If we want to play in the garden and collect bugs we could just step outside but if it's rainy or we're wary of deer ticks we can play with Spiny Software's "Butterflies, Bugs and Other Beasties". Andy is among the many people who contributed their talents to this charming software package from our friends across the pond for kids ages 6-10. This amazing CD ROM contains movie clips, information, colorful illustrations and games on over 60 species of minibeasts. If learning was this much fun when we were kids we would've spent less time in the garden shed! (huh?) Andy provided an arrangement of a traditional song for the "spin and win" game and a glissando when the golden butterfly arrives in the garden. How beautiful is that? They're nice folks over there at www.spinysoft.co.uk

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