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May 28th, 2008
Don’t Let Them Bug You
During the summer months, insects fill the evenings with their songs. Cicadas, crickets and grasshoppers make their presence known this time of year, which means two things: inevitable frustration at your inability to find that one cricket that made it inside, and plenty of opportunities for your kids to turn that problem into a learning experience.
By searching outside during the evening and at dusk, kids will easily find these summer insects so that they can catch, observe and release them. All they need is a flashlight, some patience and this bug box.
Step 1
Cut milk carton in half.
Step 2
Take rubber bands and tie them together to make a stretchy rope, attach to two opposite sides of plastic wrap.
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Step 3
Stretch the plastic wrap over the top of the milk carton, securing it on both sides of the carton using the rubber band ropes on the plastic wrap.
Step 4
Take finished bug box outside and fill it with all kinds of wonderful, noisy summer insects!
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