{"id":36,"date":"2022-07-08T15:25:48","date_gmt":"2022-07-08T15:25:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/njb\/2022\/07\/08\/4397\/"},"modified":"2022-07-08T20:10:24","modified_gmt":"2022-07-08T20:10:24","slug":"4397","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/njb\/2022\/07\/08\/4397\/","title":{"rendered":"Camp Au Pair \u2013 Bugs &#038; Butterflies"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-4073\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/7.png\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/7.png 810w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/7-300x167.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/7-768x427.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/7-624x347.png 624w\" alt=\"\" width=\"810\" height=\"450\" data-pin-title=\"Camp Au Pair \u2013 Bugs &amp; Butterflies\" \/>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>More than 100 crafts, recipes, and activities\u00a0<\/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 \u2013 Bugs &amp; Butterflies<\/strong><\/a><b>\u00a0<\/b>pinboard.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-4398\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/Screen-Shot-2022-07-08-at-3.10.39-PM-1024x768.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"469\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Outdoors<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Kids today do not spend enough time outdoors. Take the kids in the backyard or another nature area (approved by your host parents) and do some activities related to this theme:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Allow them to search for bugs and butterflies.<\/li>\n<li>Observe lightning bugs (also known as fireflies) in the evening. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mentalfloss.com\/article\/66185\/regional-breakdown-firefly-vs-lightning-bug\">Here is a map<\/a> showing what people call these little guys in different parts of the country.<\/li>\n<li>After it rains, look for <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/SDVT7TsEwR0\">earthworms<\/a>. Not bugs or butterflies, but very interesting creatures you can find in your own backyard.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>NOTE: If you are outdoors with the children, be sure to check for ticks when you come back inside. <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/2022\/06\/13\/health-safety-where-are-ticks-4\/\">Here<\/a> is a blog post explaining the health risk ticks can pose and how to find and remove them safely.<\/p>\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 are a few videos to get you started.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Firefly facts: we could also say lightning bug facts! | Animal Fact Files\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bQ_oY637GpI?feature=oembed\" width=\"625\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ocWgSgMGxOc?feature=oembed\" width=\"625\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Movies<\/strong> \u2013 A Bugs Life, The Bee Movie, Maya the Bee, and The Ant Bully all fit this theme.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Webcams<\/strong> \u2013 You can do a Google search for websites with webcams that allow you to observe bugs.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/explore.org\/livecams\/honey-bees\/honey-bee-hive-cam\">Life inside a beehive <\/a>\u00a0in Buchloe, Germany<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.keywestbutterfly.com\/live-webcam?utm_source=Fla-Keys.com&amp;utm_medium=WebcamLink&amp;utm_campaign=StreamingLink&amp;utm_cam=key-west-butterfly\">Butterfly Cam<\/a> in Key West, Florida<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ent.iastate.edu\/insectzoo\/cam\">Honeypot Ant Webcam<\/a> in Ames, Iowa<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Books<\/strong> \u2013 Make a trip to the library and\/or check your kids\u2019 bookshelf for books on bugs and butterflies. You may find some classics like <em>The Very Hungry Caterpillar<\/em> or <em>The Grouchy Ladybug<\/em> by Eric Carle. You can also find books being read aloud on YouTube videos like this one.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Little Butterfly That Could - Kids Books Read Aloud\" width=\"625\" height=\"352\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NB_3gsUy6WE?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 style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Image: minieco.co.uk<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\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>. More than 100 crafts, recipes, and activities\u00a0related 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 \u2013 Bugs &amp; Butterflies<\/a>\u00a0pinboard. Outdoors\u00a0\u2013 Kids today do not spend enough time outdoors. Take the kids in the backyard  <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/njb\/2022\/07\/08\/4397\/\">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":[2,7,4,5,6],"tags":[30,109,110,111,112,96,113,20,15],"class_list":["post-36","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-au-pair-tips","category-child-care","category-fun-things-we-do","category-kids","category-q-a","tag-activities","tag-bees","tag-break","tag-bugs","tag-butterflies","tag-camp","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 \u2013 Bugs &amp; Butterflies - Corinne&#039;s Au Pair in America Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/njb\/2022\/07\/08\/4397\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Camp Au Pair \u2013 Bugs &amp; Butterflies - Corinne&#039;s Au Pair in America Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"This week\u2019s Camp Au Pair theme is Bugs &amp; Butterflies. More than 100 crafts, recipes, and activities\u00a0related to all kinds of bugs, insects, butterflies, and spiders can be found here on the\u00a0Camp Au Pair \u2013 Bugs &amp; Butterflies\u00a0pinboard. Outdoors\u00a0\u2013 Kids today do not spend enough time outdoors. Take the kids in the backyard Read More\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/njb\/2022\/07\/08\/4397\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Corinne&#039;s Au Pair in America Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2022-07-08T15:25:48+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2022-07-08T20:10:24+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/7.png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Christine Connally\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Christine Connally\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/njb\/2022\/07\/08\/4397\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/njb\/2022\/07\/08\/4397\/\",\"name\":\"Camp Au Pair \u2013 Bugs & Butterflies - Corinne&#039;s Au Pair in America Blog\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/njb\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/njb\/2022\/07\/08\/4397\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/njb\/2022\/07\/08\/4397\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/7.png\",\"datePublished\":\"2022-07-08T15:25:48+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2022-07-08T20:10:24+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/njb\/#\/schema\/person\/9fb9cc1886c2d66cd166e480ac0b1b3d\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/njb\/2022\/07\/08\/4397\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/njb\/2022\/07\/08\/4397\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/njb\/2022\/07\/08\/4397\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/7.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/7.png\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/njb\/2022\/07\/08\/4397\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/njb\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Camp Au Pair \u2013 Bugs &#038; Butterflies\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/njb\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/njb\/\",\"name\":\"Corinne&#039;s Au Pair in America Blog\",\"description\":\"The place to find out about Au Pair in America in Morristown, NJ\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/njb\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/njb\/#\/schema\/person\/9fb9cc1886c2d66cd166e480ac0b1b3d\",\"name\":\"Christine Connally\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/njb\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/c0384e8d12ff1d5e0dac564347c3206310ff4eedaccc85b709a1bb5da20b7541?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/c0384e8d12ff1d5e0dac564347c3206310ff4eedaccc85b709a1bb5da20b7541?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Christine Connally\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/njb\/author\/cicaupair\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Camp Au Pair \u2013 Bugs & Butterflies - Corinne&#039;s Au Pair in America Blog","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/njb\/2022\/07\/08\/4397\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Camp Au Pair \u2013 Bugs & Butterflies - Corinne&#039;s Au Pair in America Blog","og_description":"This week\u2019s Camp Au Pair theme is Bugs &amp; Butterflies. More than 100 crafts, recipes, and activities\u00a0related to all kinds of bugs, insects, butterflies, and spiders can be found here on the\u00a0Camp Au Pair \u2013 Bugs &amp; Butterflies\u00a0pinboard. Outdoors\u00a0\u2013 Kids today do not spend enough time outdoors. Take the kids in the backyard Read More","og_url":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/njb\/2022\/07\/08\/4397\/","og_site_name":"Corinne&#039;s Au Pair in America Blog","article_published_time":"2022-07-08T15:25:48+00:00","article_modified_time":"2022-07-08T20:10:24+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/7.png"}],"author":"Christine Connally","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Christine Connally","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/njb\/2022\/07\/08\/4397\/","url":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/njb\/2022\/07\/08\/4397\/","name":"Camp Au Pair \u2013 Bugs & Butterflies - Corinne&#039;s Au Pair in America Blog","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/njb\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/njb\/2022\/07\/08\/4397\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/njb\/2022\/07\/08\/4397\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/7.png","datePublished":"2022-07-08T15:25:48+00:00","dateModified":"2022-07-08T20:10:24+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/njb\/#\/schema\/person\/9fb9cc1886c2d66cd166e480ac0b1b3d"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/njb\/2022\/07\/08\/4397\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/njb\/2022\/07\/08\/4397\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/njb\/2022\/07\/08\/4397\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/7.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/7.png"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/njb\/2022\/07\/08\/4397\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/njb\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Camp Au Pair \u2013 Bugs &#038; Butterflies"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/njb\/#website","url":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/njb\/","name":"Corinne&#039;s Au Pair in America Blog","description":"The place to find out about Au Pair in America in Morristown, NJ","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/njb\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/njb\/#\/schema\/person\/9fb9cc1886c2d66cd166e480ac0b1b3d","name":"Christine Connally","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/njb\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/c0384e8d12ff1d5e0dac564347c3206310ff4eedaccc85b709a1bb5da20b7541?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/c0384e8d12ff1d5e0dac564347c3206310ff4eedaccc85b709a1bb5da20b7541?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Christine Connally"},"url":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/njb\/author\/cicaupair\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/njb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/njb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/njb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/njb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/njb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=36"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/njb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/njb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/njb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=36"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/njb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=36"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}