Summertime means school is out, more time is spent outdoors, lazy days to enjoy spending time as a family. It also means the appearance of the beautiful butterfly. A fun project for the entire family is identifying the rare species in your yard. Though the fact is that any butterfly sighting is exciting, so why not identify them all.
Of course you do not want to harm the butterfly so do not capture it, if you have a camera handy, snap a quick picture. It is a good idea to take the digital camera into the yard when you are going to be searching for them. If you do not have a digital camera, a paper and pen to write quick notes down about colors and patterns will help.
This is a good way to keep the kids learning even when they are out of school. They will not only be learning to about butterflies but they will be keeping up on their reading by reading information about the species that they find. The best part is that the learning will be fun and will keep them from uttering the familiar summer phrase , “I’m bored, I have nothing to do”.