Bug Fun at Home!
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As our partnership with local organizations grow, more activities will appear! Until then feel free to browse our past collaborations and blog posts below.
We sell a variety of live arthropods, including millipedes, tarantulas, isopods and beetles. We have a great range of critters for the beginning collector to the more experienced! If there is something specific you want send us an email and we will try and source it for you. We do not ship this time of year. If you are looking for mantises head back to the home page to sign up for our ootheca mailing list!
Halloween Market and Spooky Bug Time!
Masking Changes
Seedlings Forest School and Victoria Bug Zoo Collab
My Nature Workbook
Choose which kit works best for your classroom!
The Rainbow Stag Beetle is one of the many cool critters you can go see at The Victoria Bug Zoo. Now you can have one at home too! This is a fun DIY for kids to do with parents or a babysitter! Don’t have a babysitter? Find one at Babysits.ca! Cardboard is a fun and versatile material that we all tend to throw in the recycling bin! Why not use it to create something fun and unique instead? Grab some cardboard, paint, and get crafting! To get started, grab some cardboard! An old shoe box or delivery package will be more than enough. You will also need a pencil, scissors, some paint and a paintbrush.
We’ve created the perfect sweet-treat for Halloween! Babysits and the Victoria Bug Zoo have teamed up to create these fun Redback Spider snacks. Trust us, these chocolatey and peanut buttery creatures will not disappoint you or your kids. They aren’t just delicious, they are super quick and easy to make! Children can make these together with their parents or babysitter, and the recipe does not require an oven so older kids can even make it themselves! All you need are these 5 ingredients:
