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Showing posts with label bugs. Show all posts
Showing posts with label bugs. Show all posts
Wednesday, October 1, 2014
Halloween Preschool Art Activities: Huge Hula Hoop Spider Web Weaving
Sunday, August 24, 2014
Dotty Mushroom Jars & Pluto Remembrance Clothing...
These are THREE THINGS I LOVE RIGHT NOW:
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| Mushroom Treat Jar |
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| Pluto Forever Sweatshirt |
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| Ladybug Print Dress |
Tuesday, July 1, 2014
Tuesday, April 22, 2014
Saturday, October 26, 2013
Friday, October 25, 2013
Saturday, July 13, 2013
Thursday, January 31, 2013
Monday, August 27, 2012
Buggy Dresses & Heartasaurus Totes...
These are THREE THINGS I LOVE RIGHT NOW:
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| Insect Bug Print Dress |
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| Squirrel Salt and Pepper Shakers |
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| Heartasaurus Tote Bag |
Monday, August 8, 2011
Pretentious Frogs & Nessy Romance...
These are FIVE THINGS I LOVE RIGHT NOW:
Mustard Flower Dress, Cozy Bow Hair Clips, Honey Comb Coin Purse, Nessy Loves Bigfoot Print, Pretentious Frog Ties.
Mustard Flower Dress, Cozy Bow Hair Clips, Honey Comb Coin Purse, Nessy Loves Bigfoot Print, Pretentious Frog Ties.
Thursday, March 31, 2011
Friday, March 11, 2011
A Forest Fairytale
LoveloveLOVE this minimovie. It feels like a bedtime story... so very lovely!
Growing is Forever from Jesse Rosten on Vimeo.
Monday, February 28, 2011
Monday Music: Summer Magic in Winter
Lovelovelove Summer Magic. You really can't go wrong with Hayley Mills and Burl Ives. I remember watching this movie as a superlittlekid and wishing I could live in Beulah.
A song for the kids (my preschoolers love dancing to this one):
And one for the kids-at-heart:
A song for the kids (my preschoolers love dancing to this one):
And one for the kids-at-heart:
Friday, February 18, 2011
Flower Petal Pretty (Solitary Bee Nests)
"Scientists have recently discovered a rare, solitary type of bee that makes tiny little nests by plastering together flower petals. Each nest is a multicolored, textured little cocoon - a papier-mache husk surrounding a single egg, and protecting it while it metamorphoses into an adult."
Cool, huh? Read the whole NPR article here.
Monday, January 3, 2011
Annual Mommy & Me Butterfly Ball
Our Annual Butterfly Ball is coming up soon: Wednesday, April 13, 10-11:30am, 2011. This one-day preschooler Mommy & Me workshop is especially for kidlets between the ages of 2-5.
Join us as we celebrate spring: indulge in a little "nectar tasting," boogie with some butterflies, and make some crafty crafts (& maybe new friends, too!) Be sure to wear your wings & fluttery finery :)
Stop by the Nature Center museum front counter to register (enrollment is limited), or call 562 570-1745 for rates & additional info.
UPDATE: THIS CLASS IS NOW FULL
Monday, November 15, 2010
Butterfly Whisperer Ring Giveaway
"Just living is not enough," said the butterfly, "one must have sunshine, freedom and a little flower." ~Hans Christian Anderson
To enter to win the adjustable, fairy-friendly, girly-girl monarch butterfly whisperer ring shown above, just leave a comment saying you'd like to, um... enter to win (simple as that!) Contest closes on 11/29/10. The winner will be chosen by random the following morning.
CONTEST IS NOW CLOSED.
Thursday, October 7, 2010
Thursday, September 23, 2010
Preschool Insect Investigations (Ants!)
This is one of my favorite preschooler observation activities, and Playful Learning has an excellent snippet video explaining the how tos:
...Another fun twist on things is to experiment with different foods. I've done this before, and it's a great way to introduce the sciencey word "hypothesize," or the sciencey phrase "make a prediction." Using a marker, draw lines on a paper plate, dividing the plate visually into four sections. Then, put tiny bits of a different kind of food in each section. Let children hypothesize ( or make a prediction) about which of the four foods they believe the ants will be most attracted to, and then graph their opinions on a chart. What does the majority of the class think? After observing the ants, refer to the chart and see if their findings were correct. Then let the children discuss the possible reasons why or why not.
...Another fun twist on things is to experiment with different foods. I've done this before, and it's a great way to introduce the sciencey word "hypothesize," or the sciencey phrase "make a prediction." Using a marker, draw lines on a paper plate, dividing the plate visually into four sections. Then, put tiny bits of a different kind of food in each section. Let children hypothesize ( or make a prediction) about which of the four foods they believe the ants will be most attracted to, and then graph their opinions on a chart. What does the majority of the class think? After observing the ants, refer to the chart and see if their findings were correct. Then let the children discuss the possible reasons why or why not.
Matchy Books:
Matchy Song:
(Sung to the tune of Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes)
"Head, Thorax, Abdomen, Abdomen
Head, Thorax, Abdomen, Abdomen
Six legs, sometimes wings, an exoskeleton,
Head, Thorax, Abdomen, Abdomen."
Sunday, August 8, 2010
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Yaaay! Burt's Bees Insect Repellant
I just recently tried this, and discovered that it's a zillion times less icky to my sensitive skin than the traditional, smelly chemically versions. Yay for naturalish stuff! Yay for Burt's Bees!
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