tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2212741399857110313.post4073554412665961367..comments2024-03-11T11:13:12.066-05:00Comments on Homeschool and Etc.: Bugs!Happy Elf Mom (Christine)http://www.blogger.com/profile/15047347624037697311noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2212741399857110313.post-86946206312301221642009-07-18T17:32:35.967-05:002009-07-18T17:32:35.967-05:00Jana, do they have scorpions and tarantulas out yo...Jana, do they have scorpions and tarantulas out your way? I'm thinking maybe your bugs might be more interesting than ours. <br /><br />LOL Mary, buying stuff you already had around *somewhere*. I've done that more than once.Happy Elf Mom (Christine)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15047347624037697311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2212741399857110313.post-88165013431764838682009-07-17T13:58:47.873-05:002009-07-17T13:58:47.873-05:00". . . as we've already spent about $75 o...". . . as we've already spent about $75 on the bugs we find outside for free." Chuckle. Good luck with your bug trapping activities! <br /><br />Over the years we've done ant farms, tadpole kits, hermit crabs, and--presently--fish. <br /><br />On more than one occasion, my mother raised her eye brows at our purchases. But when I bought the butterfly kit for the boys (for about $20.00), she finally said--"umm . . . You do know we already have those here, don't you?"<br /><br />PS--on that chigger itching thing--We keep lye soap around specifically to help with chiggers. I've never found anything else that worked as well. 'Works for mosquito bites and poison ivy too.Mary O. Paddockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04097124493453341534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2212741399857110313.post-27281861344912756402009-07-17T13:37:33.992-05:002009-07-17T13:37:33.992-05:00Ooooooooh Bugs, Mr. Q's favorite subject too. ...Ooooooooh Bugs, Mr. Q's favorite subject too. hehehe. <br /><br />I don't have a net, but dad is very adapt at catching bugs and putting them in the magnifying jar for the kids.<br /><br />Did you see the post on the catapillar we found on my blog ? Oh the beautiful things that are poisonous ! <br /><br />I love the simple things in life, and homeschooling !Working Throughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11772908707653521198noreply@blogger.com