Painted insect houses

We went to visit the new kinderboerderij in Reeshof, T' Valleike.  It is small and there is not a huge amount of animals there, but it is beautifully done and they are growing vegetables and herbs in like a cottage garden there.  Being just around the corner, it is a nice small outing to fill some bored corner of the day.  In the veggie garden, I noticed kids had painted small pots as insect houses.  They were painted like ladybirds - red with white spots, but I think they are more likely for earwigs.  They were filled with straw and just plonked on the ground and looked really sweet.  I think the more traditional method is to hang the upside down pot on a stick in the ground and stuff with straw.  Whichever way, the kids were thrilled with this small activity.