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Science and Nature

2017

Team Hamster! & Ruff Ruffman

Pet-Sitting Tip #3: Turn Your Rhino into a Dog

For kids ages 4-8, The Ruff Ruffman Show features YouTube-inspired videos, digital games, and real-world activities starring canine host extraordinaire, Ruff Ruffman. Ruff, along with his trusty assistants Blossom and Chet, answers questions from kids, takes on challenges, and learns the value of failure—all while modeling science inquiry skills and learning about core science concepts.

Pet-Sitting Tip #3: Turn Your Rhino into a Dog

Season 1 Episode 3 | 4m 9s | CC

Ruff will be in big trouble if Blossom comes home to find a rhino in her house…unless he can disguise Fluff as a shaggy Puli dog! Can Ruff and Chet find the right materials to make a costume that will transform Fluff the Rhino into Fluff the Dog?

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