Category Archives: Bug Crafts

Starting Nature Journals
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Starting Nature Journals

Do your children have a nature journal? Do you? I’ll admit that I’ve tried them. But first let me just tell you a little story…. So sit back……grab your coffee, and enjoy my failure for a moment. A few years ago when I first decided to homeschool, I was introduced to the idea of Nature Journals. There were so many …Read the Rest

Buggy Boards: Fun Printable Math Mats!
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Buggy Boards: Fun Printable Math Mats!

Got Boys? Do they Like Bugs? (nevermind. Silly question) Need to work on Math? Check out these Super Buggy Boards! And these Super Buggy Number Cards! Designed to appeal to your little men, while sneaking in a bit of math like vegetables in a ice cold smoothie. They’ll be rolling and counting, and checking out all the different bugs that …Read the Rest

One of the Perks….
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One of the Perks….

Often I’m asked what we like about homeschooling (besides saving $250/child/month for private school) and usually I’ve got a few “perks” that I rattle off…. You know the standard “I get to be home with the kids…” “Each child is approached from their learning ability…” “It’s kinda fun….” Ect. You know them all right? Well, another perk of homeschooling is …Read the Rest

Butterfly Life Cycle Stamps
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Butterfly Life Cycle Stamps

Oh golly, I couldn’t resist: I made a set of Butterfly Life Cycle Stamps too! Didn’t they turn out cute? Just in time for our butterflies too! Have you ordered your Butterfly Kits yet? We ordered a kit last year, and loved it! It’s about time to dig it out and order us some new grubs! Can’t wait!

Live Insects!  Open Immediately
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Live Insects! Open Immediately

Time for the Summer learning to begin! Last year we started our Alphabugs Lapbooks, and made it all the way through letter M for Mosquito. This Summer we hope to bring those Insect Lapbooks back out and add a few more letters. (Very Slowly.) (Very, Very Slowly.) Caterpillar Slow….. That’s right. We just got our own set of caterpillars in …Read the Rest