Learn About Fireflies (Grades 3-5)

Did you know fireflies are also called lightning bugs? What to do Read the National Geographic Fireflies text.  Surprise a bigger person in your life by telling them what bioluminescence means. Challenge: see if you can catch a firefly with your camera. Share your photo on social media using #CapRegSummer or email it to us …

Beat Bugs Singalong (Grades 3-5)

Join the Beat Bugs in this “All You Need is Love” sing-along. This musical beetle (along with a grasshopper, ant, bumblebee and other bug pals) knows what’s important. Sing along with the Beat Bugs to “All You Need Is Love” by clicking on the image below:

Nature Bugs (Grades 3-5)

This is a fun craft that invites children to go on a nature “treasure hunt” to find beautiful little bits of life around them. Use the things you find on your treasure hunt – and your imagination – to create bugs and creatures. Insects of all kinds are fascinating creatures. There is so much beauty …

Pet Bug Rocks (Grades 3-5)

Keeping a bug as a pet is tricky, but what about a rock dressed up as a bug? This craft blends creativity and nature, leaving you with a pet you can keep forever. What You Need Round rocks Acrylic paint or old house paint Black permanent marker What To Do Head outside and find some …

Fitness Fun Bug Hunt (Grades K-5)

Make family fitness fun with a simple bug-themed scavenger hunt.  This no-equipment, no-prep scavenger hunt makes a perfect impromptu activity and requires no extra work on your end. Just save the list and head outdoors! What To Do Go for a walk in your neighborhood, on a local trail or in your own backyard and …