he took each one out and threw them across the floor.
i then showed him how to scrub each one with the sponge. he chose a few to get clean then placed them back and forth between the water and the bucket.
when he was taking them out of the water, he liked to put his face really close to the water to see the bugs better. whenever he took out a bug, we talked about which bug it was and what color it was.
he must have been doing this for at least 30 minutes. this is a great go-to activity if you don't mind cleaning up a little water. i usually 