Our composting worms are a mixture of species (mainly reds and dendras) selected for their composting ability. Sometimes composting worms are known as tiger worms, brandlings, reds and dendras. All work really well in your wormery and we use a mix as some worms prefer slightly more acidic conditions so a mix is beneficial. Bend some pipe cleaners into a wavy shape, glue on some googly eyes and you’ve got an adorable earthworm! This craft is a great activity for developing creativity and imagination and can be used as a classroom project or as a fun way to decorate a bulletin board. This free diary of a worm sequencing activity is a fantastic way to develop reading comprehension, logical thing, and memory skills while helping to improve students’ writing abilities.

Note that all our worms are now sold by weight. 1kg of composting worms contains approximately 1600 to 2000 worms. Study earthworm anatomy while discussing how these wiggly creatures move, eat and survive. This activity can be extended to help students learn about the biology and ecology of earthworms. Kids love learning about all sorts of slimy creatures and earthworms are no exception! Help them fill out this anchor chart to help cement their understanding of the role worms play in soil health as well as their place in the food chain. This sensory bin invites young learners to sort the worms by color while teaching them about the food web connecting birds, worms, and other insects.

Not only are these pom pom wiggly worm puppets adorable, but they’re also easy to make. Kids are sure to love watching them squirm across the floor and making them dance to different songs! This worm-themed word search makes for a fun brain break during a science unit while developing cross-curricular spelling and vocabulary skills.

Orange pop and Sprite (or 7-Up) will help to create delicious ice-cream floats! Other colored pop can also be used with vanilla ice cream to create the same effect (note: gatorade will not work for a float, it needs to be carbonated). For example, grape pop and vanilla ice cream could be used to make a “purple monster” float. Develop measuring skills with this colorful worm-themed activity. This lesson makes a great launching point for measuring living worms out in the real world. These easy Halloween drink ideas are all non-alcoholic and perfect for kids’ parties. Made with easy ingredients these recipes can be whipped up fast and will delight your guests!

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Straws: The paper straws I used are from Walmart. You should be able to find something similar at the dollar store as well.

Waiting for the paint to dry on this cute paper plate craft is a great opportunity to talk about the composting role of earthworms in our ecosystem. This craft can also be used to discuss the difference between worms and caterpillars and their respective life cycles. Syringe: I found these Halloween syringes with “poison” labeled on the front at the dollar store. They work perfectly for the skull potion drink! You could also use jello shot syringes. When you think about it, the caterpillar actually does most of the work out of all 4 stages of the butterfly life cycle. They have to eat an enormous amount of food and can grow up to 100 times their size in preparation for the chrysalis phase. Written from the point of view of a worm, this diary follows the daily life of a worm called Dairy as he makes friends and goes to school. It’s a fantastic way to develop listening and reading comprehension skills while teaching children about journaling and writing from the first-person point of view. I do want to note that caterpillars are not worms. That said, they have very similar movements and they are both cold-blooded! How to Make a Straw Wrapper Worm Materials:These vibrant and detailed fact cards are an easy way to develop scientific knowledge while enhancing students’ reading and comprehension skills. They can be used as an assessment activity at the end of a unit or incorporated into a learning station during a hands-on Science lesson. All you need is some white paper, markers, brown paint, and a creative imagination to create these adorable fingerprint-wiggly worms! This is a great opportunity for discussing the role of worms in the greater ecosystem and the moist and oxygen-rich environment they need as a food source. These plastic worms and printable number cards are a great way to develop an understanding of numbers and quantity while enhancing memory skills and developing their worm vocabulary. This shoe-box-based earthworm discovery experiment will help students discover whether earthworms prefer wet or dry conditions, dark or light, or have a preference for specific colors, surfaces, or soil. It makes a great basis for a science project delving further into these fascinating critters.

BLUE MONSTER DRINK: Pour blue Gatorade (or blue Kool-aid) into a plastic cup half full. Pour in Sprite or 7-Up to fill up the cup. Top with plastic ping pong eye balls or and candy eyeballs (the candy will sink to the bottom).Each species of worm is a surface litter worm meaning unlike the usual worms you find in your garden (lob worms - Lumbricus Terrestris) surface litter worms like reds and dendras like to work in the top few inches of the soil which is perfect in your wormery. They're found naturally in a manure heap or on the forest floor.