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FLASHCARD SET · AGES 2 YEARS

Garden Bugs & Friends flashcards.

Twenty garden cards for small people who crouch at every flowerpot. Bees, butterflies, worms and a roly-poly or two — with the golden rule baked into every idea: we look, we talk, and the bugs stay where they live.

These cards belong to Toddler 8 on the Kiddo School learning path.

THE CARDS

Every card in the set.

Each card has its own page: the picture and short, practical notes for grown-ups — what it is for, how to use it, how to print it. Tap any card to open it.

2D illustration of a friendly smiling beeBeeCard 1 of 202D illustration of an orange and black butterflyButterflyCard 2 of 202D illustration of a red spotted ladybugLadybugCard 3 of 202D illustration of a smiling snail with a brown shellSnailCard 4 of 202D illustration of a small black antAntCard 5 of 202D illustration of a green caterpillarCaterpillarCard 6 of 202D illustration of a dragonfly with shiny wingsDragonflyCard 7 of 202D illustration of a green grasshopper ready to jumpGrasshopperCard 8 of 202D illustration of a round shiny beetleBeetleCard 9 of 202D illustration of a friendly spiderSpiderCard 10 of 202D illustration of a soft brown mothMothCard 11 of 202D illustration of a chirping cricketCricketCard 12 of 202D illustration of a grey roly-poly pill bugRoly PolyCard 13 of 202D illustration of a glowing fireflyFireflyCard 14 of 202D illustration of a green praying mantisPraying MantisCard 15 of 202D illustration of a long centipede with many legsCentipedeCard 16 of 202D illustration of a pink earthwormEarthwormCard 17 of 202D illustration of a bluebird on a branchBirdCard 18 of 202D illustration of a green frogFrogCard 19 of 202D illustration of a squirrel with a fluffy tailSquirrelCard 20 of 20
HOW TO USE THESE CARDS

Four ways that work.

You do not need a plan or a printer schedule. Pick one idea, try it for two minutes and see what happens.

  1. 01

    Look, then look closer

    Show a card, then find the real thing — or a video, or a garden. Say what you both see: stripes, shell, wings. Looking closely is a skill toddlers build fast.

  2. 02

    We look, we do not grab

    Say the rule the same way every time a bug appears: "gentle eyes, gentle hands." Toddlers eventually say it to you — that is how you know it landed.

  3. 03

    Bug hunt on a walk

    Bring two or three cards on a garden walk and match what you find: a bee, a snail, a bird. Real bugs are a bonus, never a requirement.

  4. 04

    Keep hands out of the story

    If your toddler reaches for a bug, offer the card instead: "let's look at the ladybug here." Close looking with safe hands is the whole game.

PRINT & DOWNLOAD

Print the set, download a card.

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Every card page has its own download button with the full-size image. The full set has a print-ready page too.

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Families of cards that pair well.

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