Ants

• Glue A Page … Draw a large letter A, trace with glue, and glue on plastic ants. I got my plastic ants from here .
• Go for a walk. Use a magnifying glass to find ants. My boys loved this!

• Ant Restaurant
  1. Make up a plate of small pieces of food. Use a variety of foods.
  2. Put the plate outside in a low-traffic, shaded spot where you have noticed ants before.
  3. Come back in an hour and see what the ants like to eat!
• Make fingerprint ants
  1. Make fingerprints with black ink … three in a row for one ant!
  2. Use a black crayon to add legs and antennae.

• Clothespin Ant … Parents.com had a cute idea to make clothespin ants to hold down your tablecloth on a picnic.
  1. Paint a clothespin black.
  2. Thread a piece of black pipe cleaner through 2 holes of a black button to make antennae.
  3. Thread 3 pieces of black pipe cleaner through the main spring to make the legs.
  4. Glue the antennae button, plus 2 more black buttons to the top of the clothespin.
  5. Add googly eyes.
  6. Take these cute critters outside and have a picnic!

snack idea: Ants on a log

1. Cut celery sticks in half.
2. Spread peanut butter inside the celery.
3. Add raisins (ants) on top of the peanut butter!