A Hippy Hoppy Toad Traditional Cache

Welcome to the Judith A Dulapa Perennial Garden on the campus of Michigan State University!

The Garden caches this year are inspired by children's books. All the books can be found read aloud on YouTube.

A Hippy Hoppy Toad by Peggy Archer (Author) & Anne Wilsdorf (Illustrator)

This fun-filled little tongue twister takes us on a hipppy-hoppy journey through a park from puddle to tree, flower to grass, and a few other spaces in-between, only to discover that once you thought the fun was ending it had only just begun. I can totally see kiddos getting into this one with all the SOUND EFFECTS called for along the way. I mean who doesn't want to make the WOOF sound of a dog, or the exaggerated UP required for the toad's flight from twig to  branch, or even the WHOOSH when the wind takes him on flights of fancy those in toad-dom never counted on?  Exactly! So, it's safe to say that while wee ones will giggle over the pictures of toad's adventure, and kiddos will get carried away by the interaction it demands, adult readers will have tons of fun tying themselves up in the clever rhymes that abound.

You can sit and relax here, but the cache is not available if there is a wedding taking place.

Parking in Lot 54 is pay-by-plate Monday through Friday from 6AM until 10PM. You'll need to go to a pay station, type in your plate number and use either a credit card or cash (1's and 5's only) or coins.  NO CHANGE will be given. As of May 1, 2022 parkng fees are $2 per hour campus wide.