~*Snails*~

I know that most see these little guys as a pest. They eat our plants and have the audacity to be front and center flaunting it. With children (and neighborhood animals) I can't use a lot of poisons to eradicate them. There is the option of putting down orange peels like I had as a child to attract than get toss them somewhere else (time consuming). Than there is the option of setting out pans of beer and hoping they drown while neighborhood kids don't play with it. Luckily a neighbor gave me a small container of pellets, they are supposed to be safe around kids and pets, and they simply slither off to die after eating them.

In most situations we take it as an opportunity to teach our kids. My youngest has already had a lesson plan in class about the "recyclers". Lesson plans to do at home are also available in various places online (free). Such as ... Worm Composting.

Today the boys gained a new item for their bug-hunting arsenal. Tyler picked out a vacuum type toy and Anthony picked out a bug habitat (as well as an animal call device). The boys took money out of their savings accounts...