Insect Lore Live Butterfly Garden
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Insect Lore Butterfly Garden, gives children a fascinating, fun close-up study of butterfly metamorphosis.
Collecting insects during summer time, is a favorite activity, for many children, with the Insect lore butterfly garden, a complete metamorphosis from larva to butterfly can be viewed, by nature's amazing step by step process.
What is included in the kit
The butterfly garden comes almost complete with everything needed except for the painted lady caterpillars. You, do get a free certificate for three to five free painted lady caterpillars, that has to be mailed out, in return you receive the insects by mail.
The kit comes with a mesh cage like housing called observation chamber, which is easily assembled within minutes.
Supplies for feeding the butterflies, a nicely detailed informative booklet with clear instructions and fun filled facts about butterflies are included.
Caution, is need for young children, as there may be some small parts during assembly, parents need to be aware and proper supervision should be taken.
How does it work
After assembly of the observation chamber and receiving your very own painted lady caterpillars, the fun begins.
The metamorphosis from larva to butterfly takes about three weeks from when you receive the caterpillar larvae, which comes in a small container with all the nutrients they need.
Your children can watch the larvae increase dramatically in size, form chrysalides, and finally emerge into full-fledged painted ladies.
After the metamorphosis into beautiful butterflies, it is suggested that you do release them into the wild.
Wonderful activity
This Insect lore butterfly garden, is a fantastic learning activity for families with kids of any age, or for adults even. There is really no age limit except for the assembly part of this kit that younger kids would need help.
Just a recap of what is included
- Reusable, collapsible habitat
- Made of fine, transparent mesh lets you see butterfly
- Easy-to-use feeder
- Complete instructions for habitat
- Butterfly larvae with food shipped directly to your home
Fun Tip
You can adopt and raise a handful of caterpillars from the wild, watch them transform into butterflies. Once summer, is over the unit is easily collapsed and stored till the following year.
The Insect lore butterfly garden is a great summertime project.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Fun, educational, and really cool, too!
I bought this kit for my 5-year-old, but my 3-year-old wound up loving it every bit as much as the older one. The caterpillars arrive in a sealed container with everything they need--all you have to do is observe them. After a week, we placed the cocoons in the habitat, and out hatched five gorgeous butterflies. What's more, they began laying eggs within a few days, and before you know it, we had DOZENS of teeny-tiny baby caterpillars! Of course, we set them free outside (I'm no bug farmer), and we enjoyed painted lady butterflies throughout the rest of the summer. This kit provided my children with a wonderful, exciting learning experience that they will never forget!
5.0 out of 5 stars Educational Fun for the Whole Family,
My daughter loved getting this butterfly adventure. We were a little disappointed that when our butterflies arrived we only received three of them but once they came out of their chrysalises, all else was forgotten.
Christina loved feeding the butterflies apples from our tree or cut up oranges. Unfortunately, since my daughter put some sugar water on the fruit, the bottom of the paper box started to grow mold.
On the whole, we enjoyed this product. Next time, we are going to get the Butterfly Pavilion, also by Insect Lore. You get twice the number of butterflies and a mesh, not cardboard, butterfly house for only $10 more.
5.0 out of 5 stars WOW! Truly amazing and educational!
This is the coolest toy! I got it from a specialty catalog about 4 years ago when my kids were preschool age! All the caterpillars formed their cacoons and turned into beautiful butterflies. My husband even made arrangements at work so he could stay home and watch the butterflies hatch! Everytime my kids see a painted lady butterfly, they think it is one that we raised and set free! They have been asking for years to do it again! This is my chance! Truly amazing! I am so excited to see this offered again! This is a must in our house!
(We do wait until Spring to request our caterpillars because of the climate we live in!)
5.0 out of 5 stars quite a surprise!,
this kit was a wild shot.... who knows if this kind of thing is going to work.... but it did! the kit was all inclusive and came with everything necessary to hatch out the butterflies. every single one emerged and were perfect and beautiful. we loved it! the weather now is perfect for the release, too!
5.0 out of 5 stars Tons of Fun!,
I purchased two of these, both as birthday presents for my 4- year-old son and neice. I received the butterfly gardens right away and sent for the catipillars to be delivered on a certain date, and I received them the exact day I asked! I was amazed.
The catipillars were put in my mailbox on a VERY HOT day and those little guys did really well considering the heat. I would notify your postal carrier or leave special instructions if you can't get to your box right away, especially if it is hot/humid or real cold
We watched them all plump up and get bigger but only 4 of my son's catipillars cacooned and only 3 'hatched' into a butterfly. I am quite sure all of his would have made it if he wouldn't have dropped them in the crucial stage of cacooning. They were knocked off the top of the jar (where they are suppose to be when you put them into the observation box) but the three did just fine and we released them into our flower garden.
My niece's all died except one. Being heated in the mailbox didn't help them out much. I immediately called the 800 number and they sent out 4 new catipillars to her, no questions asked. All of them 'hatched' and were released.
I felt this was a very educational gift for both the kids and myself. We took my son's to daycare every day when they were getting close to hatching and all the kids thought it was awesome. None of us caught them breaking out of the cacoon but noticed shortly after as they dried their wings and started flying around. My son, who would keep bugs until they died, realized how neat it was to set them free so he now will catch something, watch if for a bit, then release it.
I highly recommend this to anyone. It's not around-the-clock excitment, but it sure was neat to think we 'raised them' and set them free.
5.0 out of 5 stars a good butterfly garden
We watched all of the caterpillars turn into cocoons and hatch into butterflies. It was cool!! We kept them in the cage for a few days, but then our cat spongebob knocked it over and they all escaped into the house. We cut up some oranges and they came right to them and we carried them outside and set them free. I want another butterfly garden it was fun.
4 of them died when my mom moved them only 1 stayed a caterpiller then it turned into a butterfly but i am sad because i named the ones before they died and thier names are Polly,Lore,Cater,Piller, and Butter.ONLY Polly survived and when she was a caterpiller she loved the window and,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,KISSED IT!!!!!!!!!Ha-Ha 60 times!!!!!!!!
I want it 60 stars because i love it!!!!!!!!!!!But THEY DIEDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I love it but i think 4 died while in coccons and 1 survived
John (Chicago, IL USA) 20 months ago
5.0 out of 5 stars So fun I Bought My Own!,
I bought one of these last year for my nieces. I also got one for me, and I'm in my 30's. I waited until the spring time to send in my caterpillar certificate. They came in their own little container with just enough food. So you don't need to feed them anything. I tried to put some real food such as leaves from the plants they like to eat in the wild, but they preferred the food that came with them. I think I received 6 caterpillars and they all turned into butterflies. I let them go a day or two after they emerged. Kids are completely fascinated by the process from caterpillar to chrysalis to butterfly. One word of caution, it may not be the best thing to get for Christmas since you may have to wait until spring to get your caterpillars. They will send them in the winter, but I didn't want the butterflies to die on me or freeze to death if I let them go.