Colm has been saving up his allowance for a butterfly net and today was the day he finally had enough money. Off to the toy store we went and LUCKILY they still had some. (I can’t imagine the drama that would have taken place if they had run out while he was saving up his money.) Anyway, he and I walked all over the neighborhood hunting down butterflies. Guess what? No butterflies. So I reached WAAAAAY back in my memory to my summers spent as a camp counselor at a science-based summer camp and remembered an activity we did with the kids. They each got a butterfly net and ran through the meadow with the net in the tall grass. They always came back with plenty of insects to study. So, we have several empty lots in our area and the way it has been raining lately the weeds on those lots are starting to resemble the long grasses of a meadow. It worked today to. We didn’t find tons of insects, but he caught plenty. Maybe we’ll find some butterflies tomorrow.
Butterfly Net (Project 365-6/4/10)
Friday, June 4, 2010
Colm is so wonderful—saving up his allowance for a butterfly net. I can’t wait to try this myself. : )