Summer fun submitted by: Mary Beth Knippel, a teacher from Son Shine Preschool in Rice Lake, WI.

What You Need:

• Black Construction Paper
• Wax Paper
• Aluminum Foil
• Glow in the Dark Confetti or Florescent Paper
• Glue

What You Do:

1. On a 9X13 sheet of Black Construction Paper cut out the shape of an oversized canning jar.

2. Have the children put glue dots onto the black paper.

3. Provide Glow-in-the-Dark confetti and have each child place a "dot" on each glue "dot"

4. Cover entire piece of black paper with wax paper. (This gives the appearance that the fireflies are in a jar)

5. Trim off excess wax paper.

6. Take a piece of aluminum foil and glue to what would be the lid of the jar.

7. Voila! you have just gone camping and caught a number of fireflies that REALLY GLOW!!

Recommended Books:

Fireflies! (Reading Rainbow)

Fireflies in the Night
by Judy Hawes, Ellen Alexander
Originally published in 1963, this friendly, revised introduction to fireflies is newly illustrated with full-color artwork.

The Very Lonely Firefly
by Eric Carle
A restless firefly begins a search for other fireflies and is led to a lantern, a candle, the glowing eyes of a cat, dog, and owl, and a surprise celebration of light before he finds his friends and the reason for his journey.

Recommended Products:

Glow Dots 2" (pk/10)-YELLOW Peel and stick 2" glow dots are safe and non-toxic. Pack of 10.