Learning about Tadpoles

We are away this week on vacation. Today, we spent most of the day in the pool, as we are experiencing some extreme heat. Occasionally a duck would fly in and join us. We all enjoyed this excitement. The plan is for rest, relaxation and some family time together. We are fortunate to be celebrating the week with my parents. We are hoping to go to Gatorland tomorrow. The kids love animals and zoos. We currently have some toad tadpoles we are watching develop. Click here for more information on the life cycle of a frog/toad. They grow fast! Ours have a head and a long tail. No legs yet. We are waiting patiently. They do grow fast! I found an interesting site where you can learn more, click here. Now how did we come to have toad tadpoles? Most of our habitat projects come along accidently. Last week, my husband noticed the tadpoles in a drainage ditch. There had been quite a bit of rain and the ditch had filled up. The water was draining quickly and he noticed the tadpoles. Always interested in nature, he had to save the tadpoles! Our course the kids were thrilled and this quickly turned into a nature learning project for our family.