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July 11: Hermit Crabs, New Business Series

Get details on the shell-changing crustaceans and our new weekly business series here.

1.It will be mostly today with a high temperature of 91 °F. The wind will come from the south at speeds between 3 mph and 9 mph. There is a 20 percent chance of rain before 9 p.m. and after midnight,according to the National Weather Service.

2. Today, Patch will kick off a summer business series called "The Executive Suite.'' It is a series of five questions presented to executives and business leaders in north central Connecticut. The feature will run on Mondays throughout the season.

3. If you have children, chances are they have bugged you for a pet at some point. If you’re not quite ready to take on the responsibility of owning a dog or other high-maintenance critter, consider a hermit crab. Not only is a hermit crab a great way to celebrate summer, it’s also a wonderful way to teach children the responsibilities and fun of owning a pet. Hermit crabs are generally easy to care for, and you can have a lot of fun learning about them as you create their habitat. Choosing a colorful, painted shell for it to “wear” is sure to be a hit with the kids as well.

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Visit this Petco link for their hermit crab care sheet. Another great resource is this Crab Colony site, which will tell you everything you’ve ever wanted to know about hermit crabs.

4. In conjunction with your hermit crab purchase, these programs, which take place on July 14 at Manchester’s Lutz Children’s Museum, will teach young ones all about their new crustaceans:

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5. To go along with your new pet, a great book to pick up at the library is Eric Carle’s A House For Hermit Crab. Carle's signature style of collage illustrations invites readers on a breathtaking underwater tour. The book is referred to as a “modern day fable,” based on the true habits of the hermit crab.
 
The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art is located in Amherst, MA. If your child is enthralled with A House for a Hermit Crab, or any of Carle’s other books and films, the museum’s art studio will be holding tissue paper collage classes from July 14 through August 10, where kids can make their own tissue paper collage. The museum offers other classes as well, including connecting books and art, meet the artists: an illustration series for kids, summer scrapbook and animals and art and the imagination.


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