If your kids are anything like mine, hunting bugs is a major pastime. They have their favorites, generally the pill bugs, and ones they know to stay away from, such as the all too common black widow spiders that pretty much infest our area.

Looking for bugs is a great way for younger kids to learn to appreciate nature. You can talk about which ones are beneficial to your yard, and which you’d rather get rid of. And of course discuss rules for problem critters such as black widows or scorpions. My children know to get a grownup for certain kinds of bugs, while others they will try to catch.

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