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Mini Beasts
Mini Beasts
The world of minibeasts is amazing. There is always something new to learn, so put on your sunhats and sun cream, pack your binoculars and magnifying glasses, and set off to explore the incredible tiny world that’s all around us!
The world of minibeasts is amazing. There is always something new to learn, so put on your sunhats and sun cream, pack your binoculars and magnifying glasses, and set off to explore the incredible tiny world that’s all around us!
What minibeast signs can you learn?
What minibeast signs can you learn?
Can you make your own bug biscuits?
Can you make your own bug biscuits?
Use rich tea biscuits and decorate them with icing and sweets,
or make your own biscuits to decorate!
Fill an empty plastic bottle with sticks, pine cones and leaves to make a bug hotel for tired minibeasts to rest in.
Fill an empty plastic bottle with sticks, pine cones and leaves to make a bug hotel for tired minibeasts to rest in.
Make a minibeast trap.
Make a minibeast trap.
Remember to set them free when you have finished looking at them!
Remember to set them free when you have finished looking at them!
Draw the different minibeasts you find.
Draw the different minibeasts you find.
Make some playdough and add natural objects like leaves and pinecones.
Make some playdough and add natural objects like leaves and pinecones.
What minibeasts can you make?
What minibeasts can you make?
Playdough recipe-
1 cup of salt
2 cups of flour
2 tablespoons of oil
2 teaspoons of cream of tartar
2 cups of boiling water
Add a few drops of food colouring or even some glitter. Mix all together and play!
Collect some rocks and paint them like minibeasts!
Collect some rocks and paint them like minibeasts!
Join 'Hillingdon Rocks' on Facebook and join in with hiding and searching for rocks hidden in the local community.
Use an egg box to make your own caterpillar.
Use an egg box to make your own caterpillar.
Or use strips of paper joined together to make a caterpillar that moves!
Or use strips of paper joined together to make a caterpillar that moves!
Thread pasta and paper circles together to make a Very Hungry Caterpillar necklace.
Thread pasta and paper circles together to make a Very Hungry Caterpillar necklace.
Using paper make a caterpillar hat!
Using paper make a caterpillar hat!
Try all the different healthy food the caterpillar ate.
Try all the different healthy food the caterpillar ate.
Make healthy snacks into a butterfly!
Make healthy snacks into a butterfly!
The Woodland Trust website is full of fun minibeast ideas and activities to try.
Here are some fascinating facts about minibeasts that you can share with your child.
Here are some fascinating facts about minibeasts that you can share with your child.
Did you know…
Did you know…
Eating Habits: Most minibeasts eat either plants or other invertebrates. But did you know that some eat more unusual things, including solid wood, animal droppings and rotten food? It might sound disgusting but they are very good for the environment because they recycle lots of waste materials!
Eating Habits: Most minibeasts eat either plants or other invertebrates. But did you know that some eat more unusual things, including solid wood, animal droppings and rotten food? It might sound disgusting but they are very good for the environment because they recycle lots of waste materials!
Camouflage: Minibeasts are great at disappearing into the background. They use camouflage to protect themselves from being eaten or to help them creep up on and catch other creatures.
Camouflage: Minibeasts are great at disappearing into the background. They use camouflage to protect themselves from being eaten or to help them creep up on and catch other creatures.
Explosion of Colour: Whilst some minibeasts try to blend into their background, others want to stand out. Bright colours are often a warning to predators like birds. It means that the creature tastes nasty or is poisonous, so predators know to leave it alone.
Explosion of Colour: Whilst some minibeasts try to blend into their background, others want to stand out. Bright colours are often a warning to predators like birds. It means that the creature tastes nasty or is poisonous, so predators know to leave it alone.
Great Pretenders: Lots of minibeasts pretend to be what they are not, to fool other creatures! The Peacock butterfly has patterns that look like eyes on its wings to fool predators like birds. Many minibeasts mimic bees and wasps, like the hoverfly which doesn’t have a real sting but still manages to fool other creatures.
Great Pretenders: Lots of minibeasts pretend to be what they are not, to fool other creatures! The Peacock butterfly has patterns that look like eyes on its wings to fool predators like birds. Many minibeasts mimic bees and wasps, like the hoverfly which doesn’t have a real sting but still manages to fool other creatures.
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