Brother Bear, released in 2003, is a funny Disney animated movie that everyone loves. It’s no wonder that it has been a favorite since its release. Do you have a Brother Bear fan in your house? Or are you one? Then you’ll love this grouping of online resources and activity ideas. These activities would also work well for preschool or elementary school classes and many of the ideas can be used for party games, activities or goodie bags.
Free Printable Coloring Pages
http://www.coloring-book.info/coloring/coloring_page.php?id=17
Coloring book.info offers a huge collection of Brother Bear coloring pages; ninety two coloring pages in all.
Online Games
http://disney.go.com/disneyvideos/animatedfilms/brotherbear/main.html
This is the official Disney Brother Bear site. Here you can play four different games including a coloring game, Rutt ‘n’ Tuke’s Crazy Grazing Game, Mystic Moose and Discover Your Totem. On this site you can also download wallpapers, screen savers, watch clips from the movie, listen to the soundtrack, print trading cards and look at pictures in the gallery.
http://disney.go.com/disneyvideos/animatedfilms/brotherbear2/
Here you can play a game helping Nita cross the river to find Koda. Collect amulets and bear paw prints to get extra points. There are also activity pages you can print out and color in. Or a maze you can print out and finish. You can also get patterns for making a door hanger, back pack tag, and bookmark.
Activity Ideas
http://disney.go.com/magicartist/coloring/brotherbear/index.html
Here you can click on pages and color them in online.
http://disney.go.com/magicartist/play/brotherbear/index.html
At this link you can print out paper puppets and pinwheels to make.
http://disney.go.com/magicartist/greeting/brotherbear/index.html
This is a Brother Bear themed greeting card maker. You can make birthday, get well, thank you and other cards then email them to friends.
http://disney.go.com/magicartist/calendars/brotherbear/index.html
Visit this site to create a calendar using images from Brother Bear. You can also mark important days such as birthdays and appointments. Then print your calendar out.
Learn About Bears
http://www.bear.org/website/
This site has fun information, videos and pictures about all types of North American bears.
Bear Crafts
http://www.showmomthemoney.com/preschooleducation/bear_preschool_theme.htm
Visit this site to get directions on how to make a bear mask, a smell good hanging bear for the car or bathroom, and a lacing bear craft. There are also some great book suggestions.
http://www.first-school.ws/puzzlesonline/animals/black-bear.htm
This is a link to a jigsaw puzzle featuring a bear. The fun thing about this site is that you can make the puzzle have a lot of pieces or a small amount so it is perfect for young kids all the way up through adults.
