I made these for one of our bug themed learning centers. Buga has a really good sense for numbers for a three year old and this reinforces one-to-one ratios, counting, and numeral recognition.

We got our caterpillars in the mail. We are hoping to watch them turn into butterflies. Here is a picture of them a few days after they arrived (and they had already GROWN in these pictures. They were so tiny when they arrived).

As an extension of our Sensory Bin…and an extension of our Bug Find Game within the Sensory Bin, we decided to Draw the bugs we saw….and make up our own bugs! I was shocked by how wonderful and creative Buga was at creating these bugs. I wasn’t sure if she would like this activity or […]

We’re Going on a Bug Hunt We’re Looking For Some Bugs! Sensory Bin Style… As part of our Spring Sensory Bin, I hid insects throughout the bin for Buga to find. She can further investigate these bugs with her magnifying glass… …and then classify or categorize them using Bug Cards I bought last year at […]

We have been trying to come up with some fun family “game” activities now that Buga is getter big enough to play along. On this particular night we went on a bug hunt. I do a lot of different things with these plastic bugs, and I have done this with her before…but this was a […]