Description
Love the charm of the porch goose trend but don’t want to spend a fortune?
Or maybe you want a classroom mascot that’s different than a goose, while still building community, kindness, connection, and smiles into your daily routines.
Say hello to the Moose and Friends WholeHearted Critter Crew™ Winter Season Classroom Mascot Kit! Inspired by the nostalgic charm of paper dolls and the popular porch goose trend, this cheerful spring collection includes five classroom mascots – the Moose, Bear, Hippo, Panda, and Cow – along with adorable mix-and-match seasonal outfits and simple conversation tools designed for classroom, counseling, and home use.
This classroom mascot kit makes it easy to bring winter energy, playfulness, and motivation into your classroom in an organized way, without tons of extra prep. It fits naturally into your daily routines and works well for morning meetings, journal writing, small-group discussions, classroom management and community-building throughout not just the winter months, but all year long!
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Why You’re Going to Love Using a Budget-Friendly “Porch Moose” Class Mascot
There’s something about a classroom mascot that just works.
When the class mascot asks the question, shares the joke, or does the reminding, kids tend to listen differently. Instead of doing all the talking yourself, you can let the mascot “lead the conversation”, which takes some pressure off you and helps grab your students’ attention.
There are endless ways to use the Moose and Friends WholeHearted Critter Crew™, including to:
- Spark conversation and connection
- Build classroom community
- Support social-emotional learning and behavior expectations
- Bring humor, curiosity, and playfulness into your room while keeping routines structured, visual, and engaging
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What’s Included in the Winter Kit
–5 WholeHearted Critter Crew™ Characters (each included with or without eyelashes…so it sort of makes it 10 characters, right 😉
- Moose
- Bear
- Hippo
- Panda
- Cow (all in color & black and white printing)
–Message Templates perfect for letting your critter “do the talking,” including:
- Speech bubbles
- Thought bubbles
- Signs
- Clipboard
- Whiteboard
- Newspaper
–30 Winter Inspired Jokes & Riddles
–20 Winter Time Conversation Starters
–15 Would-You-Rather Prompts
–10 True-or-False Winter Fun Facts
(Great for quick guessing games or transitions…and I mean who doesn’t love fun facts?)
–12 Winter Mix-and-Match One Size Fits All Critter Outfits that fit all 5 animals (in color + black & white)
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- Cabin Cozy
- Sweater Weather
- Western Winter
- Boho Chic in the Cold
- Snowflake Sparkle
- Slope Style
- Winter Woods
- Sleepy Snuggles
- Bundle Up
- Nothing But Net
- Snowy Songbird
- Winter Greens Growing
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Flexible & Easy to Use
This Classroom Mascot Winter Kit is designed to work with the WholeHearted Critter Crew™ Moose and Friends Mix-and-Match mascot system.
All costumes and accessories fit all five critters in the Moose & Friends collection – the Moose, Bear, Hippo, Panda and Cow. You can use your favorite mascot, rotate animals by season, or switch them up just for fun.
If you already have any other Moose & Friends packs, these outfits and prompts will drop right into your existing setup. And if this is your very first kit – no worries. It works just as well on its own.
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Want More Critter Friends?
Starting late February, you’ll be able to grab the Ultimate WholeHearted Critter Crew™ Growing Bundle, which includes all 20 critter friends and will have hundreds of costumes featuring:
- Goose & Friends: Goose, Penguin, Platypus, Owl, Eagle
- Moose & Friends: Moose, Panda, Cow, Hippo, Brown Bear
- Fox & Friends: Fox, Dog, Cat, Sloth, Pig
- Deer & Friends: Deer, Giraffe, Alpaca, Zebra, and Horse
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In Case You Didn’t Know…
When you tag WholeHearted School Counseling in a photo or reel of your critter in action (on Instagram, Facebook, or TikTok), you’ll be entered into our monthly WholeHearted Critter Crew™ giveaway!
Each month, two winners are selected:
- Winner #1: A custom critter outfit designed and/or directed by you (or your students)
- Winner #2: A school-spirit critter outfit in your school’s colors—plus a school license for a Getting to Know You Starter Kit of your choice
As a bonus, you’ll also receive access to an exclusive “Just for Participating” Costume of the Month, available only to those who join the fun. More details are included inside the kit.







