Sunday, September 28, 2014

Insects!!

This week we had Bug Day!! We searched high and mostly low for bugs of all kinds. Mostly insects although we did spy some arachnids! Those spiders made some beautiful webs for us to gaze upon. Under logs we found beetles, potato bugs, worms, millipedes, centipedes, and larvae of indeterminate kind :).

Tuesday Froglets did not get much mud this week. Many of the logs were not too wet and insects still found many dry places to hide from us. We did visit Fairy Valley and work on some housing projects though.

Wednesday Froglets found many puddles to splash in. Muddy Trail is beginning to be waterlogged but will need a few more good rains to be in peak mud condition. No matter, we found ways to get our hands dirty! 

 


Thursday Tadpoles not only found some mud they also enjoyed some launch platforms to practice some jumping, sliding rock to get some slipping and sliding on, and a log everyone could sit upon. Many many insects were found under logs on this day!!



We will continue to search under logs for insects and crawlies all season! There is so much to see!


Sunday, September 21, 2014

Welcome to Froggy Holler! Frog Week!

Welcome! And welcome back!! This week we met for our first fall session of 2014 and I am so excited about all the neat people I have the privilege to get to know.  We spent some time getting comfortable with each other and with the woods, exploring, touching, and creating. Frog week was a great start! Let's hop on in to fall!

Tuesday Froglets enjoyed a beautiful summery fall day and found many spiders, a slug, the kitchen, and even a tree with a face. We colored our climbing frogs and tested them out in the woods. 


Wednesday Froglets made use of a natural slide and returned very dusty indeed. White pants were no more and new class shirts were broken in adequately. 


Thursday Tadpoles (or polliwogs!) were the GO GO GO team this week! We covered so much ground!! From spiderman trail to the creek, then to muddy trail, owl valley and even fairy valley. This group must have been tired by the end. 

(Photo courtesy of a parent!)

Time in owl valley was spent having snack and making our climbing frogs! A magical tree stump had many different species to study and the creek even had some water to splash in!



This week is coming fast and Bug Day is upon us! Be ready to turn over some logs and see what crawlies we can find!! See you at Hamlin!