We have praying mantises!! We have been having so much fun with our ladybugs and butterflies! Now we have praying mantises! I will be totally honest…they creep me out! They are a little pre-historic looking and make my skin crawl. However, I wanted the girls to see these insects and I really tried not to…
Every year we order caterpillars, but I forgot this year:( It slipped my mind and I just forgot. It is always such a wonderful experience to watch the caterpillars grow and turn into a butterfly! The girls love it and it really is such a magical experience! We were on our way to run some…
Magnets are just FUN! You give a kid a magnet and they will entertain themselves. Well, I recently decided to stop pinning and actually implement one of my pins, with a twist. We had SO much FUN! The materials we used were pipe cleaners cut into small pieces, some brads and paper clips. You can…
Spring is finally here and we celebrated by releasing 1,500 ladybugs in our garden! Yes, 1,500!! The girls were super surprised when Daddy brought home a container of ladybugs. You NEED to do this with your classroom and/or with your kids!! This was SO much FUN!! Start with a $6.99 container of ladybugs and a…
I was so excited to get our CSA today! It has been awhile since we had a CSA box and the girls were more than thrilled! “Mommy, let’s open the box! Hurry, open the box!” Music to my ears:) What is CSA? CSA stands for Community Supported Agriculture. When you become a CSA member, you…
Color mixing is so much fun and the Moffatt Girls can’t get enough of it! I let Audrey pick different food coloring colors to mix and see what new color she could make. She knew she wanted to make purple and she remembered that blue + red = purple. Sophia was in charge of stirring……
We finally released our butterflies the other day! We really enjoyed raising the tiny caterpillars, watching them form their chrysalis, and finally turn into beautiful butterflies. It really is a magical experience and the girls learned so much. This will continue to be a yearly event for us. Sadly, some of…
