{"id":827,"date":"2019-07-19T10:00:09","date_gmt":"2019-07-19T14:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdl\/?p=827"},"modified":"2019-07-19T18:43:56","modified_gmt":"2019-07-19T22:43:56","slug":"camp-au-pair-bugs-butterflies-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdl\/2019\/07\/19\/camp-au-pair-bugs-butterflies-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Camp Au Pair &#8211; Bugs &amp; Butterflies"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Get ready to get buggy as we explore bugs and butterflies this week! Ready for some serious fun?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Activities<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2018\/07\/nick-goodrum-flickr.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-636\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2018\/07\/nick-goodrum-flickr-300x140.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"140\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2018\/07\/nick-goodrum-flickr-300x140.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2018\/07\/nick-goodrum-flickr-624x291.jpg 624w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2018\/07\/nick-goodrum-flickr.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>How about creating a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/116812184063568155\/\">butterfly suncatcher<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Explore a bit of science and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/116812184061898014\/\">make glasses of dancing worms<\/a> or creating a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/116812184061898015\/\">toe caterpillar on a leaf rubbing<\/a>?<\/li>\n<li>Try creating a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/116812184061898023\/\">butterfly themed\u00a0 snack.\u00a0\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<li>How about playing some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/116812184061898021\/\">bug bingo? <\/a><\/li>\n<li>Create a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/116812184063397516\/\">sensory bug bin to investigate!<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Read Eric Carle\u2019s The Very Hungry Caterpillar and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/116812184061898018\/\">create a whimsical lunch plate<\/a>!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Check out the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/aupairinamerica\/camp-au-pair-bugs-butterflies\/\">Au Pair in America Pinterest site<\/a> for more great ideas!<\/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.<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2019\/07\/66023042_10216872958247545_2553630568851963904_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-813\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2019\/07\/66023042_10216872958247545_2553630568851963904_n-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2019\/07\/66023042_10216872958247545_2553630568851963904_n-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2019\/07\/66023042_10216872958247545_2553630568851963904_n-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2019\/07\/66023042_10216872958247545_2553630568851963904_n-624x351.jpg 624w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2019\/07\/66023042_10216872958247545_2553630568851963904_n.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/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\u2019t miss the tarantula feedings daily at 11:30am and 1:30pm.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/goldpetalfarms.com\/\">Goldpetal Farms<\/a> has a second sunflower maze opening on July 21st.\u00a0The flowers attracts bees and butterflies!<\/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><span style=\"color: #999999\">Photo: Nick Goodrum {flickr} &amp; Cynthia Chan<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Get ready to get buggy as we explore bugs and butterflies this week! Ready for some serious fun? Activities <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2018\/07\/nick-goodrum-flickr.jpg\"><\/a>How about creating a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/116812184063568155\/\">butterfly suncatcher<\/a> Explore a bit of science and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/116812184061898014\/\">make glasses of dancing worms<\/a> or creating a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/116812184061898015\/\">toe caterpillar on a leaf rubbing<\/a>? Try creating a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/116812184061898023\/\">butterfly themed\u00a0  <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdl\/2019\/07\/19\/camp-au-pair-bugs-butterflies-2\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":43,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[290],"tags":[253,531,291,294,295,115],"class_list":["post-827","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-camp-au-pair","tag-boredom-buster","tag-bugs-butterflies","tag-camp-au-pair","tag-get-out-and-explore","tag-nature","tag-southern-maryland-au-pairs"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Camp Au Pair - Bugs &amp; Butterflies - Au Pairs in Southern Maryland<\/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 - Bugs &amp; Butterflies - Au Pairs in Southern Maryland\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Get ready to get buggy as we explore bugs and butterflies this week! 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