| Having an ant farm in your house is a great way to | | | | you keep doing what you have to do you will get the |
| teach you children new things about life. Watching ants | | | | job done. |
| at work and play is amazing for kids of any age. | | | | 4 - Teamwork. We are all in this together. If someone |
| Having the right ant farm is critical so you can see the | | | | does not pull their weight the entire group suffers. The |
| ants behavior. There are 5 key learnings they can get. | | | | ants will show you this in their work ethic and they all |
| 1 - Social Interaction. Ants are very social creatures | | | | pull together for the benefit of the colony. Almost on |
| and live in colonies ruled by a Queen. Even without a | | | | auto pilot each ant knows their duties and they do |
| Queen ant the colony will act similar to the ants in the | | | | everything they can to get those duties completed. |
| wild. Their social function will be clearly shown as they | | | | Some are tunneling, some are moving material and |
| work to build their tunnels. | | | | others are looking for food. If any of the ants is not |
| 2 - Taking Care Of A Pet. Ants do not require much | | | | working with the team it will be noticed. |
| maintenance through their lives there is some care that | | | | 5-Overcoming Obstacles. There are many obstacles in |
| needs to be taken for them. It is important to keep | | | | life that have to be overcome. As long as you keep |
| their area clean and the tank they live is stable. If the | | | | trying you will get past whatever is blocking your path. |
| enclosure is moved too quickly or tipped over the | | | | Sometimes you just need a new strategy. If you put |
| tunnels might collapse. The colony would be very | | | | something in the way of the ants, like a rock, they will |
| traumatized by the collapse of the tunnels. Showing | | | | scramble and dig to get around the rock. It does not |
| the responsibility of taking care of the ants would | | | | matter how long it takes them, they will find a way |
| show they are getting ready to take on a larger put | | | | around the rock on onwards to the other side. If they |
| such as a dog. You can not take an ant for a walk or | | | | have to take the tunnel in a totally different direction |
| throw a ball around it with it but the concept is the | | | | they will just to get around the obstacle. |
| same. It will teach your child how to care for another | | | | By learning these 5 lessons you children will be better |
| living creature. | | | | prepared to face the challenges and fun in life. The |
| 3 - Dedication. To successfully get through life you are | | | | best part is that they will be having fun while they are |
| going to need to keep at whatever task you are doing | | | | learning. They probably will be so proud of their ant |
| at any given time. Sometimes it may not be fun but | | | | farm that they will bring their friends over to show their |
| you have to do it anyways. By watching the ants dig | | | | ants off. |
| seemingly endless tunnels your child will learn that if | | | | |