Lady Bug Release

This week we hosted a lady bug release with several homeschool friends at a local park. This is our second year doing this and something the kids really enjoy! Holly made a comment that usually she is out looking for various critters to catch and observe, but this time she is setting them free. True!!!

We got a couple containers of lady bugs to release. The kids all shared the knowledge they had on these little beetles, we discussed a nice way to release them and then the kids got to work. We spread them at a local park (with permission). After releasing the ladybugs we spent a beautiful afternoon enjoying the park with our friends. A walk around the pond, a splash in the creek and then a lot of time playing. The day was wonderful!!!

Lady Bug 'crafts'

I had picked up a couple of fun lady bug themed crafty items recently at the craft store knowing we would be starting with them soon. Today I let Holly go to town on them all - she painted a cute hand held lady bug mask, a sun catcher and created a little lady bug necklace. These were all simple and fun activities making our little lady bug unit just that much more fun!

Rock Lady Bugs

We started our morning with some more fun lady bug work. After reading about several different kins of lady bugs and their differences/history Holly set out to create her own lady bugs on rocks. We found some smooth round stones in the yard, used acrylic paint and she painted her designs. When she was finished I did add a coat of clear sealer and set them out to dry in the garden. The turned out adorable!