A New Classroom Pet

This is a Northern Walking Stick. We don't see much of these little guys around these parts. This one was swimming around in our pool. Hubby has been working on getting it ready and they found one in there the day before too. That one died. Too much shock in the water. Son saved this one. We didn't think he'd make it. When we first got him out, he just lay there.

As you can see now, he is safe and sound in our critter box with his food and water.

It eats rose, oak, and apple leaves. We have also noticed that it likes swimming in water. It keeps getting inside it's water bowl and stays for a bit then comes back out. I think this is a female. We read that females have a glossy hard appearance like polished wood. Don't know how long we'll keep it. There are many sites with instructions on how to care for them as pets.

After preparing it's new home, we played Mexican Bingo. The kids love calling the cards out. They have to say the words in Spanish. It's good for them.......and fun. Then we played a game called Memory Madness. It has hundreds of subjects and you have to try to remember as many items as you can. The first person to hesitate loses that round. For instance, the card may say "Names of Apostles". Then we would go around to each person and they must name one. There are so many subjects. From foods to even historical events. It was fun and sure did help end our day on a good note. Boy did I need it today. hehehe