{"id":3882,"date":"2019-07-11T09:00:31","date_gmt":"2019-07-11T13:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/?p=3882"},"modified":"2020-01-06T11:07:27","modified_gmt":"2020-01-06T16:07:27","slug":"camp-au-pair-week-5-bugs-butterflies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/2019\/07\/11\/camp-au-pair-week-5-bugs-butterflies\/","title":{"rendered":"Camp Au Pair Week #5 &#8211; Bugs &#038; Butterflies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-3883\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/07\/Camp-Au-Pair-Bugs-Butterflies.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"810\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/07\/Camp-Au-Pair-Bugs-Butterflies.png 810w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/07\/Camp-Au-Pair-Bugs-Butterflies-300x167.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/07\/Camp-Au-Pair-Bugs-Butterflies-768x427.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/07\/Camp-Au-Pair-Bugs-Butterflies-624x347.png 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This week\u2019s <strong>Camp Au Pair<\/strong> theme is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/aupairinamerica\/camp-au-pair-bugs-butterflies\/\"><strong>Bugs &amp; Butterflies<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Crafts, recipes, activities, and games<\/strong> related to all kinds of bugs, insects, butterflies, and spiders can be found here on the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/aupairinamerica\/camp-au-pair-bugs-butterflies\/\"><strong>Camp Au Pair &#8211; Bugs &amp; Butterflies<\/strong><\/a><b>\u00a0<\/b>pinboard.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Field Trips<\/strong> can be a great way for kids to learn and have new experiences. Here are a few places to go, that fit this theme:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Two local attractions offer the opportunity to surround yourself with hundreds of live butterflies from all over the world and learn about their metamorphosis and the part they play in our ecosystem.\n<ul>\n<li>Brookeside\u00a0Gardens in Wheaton has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.montgomeryparks.org\/parks-and-trails\/brookside-gardens\/wings-fancy-live-butterfly-caterpillar-exhibit\/\">Wings of Fancy Live Butterfly &amp; Caterpillar Exhibit<\/a> going on July 1- September 22.<\/li>\n<li>The Smithsonian Museum of Natural History in DC offers a <a href=\"https:\/\/naturalhistory.si.edu\/exhibits\/butterfly-pavilion\">Live Butterfly Pavilion<\/a>. Unlike the rest of the museum, this exhibit requires timed entry tickets and there is a fee.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Also at the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History, you can visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/naturalhistory.si.edu\/exhibits\/o-orkin-insect-zoo\">Orkin Insect Zoo<\/a>. Don&#8217;t miss the tarantula feedings daily at 11:30am and 1:30pm.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/nps.gov\/rocr\/planyourvisit\/naturecenter.htm\">Rock Creek Nature Center<\/a> in DC features an active beehive on display.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Videos<\/strong> \u2013 You can find many great videos of butterflies and insects on YouTube. Check out these videos for kids about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=z9zZ48jJZyk\">bees<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=cXUCUvcscXshttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=cXUCUvcscXs\">ants<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=rKQfJFAHW8Q\">All about Insects<\/a> covers lots of tiny creatures who crawl and fly. Here is a video showing a Monarch Butterfly\u00a0metamorphosis time-lapse.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Monarch Butterfly Metamorphosis time-lapse FYV\" width=\"625\" height=\"352\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ocWgSgMGxOc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Movies<\/strong> &#8211; A Bugs Life, The Bee Movie, Maya the Bee and The Ant Bully all fit this theme.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Webcams<\/strong> &#8211; You can do a Google search for websites with webcams that allow you to observe bugs. <a href=\"https:\/\/explore.org\/livecams\/honey-bees\/honey-bee-hive-cam\">Here<\/a> is one from showing life inside a beehive, to get you started.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Books<\/strong> \u2013 Stop by your local library and look for books on bugs and butterflies.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Image: minieco.co.uk<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week\u2019s Camp Au Pair theme is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/aupairinamerica\/camp-au-pair-bugs-butterflies\/\">Bugs &amp; Butterflies<\/a>. Crafts, recipes, activities, and games related to all kinds of bugs, insects, butterflies, and spiders can be found here on the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/aupairinamerica\/camp-au-pair-bugs-butterflies\/\">Camp Au Pair &#8211; Bugs &amp; Butterflies<\/a>\u00a0pinboard. Field Trips can be a great way for kids to learn and have new experiences. Here  <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/2019\/07\/11\/camp-au-pair-week-5-bugs-butterflies\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,7],"tags":[35,1210,1034,1036,1035,158,397,859],"class_list":["post-3882","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-au-pair-tips","category-kids","tag-activities","tag-bees","tag-break","tag-bugs","tag-butterflies","tag-camp-au-pair","tag-fun","tag-summer"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Camp Au Pair Week #5 - Bugs &amp; Butterflies - Au Pair Chatter<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Camp Au Pair Week #5 - Bugs &amp; Butterflies - Au Pair Chatter\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"This week\u2019s Camp Au Pair theme is Bugs &amp; Butterflies. 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