Nicholas has been enjoying the tadpole/frog habitat that Grandmother and Grandfather Chance gave him for his birthday. We received the live tadpoles in the mail. They were very tiny and fragile. We immediately put them in their new home. Nicholas enjoyed watching them through his magnifying glass. The tadpoles are African Water Frogs and they are very sensitive to the water in their habitat. Therefore, we must be careful not to touch the water much so that we don't contaminate their environment. Soon after we had gotten the little tadpoles, I was washing dishes while Nicholas was supposed to be eating his breakfast. I glanced over at him as he was watching his little friends. I noticed that there was water all over the table. He said, "I was trying to catch a tadpole!" All the tadpoles were safe and accounted for but we had to talk about the importance of not removing them from the water.
Unfortunately out of our six tadpoles that we began with, only two are still living. We have really enjoyed watching the little tadpoles grow into big tadpoles and now into little frogs. Nicholas has enjoyed our talks about tadpoles and frog development. We even bought several books on frogs to read while we are learning about them. Here is a picture we took of the little guys. Here's a picture of the little guys hanging out in their cup while Mommy cleans their real home.
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