We actually made our grass caterpillars in April as part of our Earth Day explorations but our “quick grow” grass seed was not quite quick
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The Itsy Bitsy Spider Made 5 Spider Crafts for Kids
You know what really terrifies me? Spiders. I fully admit this is irrational and spiders are an important part of our ecosystem and yet… there
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Backyard Science Activities, Crafts, and Books
Children are natural scientists and the backyard is the perfect laboratory. Whether you are digging in the garden with kids, chasing butterflies and other bugs
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Spin a Spider Web
OK, I know that they are generally benign and quite important to our ecosystem but the eight-legged things just freak me out, okay? Still, I
We went for a program at a local nature center and it was a great reminder that a lot of our negative reaction to insects and other bugs is a learned response. Of course, that doesn’t mean I don’t recoil when I see our friend, Rosie…