An activity we have meant to do, but only got around to this year is 'hatching' butterflies. It was incredibly easy. Caterpillars arrived in a little pot and had to be left in the post (our of direct sunlight) until the chrysalis stage, then tranferred to net 'observatory'.
Great excitement when the butterflies emerged :-) They are Painted Ladies......beautiful!
We used a National Trust kit but I actually picked it up in Sainsburys. Says Age 7+ on the box, but much younger children would enjoy watching the butterflies too. If the sun comes out today we'll release ours into the garden.
Next week (19-27 May) is 'Save our Butterflies Week'. Half price membership of Buttefly Conservation until the end of May
http://butterfly-conservation.org/
Great excitement when the butterflies emerged :-) They are Painted Ladies......beautiful!
We used a National Trust kit but I actually picked it up in Sainsburys. Says Age 7+ on the box, but much younger children would enjoy watching the butterflies too. If the sun comes out today we'll release ours into the garden.
Next week (19-27 May) is 'Save our Butterflies Week'. Half price membership of Buttefly Conservation until the end of May
http://butterfly-conservation.org/
What a lovely idea! I want to hatch a butterfly too! Very impressed with how easily you found my blog. I must leak info when I'm in my cups.
ReplyDeleteI had a brainwave and clicked on 'bramblejam' which took me straight there :-)
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