Check in for a buggy good time with the June Read & Learn Box, featuring the playful and pun-filled book The Hotel for Bugs by Suzy Senior!
Created for toddlers and preschoolers (recommended ages 3–6), this hands-on educational box explores the wonders of the insect world while building empathy, creativity, and critical thinking. With five thoughtfully designed activities and two special items from local small businesses, it’s the perfect way to make summer learning feel like play!
🐜 What’s Inside the June Read & Learn Box?
✔️ Book of the Month: Hotel for Bugs – A laugh-out-loud tale that follows a fancy hotel just for bugs… until a very unexpected guest checks in! With bright illustrations and a hilarious storyline, this book introduces themes of inclusion, kindness, and making room for everyone.
✔️ Reading Comprehension Activity: Bug Sensory Bag
Children will explore a story-inspired sensory bag filled with themed elements like sensory filler, bug figures (insect replicas), faux leaves, twigs, wood cuts, and more. Using included tweezers, kids can work on fine motor skills while retelling scenes from the book or creating new bug hotel adventures. This activity fosters storytelling, imaginative play, and tactile engagement.
✔️ STEM Activity: Bug Observation Journal
Your little scientist will become a bug detective! Using the included wooden bug finder/magnifier, engraved by Made My Willy Custom Woodworks, children will examine the features of various bugs—observing size, shape, color, and patterns. Then they’ll record their findings in a kid-friendly bug journal designed to build observation skills, early science vocabulary, and curiosity about nature.
✔️ Arts & Craft: Butterfly Nature Collage
With a butterfly-shaped cutout and contact paper wings, kids will create a unique suncatcher-style collage using natural materials they collect outside—leaves, petals, grass, and more. This open-ended art activity encourages creativity, fine motor development, and appreciation for the beauty found in nature.
✔️ Movement Activity: Nature Scavenger Hunt
Get moving with an outdoor bug-themed scavenger hunt! Using the included list and wooden magnifying tool, kids will search for natural treasures like leaves, rocks, flying insects, and more—jumping, crawling, and exploring as they go. A playful way to boost gross motor skills while connecting with the outdoors.
✔️ Social-Emotional Activity: Busy Bug Playdough Popper
From Busy Bug Dough Shop, this exclusive Bug Playdough Popper is packed with handmade dough and themed sensory pieces that invite open-ended, calming play. As children create inclusive bug worlds, they’ll naturally practice empathy, emotional expression, and collaboration. Playdough play supports social-emotional development by promoting mindfulness, creativity, and cooperative play—while giving little hands something soothing to do.
🌿 Why Families Love This Box!
✅ Designed by a former educator to support early literacy, STEM discovery, emotional growth, and creative exploration.
✅ Perfect for summer enrichment, homeschool fun, or screen-free afternoons.
✅ Comes with high-quality materials, reusable printables, and clear step-by-step instructions.
✅ Includes 2 amazing items from small local businesses!
🎁 Gifting Idea: Looking for a meaningful gift for a curious little explorer? This box is a fun-filled way to spark kindness, learning, and bug-tastic adventure all summer long!
📦 Order Now – Limited Boxes Available!
Preorders are open until June 1, and all boxes ship on June 1! Any extras will be listed first come, first served — so don’t miss out on this crawling, flying, buzzing bundle of fun!
👉 Click “Add to Cart” and get ready to read, create, and bug out together! 🐞📚✨
