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text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\nHappy Fine Motor Fridays! One of the important skills that we have been practicing a lot in homeschool preschool is using scissors. This spider web cutting activity was the perfect Halloween themed set up to help K practice his cutting while letting him also use his imagination. Looking for some tips and tricks or more simple cutting practice setups? Check out our post on \u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.houseofburkeblog.com\/2015\/01\/introducing-scissors-to-toddlers.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EIntroducing Scissor to Toddlers!\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E (Note: This post works for introducing scissors to older children too!)\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Ca name='more'\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-5s4XtAFWPC8\/ViAp68YWDRI\/AAAAAAAAN8k\/Ol7QNUs44VQ\/s1600\/spider-web-cutting2.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"426\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-5s4XtAFWPC8\/ViAp68YWDRI\/AAAAAAAAN8k\/Ol7QNUs44VQ\/s640\/spider-web-cutting2.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\nTo setup our spider web, I used one of these amazing \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00NVL66VM\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;camp=1789\u0026amp;creative=390957\u0026amp;creativeASIN=B00NVL66VM\u0026amp;linkCode=as2\u0026amp;tag=houofbur-20\u0026amp;linkId=FIV64JJ6TYE6HD37\"\u003Eplastic spider web bowls\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=houofbur-20\u0026amp;l=as2\u0026amp;o=1\u0026amp;a=B00NVL66VM\" height=\"1\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" width=\"1\" \/\u003E\u0026nbsp;(I love these for educational AND decoration purposes!!) I took a ball of \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B000BY4Q5K\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;camp=1789\u0026amp;creative=390957\u0026amp;creativeASIN=B000BY4Q5K\u0026amp;linkCode=as2\u0026amp;tag=houofbur-20\u0026amp;linkId=Y5YYF5LOMJ3UEODL\"\u003Eorange yarn\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=houofbur-20\u0026amp;l=as2\u0026amp;o=1\u0026amp;a=B000BY4Q5K\" height=\"1\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" width=\"1\" \/\u003E\u0026nbsp;and cut strips a little longer than the length of the bowl. Then I stretched them across and tied them off on each end. I placed a \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B000NDO7AI\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;camp=1789\u0026amp;creative=390957\u0026amp;creativeASIN=B000NDO7AI\u0026amp;linkCode=as2\u0026amp;tag=houofbur-20\u0026amp;linkId=CA2TSMYJKJ3OSZKO\"\u003Elarge toy spider\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=houofbur-20\u0026amp;l=as2\u0026amp;o=1\u0026amp;a=B000NDO7AI\" height=\"1\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" width=\"1\" \/\u003E\u0026nbsp;in the center of the web. I handed K a pair of \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00K2T14WW\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;camp=1789\u0026amp;creative=390957\u0026amp;creativeASIN=B00K2T14WW\u0026amp;linkCode=as2\u0026amp;tag=houofbur-20\u0026amp;linkId=QM7NGVIJ3Z4R7YMD\"\u003EPre-School Training Scissors\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=houofbur-20\u0026amp;l=as2\u0026amp;o=1\u0026amp;a=B00K2T14WW\" height=\"1\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" width=\"1\" \/\u003E\u0026nbsp;(we love these, and I would absolutely recommend them as a first scissor!), and told him that the object was to get the spider to fall into the bowl.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-LZOWCEZ9KCU\/ViAp9M_aJ7I\/AAAAAAAAN88\/nZpebGQr-xI\/s1600\/spider-web-cutting3.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"426\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-LZOWCEZ9KCU\/ViAp9M_aJ7I\/AAAAAAAAN88\/nZpebGQr-xI\/s640\/spider-web-cutting3.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\nBuilding fine motor skills with your little ones is incredibly important. Cutting is one of the most important fine motor skills of all! Activities like this one, mask the intent of building a skill with a fun challenge. Kingston was so excited to make the spider fall that he went to town snipping away. I could see him continuously correct himself to ensure that the red part of the scissors was pointing up. Having an objective helped him to put his frustrations aside and keep trying when the yarn was difficult to cut. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-kwDEuktdWzQ\/ViAp9FgH9lI\/AAAAAAAAN80\/thM5Hbg1yDE\/s1600\/spider-web-cutting4.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"426\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-kwDEuktdWzQ\/ViAp9FgH9lI\/AAAAAAAAN80\/thM5Hbg1yDE\/s640\/spider-web-cutting4.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\nAfter quite a bit of snipping, he got the spider to fall down into the bowl. At this point, your little one may be done with the activity, or like Kingston did, they may want to turn it into a pretend play activity. K moved the large spider around the web, made it talk, and even gathered some smaller \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B001ETSFEE\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;camp=1789\u0026amp;creative=390957\u0026amp;creativeASIN=B001ETSFEE\u0026amp;linkCode=as2\u0026amp;tag=houofbur-20\u0026amp;linkId=AVX75UBI7DUAY63U\"\u003Eplastic spiders\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=houofbur-20\u0026amp;l=as2\u0026amp;o=1\u0026amp;a=B001ETSFEE\" height=\"1\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" width=\"1\" \/\u003E\u0026nbsp;from around the room to be the spider's babies! This activity was certainly worth the five minutes it took to tie all of the strings on. When he was finished, we worked at snipping the rest of the yarn pieces off, and then filled our\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00NVL66VM\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;camp=1789\u0026amp;creative=390957\u0026amp;creativeASIN=B00NVL66VM\u0026amp;linkCode=as2\u0026amp;tag=houofbur-20\u0026amp;linkId=7PXSSNPFCERGNIT3\"\u003Espider web bowl\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=houofbur-20\u0026amp;l=as2\u0026amp;o=1\u0026amp;a=B00NVL66VM\" height=\"1\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" width=\"1\" \/\u003E\n with spooky objects to display in our homeschool room!\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-DiJGdRLHqZU\/ViAp9MC2SgI\/AAAAAAAAN84\/mbRf0M5vl7g\/s1600\/spider-web-cutting5.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"426\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-DiJGdRLHqZU\/ViAp9MC2SgI\/AAAAAAAAN84\/mbRf0M5vl7g\/s640\/spider-web-cutting5.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; 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text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-gqoIm369u88\/VM1KaKGptuI\/AAAAAAAAM_k\/DvrhW6IYiDo\/s1600\/lovebug-fingerprint-craft1.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-gqoIm369u88\/VM1KaKGptuI\/AAAAAAAAM_k\/DvrhW6IYiDo\/s1600\/lovebug-fingerprint-craft1.jpg\" height=\"484\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n(Affiliate links included for your convenience!)\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\nWe've made it pretty clear that we LOVE print crafts. But would you believe that some people don't? One of the reasons I've heard is that it is \"product\" art and that kids don't have the ability to use their creativity during it. I love process art, but I also like product art. Especially when the product is an adorable keepsake that I get to cherish forever. This particular print art though, DID allow Kingston to showcase his creativity a bit. If your child is even older than him, they could certainly put even more thought and detail into it!\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Ca name='more'\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-9u8wIUBU_js\/VM1Kf1prMDI\/AAAAAAAAM_s\/oEEOPgiIkPA\/s1600\/lovebug-fingerprint-craft.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-9u8wIUBU_js\/VM1Kf1prMDI\/AAAAAAAAM_s\/oEEOPgiIkPA\/s1600\/lovebug-fingerprint-craft.jpg\" height=\"560\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\nI gave Kingston a piece of \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00006IDRW\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;camp=1789\u0026amp;creative=390957\u0026amp;creativeASIN=B00006IDRW\u0026amp;linkCode=as2\u0026amp;tag=houofbur-20\u0026amp;linkId=3XCOVBPRIRLJLZHQ\"\u003Ewhite cardstock\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=houofbur-20\u0026amp;l=as2\u0026amp;o=1\u0026amp;a=B00006IDRW\" height=\"1\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" width=\"1\" \/\u003E\n and various \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B001H7N8A4\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;camp=1789\u0026amp;creative=390957\u0026amp;creativeASIN=B001H7N8A4\u0026amp;linkCode=as2\u0026amp;tag=houofbur-20\u0026amp;linkId=FDQ75MSZHJSLS2RD\"\u003EValentine's colored inks\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=houofbur-20\u0026amp;l=as2\u0026amp;o=1\u0026amp;a=B001H7N8A4\" height=\"1\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" width=\"1\" \/\u003E. I let him choose, print his finger, and make little \"lovebugs\" all over the paper. While he worked, we talked about the various bugs that he could make. He was excited to try caterpillars and to vary the amount of body segments and whether to use his finger or thumb.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\nWhen he was done, I used \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B0003WN0DO\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;camp=1789\u0026amp;creative=390957\u0026amp;creativeASIN=B0003WN0DO\u0026amp;linkCode=as2\u0026amp;tag=houofbur-20\u0026amp;linkId=2LRKEUT63C5YIRFX\"\u003Epermanents markers\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=houofbur-20\u0026amp;l=as2\u0026amp;o=1\u0026amp;a=B0003WN0DO\" height=\"1\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" width=\"1\" \/\u003E\u0026nbsp;to make the lovebug details. Heart wings and other heart accents made the bugs extra cute! If your child is older, they can do all of these details themselves.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-M6DDguq6FUU\/VMxAf7Kne-I\/AAAAAAAAM-U\/ZJCUQ84BZ7A\/s1600\/valentineseriesimage.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-M6DDguq6FUU\/VMxAf7Kne-I\/AAAAAAAAM-U\/ZJCUQ84BZ7A\/s1600\/valentineseriesimage.jpg\" height=\"302\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nDon't forget to head over to Frogs and Snails and Puppy Dog Tails to see their \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/frogsandsnailsandpuppydogtail.com\/2015\/02\/thumbprint-hearts-burlap-bags.html\"\u003EThumbprint Hearts on Burlap Bags\u003C\/a\u003E!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 18px; text-align: center;\"\u003EAre you following House of Burke?\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 18px; text-align: center;\"\u003ETo keep updated on all of the fun, please follow us on\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/blaynexox\/\" style=\"color: #48b691; text-decoration: none;\"\u003EPinterest\u003C\/a\u003E,\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/House-of-Burke\/444827315593918\" style=\"color: #48b691; text-decoration: none;\"\u003EFacebook\u003C\/a\u003E, and\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/instagram.com\/houseofburke\" style=\"color: #48b691; text-decoration: none;\"\u003EInstagram\u003C\/a\u003E!\u003C\/span\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.thehouseofburkeblog.com\/feeds\/7762411334450090003\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.thehouseofburkeblog.com\/2015\/02\/lovebug-fingerprint-craft.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/1957247894715827251\/posts\/default\/7762411334450090003"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/1957247894715827251\/posts\/default\/7762411334450090003"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.thehouseofburkeblog.com\/2015\/02\/lovebug-fingerprint-craft.html","title":"Lovebug Fingerprint Craft "}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"House of Burke"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/01082487764371499066"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-gqoIm369u88\/VM1KaKGptuI\/AAAAAAAAM_k\/DvrhW6IYiDo\/s72-c\/lovebug-fingerprint-craft1.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1957247894715827251.post-7879064301406993240"},"published":{"$t":"2014-10-04T03:30:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2014-10-04T03:30:00.698-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"baby"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"bugs"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Halloween"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"holiday"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"sensory"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"sensory bins"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"toddler"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Spooky Spider Sensory Bin"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-MJ_7MRHACqE\/VBHXSMe5cSI\/AAAAAAAALj4\/3ssnnZjmo_w\/s1600\/spider.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-MJ_7MRHACqE\/VBHXSMe5cSI\/AAAAAAAALj4\/3ssnnZjmo_w\/s1600\/spider.jpg\" height=\"380\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nWe are huge Halloween fans over here. For the entire month of October, we are focusing our toddler homeschool on everyone's favorite spooky holiday! The first activity we did to explore Halloween was this fun Spooky Spider Sensory Bin. This bin was reminiscent of our small scale \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/houseofburke.blogspot.com\/2013\/10\/fine-motor-spider-pull.html\"\u003EFine Motor Spider Pull\u003C\/a\u003E, but on a larger and much more interactive scale. I picked up these amazing large furry spiders at the Dollar Tree and combined it with faux spider webs, black pom poms, black paper filler, and some random plastic spiders!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ca name='more'\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-iru4l2QiBGE\/VBHhH9cwEeI\/AAAAAAAALkU\/WxbII9ABles\/s1600\/spider1.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-iru4l2QiBGE\/VBHhH9cwEeI\/AAAAAAAALkU\/WxbII9ABles\/s1600\/spider1.jpg\" height=\"592\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nK couldn't wait to dig in and explore the \"PIDAHS!\" He told me the different colors of each spider \"byack and bwown!\" and had to make them dance on the deck.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-8Cpgi7gd50w\/VBHhJPedPqI\/AAAAAAAALkc\/t63btzDUaFI\/s1600\/spider2.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-8Cpgi7gd50w\/VBHhJPedPqI\/AAAAAAAALkc\/t63btzDUaFI\/s1600\/spider2.jpg\" height=\"526\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nAs he explored, we talked about spiders and webs. As he pulled out each spider, we had to untangle it from the web, working his fine motor skills. He also found it quite funny!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-3c1-ZkBfVj8\/VBHhJTxgYvI\/AAAAAAAALkg\/x7Z7FRt8XRU\/s1600\/spider3.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-3c1-ZkBfVj8\/VBHhJTxgYvI\/AAAAAAAALkg\/x7Z7FRt8XRU\/s1600\/spider3.jpg\" height=\"480\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nWe counted how many spiders we could find in the bin, as well as how many pom poms were in there.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-Y630_-7dzXU\/VBHhJq5pA_I\/AAAAAAAALko\/5sPpy7WXcyk\/s1600\/spider4.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-Y630_-7dzXU\/VBHhJq5pA_I\/AAAAAAAALko\/5sPpy7WXcyk\/s1600\/spider4.jpg\" height=\"428\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThen K took some time out to explore the crinkle paper. He asked me \"Wazzat?\" And we checked out a handful of strands and pretended it was bugs for the spider to eat.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-b8RUvx_rjXo\/VBHhKK6Dm7I\/AAAAAAAALk0\/GmK21e4WVm0\/s1600\/spider5.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-b8RUvx_rjXo\/VBHhKK6Dm7I\/AAAAAAAALk0\/GmK21e4WVm0\/s1600\/spider5.jpg\" height=\"428\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThen Kingston played with each of the smaller spiders.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-ADTaf7GeUe8\/VBHhKSlDptI\/AAAAAAAALkw\/-X6r59qqLfk\/s1600\/spider6.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-ADTaf7GeUe8\/VBHhKSlDptI\/AAAAAAAALkw\/-X6r59qqLfk\/s1600\/spider6.jpg\" height=\"428\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nHe somehow managed to tangle himself in the web!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-tKcZa1mUL1c\/VBHhKslW3LI\/AAAAAAAALlM\/WYnduOnFhqg\/s1600\/spider7.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-tKcZa1mUL1c\/VBHhKslW3LI\/AAAAAAAALlM\/WYnduOnFhqg\/s1600\/spider7.jpg\" height=\"430\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nBaby Bentley (2 weeks at the time!) joined in the fun. I introduced him to one of the large fuzzy spiders. He ran his little fingers over it and surprised Mama by grasping it and waving it around!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-f-LytS4ZIXs\/VBHhLNWyRLI\/AAAAAAAALlE\/g8Sdz-inldo\/s1600\/spider8.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-f-LytS4ZIXs\/VBHhLNWyRLI\/AAAAAAAALlE\/g8Sdz-inldo\/s1600\/spider8.jpg\" height=\"484\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nClearly exploring giant spiders isn't on the top of his list of exciting sensory activities, so as not to bore him, we moved on to something new! ;)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-3Ac2XBzgMJI\/VBHhLl7RW3I\/AAAAAAAALk8\/6LzecXOKz4o\/s1600\/spider9.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-3Ac2XBzgMJI\/VBHhLl7RW3I\/AAAAAAAALk8\/6LzecXOKz4o\/s1600\/spider9.jpg\" height=\"578\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nAfter putting all the spiders back in the bin, K took them all back out again for some pretend play.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-Xp-6v-6j_a8\/VBHhH-a-mQI\/AAAAAAAALkQ\/deKrPwJlnMw\/s1600\/spider10.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-Xp-6v-6j_a8\/VBHhH-a-mQI\/AAAAAAAALkQ\/deKrPwJlnMw\/s1600\/spider10.jpg\" height=\"428\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nHe played \"Mama and Baby\", one of his favorite pretend play games. He pranced the large spiders and their \"babies\" around and carried on an adorable little dialogue with them!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-yVsnuPyCbnQ\/VBHhHy3VK1I\/AAAAAAAALkM\/hRL0-9KeuZ4\/s1600\/spider11.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-yVsnuPyCbnQ\/VBHhHy3VK1I\/AAAAAAAALkM\/hRL0-9KeuZ4\/s1600\/spider11.jpg\" height=\"640\" width=\"402\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nFor more spider fun from House of Burke, check out our \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/houseofburke.blogspot.com\/2013\/10\/fine-motor-spider-pull.html\"\u003EFine Motor Spider Pull\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;and \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/houseofburke.blogspot.com\/2013\/05\/baby-school-exploring-spiders.html\"\u003EExploring Spiders \u003C\/a\u003E(with a life-size spider web for babies and toddlers and a contact paper spider web!)\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 18px; text-align: center;\"\u003EAre you following House of Burke?\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 18px; text-align: center;\"\u003ETo keep updated on all of the fun, please follow us on\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/blaynexox\/\" style=\"color: #48b691; text-decoration: none;\"\u003EPinterest\u003C\/a\u003E,\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/House-of-Burke\/444827315593918\" style=\"color: #48b691; text-decoration: none;\"\u003EFacebook\u003C\/a\u003E, and\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/instagram.com\/houseofburke\" style=\"color: #48b691; text-decoration: none;\"\u003EInstagram\u003C\/a\u003E!\u003C\/span\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.thehouseofburkeblog.com\/feeds\/7879064301406993240\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.thehouseofburkeblog.com\/2014\/10\/spooky-spider-sensory-bin.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/1957247894715827251\/posts\/default\/7879064301406993240"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/1957247894715827251\/posts\/default\/7879064301406993240"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.thehouseofburkeblog.com\/2014\/10\/spooky-spider-sensory-bin.html","title":"Spooky Spider Sensory Bin"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"House of Burke"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/01082487764371499066"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-MJ_7MRHACqE\/VBHXSMe5cSI\/AAAAAAAALj4\/3ssnnZjmo_w\/s72-c\/spider.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1957247894715827251.post-968365266768474467"},"published":{"$t":"2014-06-28T05:43:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2014-06-28T05:43:17.120-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Arts \u0026 Crafts"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"bugs"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"colors"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Learning Activities"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Paint Crafts"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"toddler"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"toddlerhomeschool"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Fly Swatter Color Mixing "},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-wYJte_nRZ1A\/U660EuVzp1I\/AAAAAAAAKOo\/-R6_rVFhSe0\/s1600\/flyswat.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-wYJte_nRZ1A\/U660EuVzp1I\/AAAAAAAAKOo\/-R6_rVFhSe0\/s1600\/flyswat.jpg\" height=\"428\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n(This post contains affiliate links. Thanks for supporting us!)\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\nBy now, most people have seen the classic fly swatter painting process art. When I was planning our Bug Theme, I knew I wanted to try this activity with K. He loves when I clap the air and yell \"Skeeto!\" and thinks that swatting flies and mosquitoes is entertaining, so I knew he would love it. Kingston knows all of his colors, so I thought it would be fun to mix it up (no pun intended!) a bit and do some fly swatter color mixing.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\nFor this activity, all you will need is a \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00IIUJBH2\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;camp=1789\u0026amp;creative=390957\u0026amp;creativeASIN=B00IIUJBH2\u0026amp;linkCode=as2\u0026amp;tag=houofbur-20\u0026amp;linkId=67JXUTH23ZUMD4PY\"\u003EFly Swatter\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=houofbur-20\u0026amp;l=as2\u0026amp;o=1\u0026amp;a=B00IIUJBH2\" height=\"1\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" width=\"1\" \/\u003E\u0026nbsp;(we used a fun flower shaped one!),\u0026nbsp;multiple colors of \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00021TO0O\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;camp=1789\u0026amp;creative=390957\u0026amp;creativeASIN=B00021TO0O\u0026amp;linkCode=as2\u0026amp;tag=houofbur-20\u0026amp;linkId=NREUAAR7MAEI64LP\"\u003Ewashable paint\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=houofbur-20\u0026amp;l=as2\u0026amp;o=1\u0026amp;a=B00021TO0O\" height=\"1\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" width=\"1\" \/\u003E, and some \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00006IDRW\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;camp=1789\u0026amp;creative=390957\u0026amp;creativeASIN=B00006IDRW\u0026amp;linkCode=as2\u0026amp;tag=houofbur-20\u0026amp;linkId=66KND5JWRQLSQ4TZ\"\u003Ewhite cardstock\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=houofbur-20\u0026amp;l=as2\u0026amp;o=1\u0026amp;a=B00006IDRW\" height=\"1\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" width=\"1\" \/\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Ca name='more'\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-xqOlJx-_DZ4\/U66zr-VkMAI\/AAAAAAAAKN8\/x4ir6qiBn54\/s1600\/flyswat2.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-xqOlJx-_DZ4\/U66zr-VkMAI\/AAAAAAAAKN8\/x4ir6qiBn54\/s1600\/flyswat2.jpg\" height=\"640\" width=\"424\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\nI taped down the cardstock and first offered him some yellow paint. He used the fly swatter to print with the yellow paint. Then I gave him some blue paint and let him mix that with the yellow. We talked about how yellow and blue make green. He loved swatting the different colors and mixing them together!\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-jUuufMyF1f4\/U66zs6CrQYI\/AAAAAAAAKOI\/oU8w31XX5KQ\/s1600\/flyswat3.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-jUuufMyF1f4\/U66zs6CrQYI\/AAAAAAAAKOI\/oU8w31XX5KQ\/s1600\/flyswat3.jpg\" height=\"428\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\nWith the next piece of cardstock, we mixed red and blue to make purple. Kingston loves the color purple, so he was excited to see that he created it!\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-sOBC8Yw-vfc\/U66zs10ACQI\/AAAAAAAAKOM\/ouE-QVXWIy4\/s1600\/flyswat4.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-sOBC8Yw-vfc\/U66zs10ACQI\/AAAAAAAAKOM\/ouE-QVXWIy4\/s1600\/flyswat4.jpg\" height=\"568\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\nK really loved this process art. In between swatting his picture, he also fingerpainted and mixed the colors together. This was a quick and simple activity with a color learning twist!\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-l5kENtJF8RA\/U66ztBkD9SI\/AAAAAAAAKOU\/ylKLI5Pjml4\/s1600\/flyswat5.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-l5kENtJF8RA\/U66ztBkD9SI\/AAAAAAAAKOU\/ylKLI5Pjml4\/s1600\/flyswat5.jpg\" height=\"536\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15.454545021057129px; line-height: 18px;\"\u003EAre you following House of Burke?\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15.454545021057129px; line-height: 18px;\"\u003ETo keep updated on all of the fun, please follow us on\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/blaynexox\/\" style=\"color: #48b691; text-decoration: none;\"\u003EPinterest\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;and\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/House-of-Burke\/444827315593918\" style=\"color: #48b691; text-decoration: none;\"\u003EFacebook\u003C\/a\u003E!\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.thehouseofburkeblog.com\/feeds\/968365266768474467\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.thehouseofburkeblog.com\/2014\/06\/fly-swatter-color-mixing.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/1957247894715827251\/posts\/default\/968365266768474467"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/1957247894715827251\/posts\/default\/968365266768474467"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.thehouseofburkeblog.com\/2014\/06\/fly-swatter-color-mixing.html","title":"Fly Swatter Color Mixing "}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"House of Burke"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/01082487764371499066"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-wYJte_nRZ1A\/U660EuVzp1I\/AAAAAAAAKOo\/-R6_rVFhSe0\/s72-c\/flyswat.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1957247894715827251.post-8641464818309276649"},"published":{"$t":"2014-06-27T17:43:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2014-06-27T17:43:53.839-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"bugs"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Imaginative Play"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"nature"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"outdoor play"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"sand"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"sensory"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"sensory bins"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Small World"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"toddler"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"toddlerhomeschool"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Exploring Anthills Small World with Kinetic Sand "},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-bx2TOQ0g_68\/U64DCXCDFqI\/AAAAAAAAKMY\/wfJ8ueB73JU\/s1600\/ants.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-bx2TOQ0g_68\/U64DCXCDFqI\/AAAAAAAAKMY\/wfJ8ueB73JU\/s1600\/ants.jpg\" height=\"640\" width=\"536\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n(This post contains affiliate links. Thank you for supporting us!)\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\nWe couldn't possibly go through our bug theme and NOT focus on ants. Kingston's current favorite bug is probably the ant. He is constantly trying to pet them (which only leads to bad things for said ants) and he loves observing them. After Kingston went to bed one night, I put together an awesome anthill themed small world. That morning, before we dug into the bin, I took K outside to find some anthills to observe.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Ca name='more'\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-XmETmOCVP7U\/U64DCV3l5aI\/AAAAAAAAKMg\/Macw-3AfzpU\/s1600\/ants1.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-XmETmOCVP7U\/U64DCV3l5aI\/AAAAAAAAKMg\/Macw-3AfzpU\/s1600\/ants1.jpg\" height=\"428\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nWe found some great ones in our driveway, and K was extremely excited to explore them. He loved watching the ants go in and out. I explained to him that they were bringing food into their home and digging tunnels inside. We had a great chat about the ants at work.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-GWuDMieWrHA\/U64DCqni_xI\/AAAAAAAAKMc\/bN8Gq_bH7C4\/s1600\/ants2.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-GWuDMieWrHA\/U64DCqni_xI\/AAAAAAAAKMc\/bN8Gq_bH7C4\/s1600\/ants2.jpg\" height=\"640\" width=\"478\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\nAfter we observed the ants for a bit (part of which consisted of Kingston chasing the ants with his favorite \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B0002HY24Q\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;camp=1789\u0026amp;creative=390957\u0026amp;creativeASIN=B0002HY24Q\u0026amp;linkCode=as2\u0026amp;tag=houofbur-20\u0026amp;linkId=P2MUSZVSAYCJISOU\"\u003Erhino\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=houofbur-20\u0026amp;l=as2\u0026amp;o=1\u0026amp;a=B0002HY24Q\" height=\"1\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" width=\"1\" \/\u003E), we went up on the deck to dig into the ant small world. With the anthills fresh in his mind, K new exactly what the scene set up was all about.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\nTo make the small world, I used our favorite sensory medium: \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00DGXC0A6\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;camp=1789\u0026amp;creative=390957\u0026amp;creativeASIN=B00DGXC0A6\u0026amp;linkCode=as2\u0026amp;tag=houofbur-20\u0026amp;linkId=IOXHE6JGPYBU3AR7\"\u003EKinetic Sand\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=houofbur-20\u0026amp;l=as2\u0026amp;o=1\u0026amp;a=B00DGXC0A6\" height=\"1\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" width=\"1\" \/\u003E! I molded the sand around small plastic flower pots and a plastic container lid. Then I poked holes in the top using a pen. I added the ants from our \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00270D4HW\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;camp=1789\u0026amp;creative=390957\u0026amp;creativeASIN=B00270D4HW\u0026amp;linkCode=as2\u0026amp;tag=houofbur-20\u0026amp;linkId=O7PUHC4RUNLUNFIH\"\u003EMelissa \u0026amp; Doug Sunny Patch Bugs\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=houofbur-20\u0026amp;l=as2\u0026amp;o=1\u0026amp;a=B00270D4HW\" height=\"1\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" width=\"1\" \/\u003E, as well as an ant from the Dollar Tree. On the sides of the bin, I included some \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B0026HWFL2\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;camp=1789\u0026amp;creative=390957\u0026amp;creativeASIN=B0026HWFL2\u0026amp;linkCode=as2\u0026amp;tag=houofbur-20\u0026amp;linkId=DKBM5UUPRBX6HAIX\"\u003Esmall river rocks\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=houofbur-20\u0026amp;l=as2\u0026amp;o=1\u0026amp;a=B0026HWFL2\" height=\"1\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" width=\"1\" \/\u003E. The last addition to the bin were some \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B002JWOKF8\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;camp=1789\u0026amp;creative=390957\u0026amp;creativeASIN=B002JWOKF8\u0026amp;linkCode=as2\u0026amp;tag=houofbur-20\u0026amp;linkId=OXZXHAPFWO562ZUU\"\u003Emagnetic letters\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=houofbur-20\u0026amp;l=as2\u0026amp;o=1\u0026amp;a=B002JWOKF8\" height=\"1\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" width=\"1\" \/\u003E\u0026nbsp;that spelled out \"Ants\". I couldn't resist adding a small literacy touch!\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-WO7MUO2G9DU\/U64DDkzXscI\/AAAAAAAAKMo\/_l3bMqeQ7_Q\/s1600\/ants3.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-WO7MUO2G9DU\/U64DDkzXscI\/AAAAAAAAKMo\/_l3bMqeQ7_Q\/s1600\/ants3.jpg\" height=\"366\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nK couldn't get his hands in the bin fast enough. He went right for the ants and began to engage in pretend play. I love seeing his imagination develop. This kid has a HUGE imagination. Watching him in situations like this is so much fun.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-uGesxAReB_w\/U64DD-ZZFwI\/AAAAAAAAKMw\/MViA3ZsW6r4\/s1600\/ants4.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-uGesxAReB_w\/U64DD-ZZFwI\/AAAAAAAAKMw\/MViA3ZsW6r4\/s1600\/ants4.jpg\" height=\"640\" width=\"494\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\nHe told me that the ant was yellow and walked him around the bin for a bit. Then he explored the anthills further.\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00DGXC0A6\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;camp=1789\u0026amp;creative=390957\u0026amp;creativeASIN=B00DGXC0A6\u0026amp;linkCode=as2\u0026amp;tag=houofbur-20\u0026amp;linkId=IOXHE6JGPYBU3AR7\"\u003EKinetic Sand\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=houofbur-20\u0026amp;l=as2\u0026amp;o=1\u0026amp;a=B00DGXC0A6\" height=\"1\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" width=\"1\" \/\u003E\u0026nbsp;is such an amazing sensory medium. He was able to pull the tops of the anthill off to explore inside, and then put them back on without damaging them.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-V_2XgqSAssM\/U64DEID9hnI\/AAAAAAAAKNI\/3SP6NvzyHL0\/s1600\/ants5.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-V_2XgqSAssM\/U64DEID9hnI\/AAAAAAAAKNI\/3SP6NvzyHL0\/s1600\/ants5.jpg\" height=\"612\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nHe still finds the texture of the sand itself fascinating! I love the faces he makes.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-4LFPW67S9jY\/U64DEqu1pRI\/AAAAAAAAKM0\/8888IqFaTik\/s1600\/ants6.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-4LFPW67S9jY\/U64DEqu1pRI\/AAAAAAAAKM0\/8888IqFaTik\/s1600\/ants6.jpg\" height=\"428\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nHe then began exploring the rocks that I had included. K is rock obsessed, as I mentioned in our \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/houseofburke.blogspot.com\/2014\/05\/exploring-rocks-with-toddlers.html\"\u003ERock Hunt\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;and when we made our \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/houseofburke.blogspot.com\/2014\/06\/color-and-number-learning-rocks.html\"\u003EColor and Number Learning Rocks\u003C\/a\u003E. He typically likes to build with rocks when I include them in small worlds and sensory bins, however, I was pleasantly surprised when he told me they were the ants food! He clearly had been paying attention when we observed the ants bringing little bits of food into their anthills. He fed each of his ants multiple times, and was having an entire discussion with them about their food.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-xJvNGl_6CfE\/U64DFe9UwgI\/AAAAAAAAKNA\/Jx4jmL235ys\/s1600\/ants7.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-xJvNGl_6CfE\/U64DFe9UwgI\/AAAAAAAAKNA\/Jx4jmL235ys\/s1600\/ants7.jpg\" height=\"640\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nHe did this for quite sometime. He even arranged them as if they were eating a meal together and set a rock in front of each of them. It was super cute!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-fjvbHVY9iCA\/U64DFvVZ-9I\/AAAAAAAAKNE\/WY05Y9HgN6A\/s1600\/ants8.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-fjvbHVY9iCA\/U64DFvVZ-9I\/AAAAAAAAKNE\/WY05Y9HgN6A\/s1600\/ants8.jpg\" height=\"640\" width=\"518\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\nWhen he was finished feeding the ants, we spent some times spelling the word \"Ants\". He identified each of the letters, and then he repeated the spelling of the words after me. Then he spent some time printing the different letters in the sand.\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00DGXC0A6\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;camp=1789\u0026amp;creative=390957\u0026amp;creativeASIN=B00DGXC0A6\u0026amp;linkCode=as2\u0026amp;tag=houofbur-20\u0026amp;linkId=IOXHE6JGPYBU3AR7\"\u003EKinetic Sand\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=houofbur-20\u0026amp;l=as2\u0026amp;o=1\u0026amp;a=B00DGXC0A6\" height=\"1\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" width=\"1\" \/\u003E\u0026nbsp;is SO fun to print into. He was excited to make \"t's\" which is his favorite letter!\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-xaFr0no-tE0\/U64DGRzD4iI\/AAAAAAAAKNM\/GMR8Ezrq4rI\/s1600\/ants9.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-xaFr0no-tE0\/U64DGRzD4iI\/AAAAAAAAKNM\/GMR8Ezrq4rI\/s1600\/ants9.jpg\" height=\"428\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThis small world kept his attention for a long time. He loved playing and imagining in his own little ant world. This may have been one of his favorite bins yet!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-9tSOS5FBCPg\/U64DG54oWrI\/AAAAAAAAKNU\/IK680xJK-xY\/s1600\/ants10.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-9tSOS5FBCPg\/U64DG54oWrI\/AAAAAAAAKNU\/IK680xJK-xY\/s1600\/ants10.jpg\" height=\"428\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15.454545021057129px; line-height: 18px; text-align: start;\"\u003EAre you following House of Burke?\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15.454545021057129px; line-height: 18px; text-align: start;\"\u003ETo keep updated on all of the fun, please follow us on\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/blaynexox\/\" style=\"color: #48b691; text-decoration: none;\"\u003EPinterest\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;and\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/House-of-Burke\/444827315593918\" style=\"color: #48b691; text-decoration: none;\"\u003EFacebook\u003C\/a\u003E!\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.thehouseofburkeblog.com\/feeds\/8641464818309276649\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.thehouseofburkeblog.com\/2014\/06\/exploring-anthills-small-world-with.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/1957247894715827251\/posts\/default\/8641464818309276649"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/1957247894715827251\/posts\/default\/8641464818309276649"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.thehouseofburkeblog.com\/2014\/06\/exploring-anthills-small-world-with.html","title":"Exploring Anthills Small World with Kinetic Sand "}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"House of Burke"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/01082487764371499066"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-bx2TOQ0g_68\/U64DCXCDFqI\/AAAAAAAAKMY\/wfJ8ueB73JU\/s72-c\/ants.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}}]}});