Catch Any Bugs Lately?
June 29, 2009 by Linette Gerlach
Filed under Outdoor Fun
I’ve been writing about bugs lately, because summer, kids, and bugs go together. Getting out in the back yard, or going to the park to catch bugs can be a great learning experience for kids, and a ton of fun. So today I have the Bug Bottle.
The Bug Bottle is like a miniature bug observatory for kids. They can catch a bug, and watch it in the Bug Bottle then release it back to it’s natural habitat. While they have the bug they can look it up in a bug guide or the Bug Book included with the Bug Bottle …read more
This toy bugs me…
September 19, 2007 by Kerri Aldrich
Filed under General Play Library Goodies
heehee. Did you get it? Corny, sorry.
For about the past month, my middle child has been asking daily for the countdown until his birthday (we’re still well in the 30s, I believe). Recently, when his dad asked him what he might want for his birthday, one of his answers was, “A telescope…..a bug telescope.” I’m guessing he meant microscope, and I’m wondering if something like the toy pictured here would do the trick.
I’d say that I wasn’t prepared for boys and the whole bug thing, but the truth is that the …read more
