A few weeks ago, we watched five little caterpillars form chrysalises and change into Painted Lady Butterflies. On Earth Day, we released the butterflies in our backyard. The first three butterflies happliy flew away, but the last two were more hesitant to leave their cozy habitat. Allana watched and waited patiently for each butterfly to fly away safely. Eventually, the last two left the nest and the butterflies have been fluttering around our garden and the neighborhood ever since.
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That is so neat. I adore butterflies and have never seen that sort of net. I would have been as amazed as your lovely girls, to tell you the truth. hehe
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That is very cool, my kids would have loved to do that. Happy WW!
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What a neat Idea. Great photos. happy WW 🙂
So cool! We want to do that with our kids too.
We did this with our kids many yrs ago and it was simply an awesome experience. Very cool to watch!
What a fun activity! I love the look on wonder on you girls.
Very cool – I haven’t seen a butterfly container like that before!
That’s great fun – I did it with my sons years ago. They’ve always remembered it – your kids will too!
That is totally amazing. What a beautiful experience for your girls.
My daughter would love to try that. Fun!
looks super cool
My kids did something similar at school…we’ll have to try it at home!
Wow! That’s super cool!
Wow! Cool pics & idea! My daughter would love doing that too. Thanks for sharing. Happy WW!
Very neat pictures and a great idea. My kids would love that! Happy Wednesday!
That is so cool.
Now that looks like a great project! We’ve never done that before. Thanks for stopping by my blog.
oh so much fun – my kids do that at school
I raised Painted Lady butterflies, too! It was very fun.
I did this one year when I was teaching first grade. The kids loved it.
Have a great time in New York on your kid free weekend! : )
I love your photos! What a sweet way to spend Earth Day.
Thanks for stopping by. I love the Butterflys. My kids would love that:)
very cool! My kids would LOVE this!
That’s really neat, I’m sure it’s been amazing to watch them change.
Wow! What a great idea! Looks like your kids had a great time~~~butterflies are the best!
We did this is Girl Scouts one year, it was pretty neat!
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The black and white dress on your header is so beautiful. I know, wierd thing to notice…..
I have been wanting to get one of those for my kids. I know they would enjoy it!
So cool! We get to do this next year (for school)… We should be doing it now, but I guess it’s too hot now to send them. I guess I can see why… We live in AZ. =)
We’re really looking forward to doing it next year though!
That’s too cool…
That is so neato! Did you order them or find them yourself? My boys would love to do that! (They are covered in caterpillars in my last week’s WW…)
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How cool is that!!!! those pics are great too!
What a great thing for your kids to do!
We did that once when my girls were little. So much fun and great WW pictures. 🙂
Getting to see the progress of life, what an opportunity.
Denise,
This was a great opportunity for teaching and watching your children nurture the caterpillars transformation to butterflies. My children would also enjoy this.
What an amazing experience! Great pics! 😀
I always wanted to do this with my kids. May still. Thanks!
So it works! Cool! My daughter has been asking for one of those habitat things.
Lovely pictures!
That is really cool! Happy WW and thanks for stopping by this week.
reminds me of all the bugs i played with as a kid. never ‘hatched’ butterflies but i did have some caterpillars! adorable pics 🙂
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Great idea for summertime fun! I’m always trying to keep my little tasmanian devil busy… I love getting fresh ideas!