The caterpillar of a Gulf Fritillary butterfly feeding on the leaf of a Passion Vine. It is autumn, the best time of year for finding caterpillars – an activity that offers enough excitement to pull kids of all ages away from their cell phones and electronic gadgets and get them to go outdoors with you! A little advance planning will increase your chances of finding caterpillars. If you know the favorite host plants for various kinds of butterflies and moths you
I have been brainstorming over the past few weeks for activities that would be appropriate for a Creation week Vacation Bible School or for a day camp program. Rather than make separate posts for each day I plan to make one continuous post here. My intentions are to update this post from time to time as I add new ideas to the plan. I encourage my readers to also add their suggestions as comments to this post and help with