This is the magnet on the side of my fridge. I don’t come from a camping family. Growing up, our idea of roughing it was staying in a hotel without a pool. We didn’t rough it much. Last weekend my hubby texted me. (Sadly, email and texting is just about our only way to have
We released the last of our butterflies over the weekend. I’ve said it before, but I’ll say it again, this is one of my kids’ favorite activities! When the caterpillars arrived, they were only about a quarter inch long. We watched them grow and change, read many books about butterflies, and finally released them with
What’s small, black, hairy, and has six legs? Do you recognize that little guy? He’s a ladybug larva. Our lad bug larva arrived in the mail about two weeks ago. They’ve been growing like crazy. We ordered them from the Insectlore catalog. If you’re not familiar with Insectlore, you need to check out their online
This is such a great idea for a project! I can’t take credit for the idea. It was a homework project from my son’s teacher. In 4th grade, kids in our state study Washington State history and geography. My son’s homework project was to create a model of the state out of playdoh. They needed to include the
One of my kindergarten students came into class today, excited to tell me about her adventure over Memorial Day weekend. She told me she went to the zoo and saw all sorts of animals. The best part was that she got to “live” in a hotel for two whole days! We live in the Seattle