Spider Stuff

It's that time of year when all of a sudden spiders are cute. Normally, spiders are firmly in the not-at-all-cute category as far as I'm concerned. There is a ton of spidery goodness out there right now though, so I make an exception in October. Now palmetto bugs (big giant man-eating roaches we have here in Florida) would NEVER receive this kind of pardon, so I hope the spiders appreciate my kindness.

First off, a fun little math game that really requires no prep. Click on the picture to download the directions from GoogleDocs, but you really don't even need to print out copies for the kids. They usually get the idea pretty quickly. Here's the gist:

I usually start by telling them to try to get to 8 by using addition, but as they get the hang of it, they can start using multiple operations. So if they rolled a 6,6,4, and 1 they could add 6+6 and then subtract 4 to get to 8. It's a fun little game the kids usually dig. Especially the boys. Go figure.

If you're in need of a Just Say No bulletin board or door decoration, our little creepy crawlies can help you out here as well. This is my door from last year. Click {HERE} for the blog post with details.

And if you're in the market for a whole unit of spidery fantasticness, check out my buddy Reagan's unit. She gave these little buggers a whole week of exterminator-less freedom. There are lots more details about spider week on her blog, just click {HERE}. I have her unit and it is FABU! We haven't started it yet, because the bats have invaded and I'm having a heck of a time getting rid of them. More on that soon...

Thanks for all the well-wishes! Aside from the constant cramp in my side from coughing I'm doing much, much better. I also learned that you should actually carefully read dosage instructions. Had a little oopsie with the steroids, but everything seems good now. I thought maybe I'd start sprouting some muscles, but apparently that's a whole different kind of steroid. Oh well.