Buggin' Out (Part II)

Bugs are incredibly cool especially to two little boys. So we have delved into anything and everything bug related.

I found this most AWESOME idea ever! Here for a Bug Catcher necklace. It has become my boys favorite thing. And if you don't have the time or the inclination to make them yourself than the author of Whimsy Love sales them.

All you need: are beads, string or twine (we used hemp), and those little plastic containers you get with toys out of the coin thinga-mu-bops from the grocery store.

punch holes in the top of the container, a bigger hole in the center where you can later thread the necklace through. String some beads on the string tie it off and done

once you have a cute little bug catcher you're ready for a bug safari!


This one contains some dirt and a worm... while not exactly a bug still cool to wear around the neck... if you are a five year old boy.

I can't wait for summer to do a pretty Fourth of July necklace and stuff full of Lightening Bugs.

Buggin' out! (Part I)

This week we are Buggin' out for bugs! This is probably one of my favorite thing about being a mom to boys. Creepy, crawly, slimy and icky are all words synonymous with AWESOME!

We started off reading a very cute book called "The Very Ugly Bug" It is a sweet story about an Ugly bug who discovers how special she is and lives happily ever after. This was a great opener to the concepts of adaptations and evolution.

We spent a large amount of time discussing the different bugs and animals we know and identifying what special adaptations they have.

We then talked about the Peppered Moths and watched this video: Evolution of the Peppered Moth

I made pipe cleaner moths ( or Butterflies ) using different colors to demonstrate how the process works.

Each boy made their own moth. Though they decided to call them butterflies.


We finished up the day discussing camouflage and painting bug masks.

we got plain white masks from the craft store and used Acrylic paints.

after the masks dried we wore them and pretended to be bugs. They boys made up stories and facts about their "bug"