insect o rama

the springfield nature center had an "insect o rama" event this evening. lots of games. I this one the children are pretending to be ants getting ready for winter. they are passing bits of food (tennis balls) using tongs emptying one basket and filling another.







This one looks like fun, I didnt get a whole lot of info about it (trying to keep my eyes on Iris )
but I do know that she is being a dung beetle rolling
dung along.........eeww.











In this game Serena went through the life cycle of a butterfly first chomping some leaves, the going into a chrysilis, emerging as a butterfly,laying eggs and then flying away :)













Here are my girls being babybluebirds


















working hard on a craft project. They really enjoyed coloring and chatting with the nice lady assisting with this craft. She asked Serena about school and when she found out that we were homeschoolers she offered me a little advice on teaching kids to read, make labels for everything in the house, I have heard that before but hadnt thought about doing it lately, think i will. oh she was a kindergarten teacher years ago.






Here is Irises finished project. Serenas will be up soon, she got tired of coloring and asked to finish it at home.











Studying insects :) Iris loves butterflies















Serena likes dragonflies best these days. this was a neat exhibit, they had the tray of insects projected on a screen above so the kids could see.













Serena looked for insects in the wood that they must have brought in from outside.














My little wanderer, sigh.
I was surprised that she took off a couple times.
right into the crowd and she out of site. I have always been opposed to those child leashes, but if this keeps up I would certainly reconsider.
she is cute as a button though isn't she :)



There was alot more neat stuff that I didnt get photographed. If your local checking out these free activities at the nature center is well worth the effort, even with a wandering 2 1/2 year old.