Ahhhhh bugs, 'tis the season. Love 'em, leave 'em or as I do spray them and run.....
One fateful summer, we made the mistake of signing up my one son for the summer school bug program. I say mistake because it took over our lives, our home and sanity. He became a bug scientist and advocate for all things gross.
We had a little pond that he would do a catch and release into. He caught many frogs and make habitats for them. Once too much watering made his frog home a mudslide and he got stuck and perished. We'd find bugs in his room, in the kitchen - All over the place.
Every jar I possessed was re-purposed for collecting insects and critters. And one day my ever so sweet sister (the enabler) surprised me at work with a snake for my little budding insect-ologist. It was in a coffee can and I was horrified.
Well, his passion for bugs has diminished, thank God. Although, living in the south we do get our share of "COOL" creepy crawlies. Our favorite is the anole that attempt to sneak in and hang out with us on the walls.
Last summer we had a spider and gecko duo that hung out every night on our patio for months on end. We were convinced they were friends.
Got a boy into bugs? Here's a few fun resources to pique their interest:
And courtesy of 1+1+1=1 is this cute Bug Preschool Pack
Lets the bug huntin' begin!
