books, games, and toys to round out your study of the animals of the rain forest.

Wildlife Animal Model Toy Red Eye Tree Frog Figure

It is a great way to expand the growth with children through physical science.

All the Way Down: Amazon Rainforest

This book explores the rainforest layer by layer and the creatures that make their home in each part of the rainforest.

Rainforest Animals (Who Am I?)

Which rainforest animal is a frog that uses its eyes to help it swallow its food? Which rainforest animal is a bird with a big, colorful bill? Let's learn more about rainforest animals such as sloths, poison dart frogs, toucans, and more! Read With You's Who Am I? series encourages children to be more curious about the world around them as they learn fun facts about animals from across the globe.

Over and Under the Rainforest

Part of the critically acclaimed Over and Under series that includes Up in the Garden and Down in the Dirt and Over and Under the Snow!Under the canopy of the rainforest hundreds of animals make their homes, but up in the leaves hides another world. Turn the pages of this beautiful and educational book to discover in words and mesmerizing illustration:

Animals like the slender parrot snake and the blue morpho butterfly.

The canopies where toucans and pale-billed woodpeckers chatter and call.

Capuchin monkeys who swing from vines and slow-moving sloths who wait out daily thunderstorms.

Wild Animal Jungle Sloth Toy Figurine

Sloth Toy Figurine

In the Rainforest (Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science 2)

The rainforest is home to millions of plant and animal species. Some animals live high up in the trees, some crawl across the forest floor, and some tunnel underground, but they all depend on one another and the rain to survive. With colorful illustrations and fascinating diagrams from author-illustrator Kate Duke, In the Rainforest is a lively look at the most vibrant ecosystem on our planet. 

Anacondas (Rain Forest Animals)

This book introduces readers to the largest snake in the world: the anaconda. Readers learn about the life cycle, behavior, physical characteristics, and habitat of anacondas

Learn to Draw Rainforest & Jungle Animals

Expanding the popular collection of animal books in the Learn to Draw Series, Learn to Draw Rainforest & Jungle Animals will teach kids how easy it is to draw a variety of exciting and exotic creatures from around the world. Each project starts with a basic shape and progresses with simple-to-follow steps to a finished realistic final colored artwork. While they’re learning, kids will also discover fun facts about each featured animal.

The Rainforest Grew All Around

Imaginations will soar from the forest floor, up through the canopy and back down again, following the circle of life in this clever adaptation of the song “The Green Grass Grew All Around.” The jungle comes alive as children learn about a wide variety of the animals (jaguars, emerald tree boas, leafcutter ants, sloths, poison dart frogs, toucans, and bats) and plants (kapok trees, liana vines, and bromeliads) living in the lush Amazon rainforest. Delve even deeper into the jungle using sidebars and the three-page “For Creative Minds” educational section.

Wildlife Anatomy: The Curious Lives & Features of Wild Animals around the World

While it covers more than just the rainforest this is a fabulous resource to have on your shelves. You will find plenty of great pictures and information on many animals that live there- crocodiles, harpy eagles, monkeys, tapir , sloths,Jaguarundi, and the food web.

Rainforest Glow-in-The-Dark Puzzle, Rainforest Animals, Birds, Plants and More

COLORFUL ARTWORK: Kids will love the colorful puzzle artwork showing the animals, plants, trees and birds that call the rainforest home. The storage box shows the completed puzzle artwork and is an ideal place to keep pieces safe and free from damage.

The Great Kapok Tree: A Tale of the Amazon Rain Forest

Tells a story of a man who came to cut down a kapok tree and encounters many of the beautiful and exotic native creatures who make their home in the Amazon Rainforest.

Professor Noggin's Reptiles and Amphibians Trivia Card Game

FUN FACTS: How about Reptiles versus Amphibians?!  That's just one of the topic cards in this kids card game.  Find out more fun facts from Eggs to the Komodo Dragon!

Rainforest Gummi Frogs Candy

How fun!

FRESH & FRUITY: Fruidles single-flavor gummies pack giant taste into one delicious flavor. After one bite of these fruity gummies, you'll taste the difference of giant fresh fruit flavors & a deliciously soft chew you won't find with other gummy candies.

Hello, World! Rainforest Animals

This bright and exciting Hello, World! board book teaches toddlers all about the amazing world of a rainforest—with easy-to-understand facts about the incredible animals who make their home there.

Where Is the Amazon?

Human beings have inhabited the banks of the Amazon River since 13,000 BC and yet they make up just a small percentage of the "population" of this geographic wonderland. The Amazon River basin teems with life—animal and plant alike.

Canopy, Card Game, Features 25 Unique Species of Rainforest Animals and Plants

Compete to grow the most bountiful rainforest! Carefully select what grows in your forest, and give rise to a thriving ecosystem.

LEGO Creator Rainforest Animals

Features a frog, a fly and a parrot with articulated wings and tail, opening mouth and rotatable eyes 3-in-1 model: rebuilds into a chameleon or a tropical fish

Afternoon on the Amazon

Vampire bats and killer ants? That's what Jack and Annie are about to run into when the Magic Tree House whisks them away to the Amazon River. It's not long before they get hopelessly lost. Will they be able to find their way back to the tree house? Or are Jack and Annie stuck forever in the rain forest?

Red-eyed Tree Frog (Scholastic Bookshelf)

NatureI n a tropical rain forest in Central America, a red-eyed tree frog spends the night looking for food while avoiding potential predators. Award-winning photographer Nic Bishop's larger-than-life, gorgeous images document the hunt, which ends happily with the frog settling down in the leaves to spend his daylight hours sleeping! Joy Cowley's simple, readable text makes the frog's story fun, interesting, and accessible to young readers.

Protecting the Amazon Rainforest (Saving Earth's Biomes)

Explores the richness of the Amazon rainforest, how humans have damaged it, and efforts being taken to protect it. Clear text, vibrant photos, and helpful infographics make this book an accessible and engaging read.

Additionally, look at these 20 tropical rainforest foods.

Here is a list of over 20 tropical rainforest foods.

Many are part of our everyday lives; I think most of us would be lost without that morning cup of coffee.

Or cinnamon, pepper, and vanilla to season our dishes with. Did you know that pineapples are thought to have originated in the Amazon rainforest?

  1. Avocado
  2. Bananas
  3. Black Pepper
  4. Brazil nuts
  5. Cashews
  6. Cassava
  7. Cayenne
  8. Cinnamon
  9. Cloves
  10. Coconuts
  11. Coffee
  12. Cocoa
  13. Dragon fruit
  14. Figs
  15. Mango
  16. Papaya
  17. Pineapple
  18. Plantains
  19. Quinoa
  20. Star fruit
  21. Sweet potatoes
  22. Turmeric
  23. Vanilla
  24. Yams

More Rainforest Activities for Kids

  • 7 Cool Rainforest Science Activities and Create Rainforest Floor Slime
  • 10 Plant Life in The Amazon Rainforest Facts and Make a Fun Rafflesia Arnoldii
  • Fun Easy Amazon Rainforest Crafts and Make a Bubble Wrap Pattern Anaconda
  • Learn About Mammals In The Amazon Rainforest & Make an Adorable Sloth Craft
  • Blue Morpho Butterfly Adaptations In The Tropical Rainforest and Fun Symmetry Craft
  • Amazon Rainforest Predators and Make a Fun Pasta Emerald Tree Boa
  • Creating Fun Red Eyed Tree Frog Manipulatives for Rain Forest Math
  • Cute Colorful Toilet Paper Roll Rainforest Frogs for a Rainforest Frog Craft
  • 18 Rain Forest Animals For Kids Books and Fun Resources
  • Beautiful And Colorful Amazonian Rainforest Animals Lapbook For Kids
  • 100+ Best and Free Tropical Amazon Rainforest Educators Resources
  • The Ultimate Guide to the Flora and Fauna of the Amazon Rain Forest
  • 3 Free and Amazing Amazon Rainforest Lapbooks for Kids
  • Rainforest Crafts for Kindergarten: Make an Easy Paper Plate Monkey
  • 19 Fun Hands-on Rainforest Activities for Kindergarten
  • Rainforest Science Activities For Kindergarten Amazing and Fun Living Terrarium
  • Wildlife in the Amazon Rainforest – Create Fun Macaw and Toucan Crafts
20 Tropical Rainforest Foods and Make an Acai Bowl

Finally, look how to make this acai bowl.

Tropical Rainforest Foods – Acai Bowl Recipe

Pick up several tasty tropical items from the grocery store and try them individually.

Then try creating a popular acai bowl at home to enjoy the taste of the rainforest for breakfast or as a pick-me-up at midday while you learn all about the wonderful tropical rainforest foods.

You will need:

  • Frozen Acai
  • Dried Coconut
  • Bananas
  • Cashews
  • Chocolate
20 Tropical Rainforest Foods and Make an Acai Bowl

Beyond the acai, you can swap out the ingredients listed in my recipe for YOUR favorites.

Look at the list above and create your favorite bowl with tropical fruits and nuts.

The only acai I could find at my grocery store was the little frozen packets shown in the photo above, they are pre portioned out and according to my package directions were to be partially thawed and blended with ½ cup liquid and ½ a banana.

What you find may be different, follow your package directions to get the right consistency for your base.

20 Tropical Rainforest Foods and Make an Acai Bowl

Once you blend up your acai base, pour it into a bowl.

20 Tropical Rainforest Foods and Make an Acai Bowl

Chop your chocolate…

20 Tropical Rainforest Foods and Make an Acai Bowl

And nuts…

20 Tropical Rainforest Foods and Make an Acai Bowl

Slice the bananas.

20 Tropical Rainforest Foods and Make an Acai Bowl

Sprinkle or arrange your favorite toppings and enjoy!

20 Tropical Rainforest Foods and Make an Acai Bowl

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