This complete butterfly garden kit allows you to observe Painted Lady caterpillars for about three weeks as they mature, change into chrysalises, and finally emerge as beautiful butterflies. Rearing live Painted Lady butterflies is a fascinating way to study insect metamorphosis! When they are fully grown, you can release the butterflies into your backyard.
The butterfly garden kit includes a colorful reusable pop-up habitat (11" tall), instructions, interesting butterfly information, and a coupon to redeem for 3-5 live butterfly larvae (caterpillars) with special food. (When you redeem the coupon there is an additional $3 S&H charge. Continental US and Alaska only. Allow 2-3 weeks to receive live culture after mailing coupon.) Ages 5 & up.
My children truly enjoyed this science project. They were amazed by the transformaton of the caterpillars and they just couldn't believe how quickly they hatched into butterflies. They let them go outside our home and we can still see one hanging around our flower bed every now and then. We can't wait to get some more caterpillars! I would definitely recommend this kit. Fun for all ages!
Everyone should try this once!
By: E. Lynch
September 6, 2007
We used this kit as one of our homeschool science projects last year. Watching the butterflies emerge was the highlight of the experience. The "garden" is sturdy and can be reused again and again. Ours has been trransformed into a temporary cage for bugs that we come across in the yard. Works great for keeping lightning bugs...and then letting them go.
Reuseable and Fun
By: Anonymous
January 11, 2007
Even after you use your first set of caterpillars the sturdy net "cage" can be reused with more orders of caterpillars or with those you find in your yard! Information about feeding them is included. Rachel C.
another positive review
By: Anonymous
January 9, 2007
I got this for my six year old around a year ago. She loved it so much, I re-ordered more larvae so we could watch the process again! The second time around, I found some milk weed and put it in the butterfly house with the butterflies. They actually laid beautiful teal eggs all over the leaves! It was very exciting. Great kit.
Can't wait to use it!
By: sharon thomas
January 4, 2007
I got this for our 9 year old and can't wait to use it. A little too cold to be raising the caterpillars and then releasing them. My daughter was excited and can't wait either.It is so roomy and folds up easily for storage too.
butterfly garden
By: Anonymous
January 4, 2007
my kids loved watching the butterflies hatch. They all hatched and flew off to the garden!
Everyone Should Try This
By: Ildiko Baugus
January 4, 2007
We really enjoyed watching the butterflies grow. It was a really easy kit to use and all four of my children learned a little something about butterflies including us adults. Well worth the money. Can be used over and over again.
Such fun!
By: Anonymous
September 6, 2006
This was a great little kit to get. You mail in a certificate free of charge to get the cup full of caterpillars, self-contained (you don't have to open it at all until the caterpillars are all in their chrysallis, great for squeamish moms!) They say 3 of the 5 should live, but all of ours completed their entire life cycle. It was informative and fun, and for a very small charge, you can reuse the cage with new caterpillars, or your kids can use it to catch their own bugs later. It's a great value for the money, and good fun.
Great fun for all ages
By: Karly Pitman
July 21, 2006
My son received the butterfly kit for his birthday, and it was the hit of our family! Every morning, my children (ages 9, 6 and 4)would check on the status of the caterpillars to see how much they had grown. The morning the butterflies hatched from their chrysalli my son came running into my room with as much excitement as Christmas morning! All the butterflies hatched, and we held a party to let them go. We will definitely hatch another set next spring. An example of interesting, hands on science.
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