Killing Bugs

[sahm1225]

I am very afraid of all bugs & Insects, but we have the same rule as daycare (we don't kill bugs in their home, but if inside we try to let them out).

Just today I screamed & jumped while the kids laughed, but I successfully put outside a centipede.

I agree w the post about talking to the mom about her snotty comment. The child is going out of her way to be the playground bully & torture a bug.

[Josiegirl]

Thanks BC, for the link. I liked the jar one but 20 bucks is outside my budget. I wish I was more creative. BUT I have a very creative 11 yo dcg this summer who is always looking for something new to create! I think she now has something else to do today.

[daycarediva]

We do NOT kill bugs in my house. Inside or out. All of my kids know this. We talk about how big we are, how bugs are afraid of us. We learn their names, what they eat, how they help (or hurt) us. Every spring/summer we do a unit on them. I take pictures of the bugs they find, we put them on a poster and write their names underneath.

The more they know about something, the better they treat it, in my experience.

[Kelly'sKids]

When I was little I ATE every rollie pollie I saw. No idea why, I didn't eat other bugs, just those. I'm now 45 years old, and if my mom is ever with me and we see one she automatically asks me "Does it make you hungry ?". Lol mean ol lady :-)

[Josiegirl]

When I was little I ATE every rollie pollie I saw. No idea why, I didn't eat other bugs, just those. I'm now 45 years old, and if my mom is ever with me and we see one she automatically asks me "Does it make you hungry ?". Lol mean ol lady :-)

Hahahaha!!! And ewwww

Earlier this week we were checking out a ladybug we'd found. I love ladybugs so we were letting it walk on our arms and watching it fly around, land, then we'd all race over to it. It was grand fun. Until my dog caught it in mid flight, gulped it into her mouth and spit it back out.