We’ve been spending a lot of time in the garden recently, so I decided to make a bug hotel with my daughter for her to study over the coming weeks. I have put together a tutorial on how we made our bug hotel with some handy tips.
Materials:
- Plant pot
- Toilet roll tube
- Stones/ gravel
- Garden materials such as grass cuttings and twigs
Tutorial:
- Find a secluded area in the garden that you don’t mind having a bug hotel.
- Position the plant pot on it’s side and tuck it nicely into the chosen area, so it won’t roll about. You can place a stone either side to keep it steady if necessary.
- Place a few stones in the bottom of the pot and a toilet roll tube on top of them.
- Pop the garden waste in the spare spaces and tube, but not too crammed in. You still want to be able to get a good look inside without disturbing it.
- Leave your hotel for a few days to allow the bugs to get accustomed to it. Then, return to see if you can see your new tenants.
This is an inexpensive, fun activity for children. They could even return every couple of days to study the bug hotel and keep notes.
This activity is also great for science projects and show and tell.
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