Last week, the people living at Primrose Croft Care Home in Cambridge celebrated National Frog Jumping Day.
National Frog Jumping Day takes place on 13th May. It originates from Mark Twain’s first published story about a betting man and his pet frog. The day is important as it brings literature to life, whilst also bringing awareness to the different kinds of frogs and their impact within our ecosystem.
Residents spent the day learning lots of fun and interesting facts about frogs. One of these facts was that, while only three inches long, the South African sharp-nosed frog can jump over 130 inches. This is approximately 44 times the length of its body.
They then spent some time looking at the different variety of frogs that you can get. Ursula said that some of them were really beautiful. They started to search videos of all of the different kinds and were surprised to see that some frogs make more sounds than just the typical croaking.
After this, everybody gathered round to listen to Mark Twain’s story ‘The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calavera’s County’, and then worked to make their own handmade paper frogs.
Once they had created the frogs, the team suggested that everybody have a frog race. They had to use their fingers to flip the bottom of the frog, making it jump. Residents loved this, and quickly became very competitive with each other, seeing who could make their frog jump the fastest.
Derek was particularly good at the frog jumping game, and his frog was at the end of the line long before Paul’s had even really started. Many tried to take the title from Derek, but nobody could get the same momentum and he came out victorious.
It was a great day, and everybody was shocked with how much fun National Frog Jumping Day ended up bringing.