- Discover real bugs
- Complete challenges
- Earn badges
Bug Badges is a monthly nature kit that turns searching for real insects into a guided activity for kids. Each shipment includes 3 Challenge Cards that explain which insects to find and what to observe, along with three matching enamel badges to collect and display.
- 3 insect challenges every month
- 3 matching badges in every shipment
- Free canvas display banner with the first order
How Bug Badges works
1. Open the kit
Each month you receive 3 insect challenge cards chosen for your region and season, each filled with identification tips, habitats, behaviors, fun facts, and prompts for recording discoveries.
2. Hunt for real bugs
Explore your backyard, neighborhood, garden, park, or favorite nature trail.
Observe each bug, write down what you notice, and draw or document your discovery on the Challenge Card.
3. Complete the Challenge and Add the Badge
Three matching enamel badges are included in every shipment. The Bug Badges display banner is included free with your first order.
Complete each challenge, then add its badge to your Bug Badges banner, backpack, jacket, or lanyard.
What's Included
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3 Challenge Cards - Each card features one bug and guides hands-on observation in the field
- Identification details and natural habitat information to help your child recognize where and how to find the insect in the wild
- Dedicated section to record observations, describe insect characteristics, and draw a field sketch
- Rarity rating of common, uncommon, or rare
- Insect facts, behaviors, and life cycle insights
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3 Matching Enamel Bug Badges
- Each pin represents a completed challenge
- Features the bug’s common name, scientific name, and rarity
- Designed for displaying on a banner, backpack, jacket, or lanyard
- Can be saved until the challenge is completed or enjoyed right away
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Bug Badges Display Banner - display your earned badges
- Canvas banner included (free) with your first order
- 36 slots - enough for an entire year of badges
No apps, logins, or screens required - just kids, bugs, and curiosity.
Why families love Bug Badges
For kids
- Makes exploring outside feel like a real-world quest
- Provides a collectible reward for every challenge
- Encourages closer observation of nature, plants, and insects
- Builds a collection they can proudly display
For parents
- Ready to use, screen-free activities
- Works in a backyard, neighborhood, park, or nature trail
- No lesson planning or special equipment required
- Educational without feeling like another assignment
Challenges Matched to the Bugs Around You
Each month’s challenges focus on insects children are likely to encounter during that season and in familiar outdoor habitats.
Follow the seasons
Bugs change with the seasons, and so do our challenges.
- Spring brings out caterpillars, water striders, and garden snails.
- Summer glows with fireflies, dragonflies, and buzzing bees.
- Fall is alive with writing spiders, stink bugs, and grasshoppers.
- Winter highlights tough survivors like carpet beetles and houseflies.
Designed for Your Region
- Insect activity varies across the country. Bug Badges considers regional differences when selecting challenges, helping each month feel relevant and achievable.
- Families can search in backyards, gardens, neighborhood green spaces, parks, and nature trails without needing to travel somewhere special.
Ready to Send Your Child on a Bug Hunting Adventure?
Monthly and Annual plans available, cancel anytime. No commitment, no pressure - just curiosity, exploration, and lots of fun.
Monthly Plan
$24 / monthly kit
Flexible, pause or cancel anytime
6 Month Plan
$135 / 6 monthly kits
$22.50 / kit
Annual Plan
$234 / 12 monthly kits
$19.50 / kit