Ladybugs visit with our neighbor, Merri!
/Our neighbor across the street, Merri offered for us to be a part of her ladybug release today. Merri has been watching ladybugs in her terrarium go through the metamorphosis process of egg, to larva, to pupa, and to adult. Today she asked if she could share her just barely adult ladybugs with us. She brought over the terrarium to our outdoor table and introduced the insects to us. It was a wonderful surprise. Friends were so gentle holding and observing the tiny creatures. Merri has allowed us to watch over the ladybugs for the next week or so until we are ready to release them into our gardens. Thank you so much, Merri!
Later in the morning friends decided to make the terrarium a “sweater” to help keep the ladybugs warm.
We also painted and thought about words that begin with T after a friend explained, “It’s a T!” on one of his creations. We came up with: Tiger, Teenager, Tall, Tower, Tree, T-Rex, and Towel.
Some of us also read a few books on gender identity and talked about the idea and word, “non-binary.” Friends were excited to relay their pronoun preferences for today.
We also got wet and muddy. :)
