Create a Bug Hotel

Kid’s Club Activity: Do your kids like to find bugs in the garden? Help them create a proper bug hotel so their critter friends have a cozy place to sleep for the night! You’ll also be able to observe them up close in the habitat you’ve created.

Supplies:

• A cardboard box or milk carton
• Paper cardboard rolls
• Various materials ranging from pinecones, stones, moss, sticks, shells, leaves (these will be the beds for your bugs)

Have a grown-up help you cut a cardboard box or milk carton to use for your project. Put the cardboard rolls in your box or milk crate to form a grid of ‘rooms’ in your hotel.  In each room, put a different material (ie: leaves, moss, sticks, etc..).  Be sure to make a sign with your Hotel Name, so the bugs know where to go.  Set your hotel in a warm and protected space that you can view easily.  Watch as your hotel starts to fill up with visitors. Observe which bugs prefer which ‘beds’.

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