Oh, a Web we Weave: Fun with Spiders!

Here are some spider activities you and your child can do together!  Have fun!

Let's get Batty about Bats!

Here are some fun bat activities to do with your kids.  Enjoy!

Whooo want some Owl Fun?

Here are some fun activities with owls.  I hope you enjoy them!

Pumpkinology: Fun with Pumpkins

Here are some fun activities you and your children can do before you carve your pumpkins.  Enjoy!

Find me on Facebook

I have created a Facebook page to widen my audience.  I hope to see you there!  Please share!

More fun to come

I am so sorry that I haven't posted much for kids recently.  I have been busy at work and at home.  My goal is to post some activities for parents, teachers and kids this weekend.  I will be posting themes, such as Owls, Pumpkins, Bats and Spiders.  I hope this will help you get some ideas for you, whether you are a parent or a teacher.  So please stay tuned for these posts.

Also, I am hoping some of you out there will share any ideas as well.  I love to share ideas so that I don't get into a rut.  Please feel free to share any ideas, stories or photographs.  I would love to see them.

Have a great day and I hope to hear from you soon.   Linda

Camping at Chatfield State Park

My husband and I decided to take a quick camping trip, okay, its an overnight, at Chatfield State Park.  We had to wait until noon to check in, so we found an area to park in and walk around to see what we could find.  As we were walking down to the lake, we saw large flocks of American White Pelicans, Double-crested Cormorants, Canada Geese, American Coots, along with a few Bald Eagles, a Belted Kingfisher, and some ducks that I haven't been able to identify yet.

  

American White Pelicans can weigh as much as 30 pounds and have a wingspan of 9 feet!

American White Pelicans can hold 3 gallons of water in their bill.  They tilt their bill downward to drain the water and then upward to swallow the fish.

 Canada Geese flying around the lake before they land.  There are 11 subspecies of the Canada Goose that have been recognized.  They also have 13 different calls.

While their eggs are incubating, females lose their flight feathers, so they cannot fly until after their eggs have hatched.

Bald eagles can live up to 40 years in the wild and even longer in captivity.

The White Pelicans like to follow each other in a straight line when swimming to a destination.