We went to an awesome "Tot School" play date all about bugs. The mom teacher had different stations for the toddlers to rotate through all about bugs! The cupboards had posters of all different bugs and bug facts. We have been practicing bug names with Nicholas, so he was able to identify most of them in English and Russian.
The kids had such a blast, that I wanted to share with you the stations in case you wanted to host a bug day for your kids or even a small group!
1. Outside bug search - the mom had pre-hid some bugs in Tupperware containers to make sure the kids found some.
2. Book station - find the bugs in the book and talk to the kids that insects have 6 legs. The kids all loved the book Ten Little Ladybugs by Melanie Gerth and Laura Huliska-Beith, And, although I LOVE the little Snappy Book collection as most kids I have read to just think pop-up books are neat but, I have found that these books are not the most accurate. One of the pages shows a bug with 8 legs and it is NOT a spider. This collection has such bright colors and clear pictures, that I still think they are good books to have and read with kids.
3. Drawing bugs on a large chalkboard.
4. Looking at the stages of a beetle. (My son LOVED this and kept saying "Zhuk" which is Russian for bug over and over again)
And, as a take home kid, each kid brought home a Mexican Jumping Bean, complete with instructions and a little home. How cool is that. Well, both my tot and my 5 year old are in LOVE. We have now had Beany (his new name) for 4 days and the kids have carried him around everywhere. If you are looking for a pet, this one isn't too bad. It has all the food it needs in the bean, only needs a bath once a week and doesn't need to be walked!
-Amanda
Wow! What a fun playdate! My 2 boys LOVE bugs so this would be right up their alley :)
ReplyDeleteHow fun! My daughter loved books from this Snappy series. So do you raise your children bilingual? We really failed very badly here with that :) Thanks for joining WMCIR!
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