Insect Lore Butterfly Garden (Packaging May Vary)

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Additionally, grow your own butterfly kits are a great way to teach children about the importance of conservation and the role that butterflies play in our ecosystem. A hub of ideas and inspiration for kids’ activities, learning, crafts, and tasty treats they can cook themselves. This was a really great project- I would recommend doing your homework on the butterflies and their lifespan first- ours lived their whole 2 wks as butterflies in the netted cage because I didn’t realize they were only dormant for a short period of time. However, the best way to attract butterflies is by growing the right type of plants, providing food sources, and sheltered areas in sunny spots.

Descriptions of the kits, as well as the advantages and disadvantages of each one, will help you make an informed choice. This kit is also STEM-approved for people interested in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.They can stay as caterpillars for up to 2 weeks, but normally 7 days depending on temperature – 24c/76f is ideal. They lay up to 500 eggs and their caterpillars feed on weeds such as nettles, so gardeners don’t need to worry! We had to keep them inside for most of there butterfly life because it was too cold to release them. It enables each student to raise their own Painted Lady Butterfly and witness the wonder of the butterfly life cycle.

I don’t recommend taking caterpillars from the wild as many are protected and you not only need to know exactly what they eat (often just one plant for one species), you need to have a ready and fresh supply of it and this could mean removing protected wildflower species from the wild too. After a couple of days carefully move the chrysalides and lid onto the ‘chrysalis station’ and place it securely in your butterfly habitat net. Grow your own butterflies and witness their amazing life cycle close-up with the Caterpillar to Butterfly Kit. The kit includes caterpillars, water mister, butterfly feeder, sugar, sugar water dropper, coloring page, and instructions. Additionally, think about the number of caterpillars you want to raise and the size of the enclosure needed to accommodate them.These Butterfly Breeding kits come with everything you need to raise your own Painted Lady butterflies. The Butterfly Garden Habitat is a reusable, cylindrical mesh container perfect for up-close butterfly viewing! They get so excited when they see a butterfly emerging and it makes it real for them when they have to release them into the garden. You get: a Mister, butterfly feeder, sugar, eye dropper, instructions, coloring page, and caterpillars.