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Beautiful, aren’t they? \u00a0Never really thought about it? \u00a0Probably! \u00a0And why on earth are you blogging about butterflies? Good question, and one that probably needs addressing right now!<\/p>\n
My daughter was five a couple of weeks ago, and she loves butterflies. \u00a0She has butterfly transfers on her bedroom wall, a butterfly duvet cover, and while we don’t seem to have seen that many this year, you could describe her as a butterfly fan.<\/p>\n
All kids these days are bombarded with adverts if they watch any TV (other than CBeebies), and she’s always mentioning things she’d like between TV shows. \u00a0We’re also asked around birthday’s and Christmas\u00a0times what she might like, so the easiest way to remember is through an Amazon Wish List. \u00a0The Butterfly Garden<\/a> had been on there a while, and when my sister saw this, she decided to get this as a birthday present. \u00a0She’s a teacher so had some experience of this from school, and most kids apparently find the process fascinating.<\/p>\n The Butterfly Garden kit arrives with little in the box – just a butterfly habitat (think a small pop-up tent), a green pipette, and some instructions. \u00a0The key part is a voucher to order caterpillars online from Insect Lore<\/a>, which arrived about a week after ordering them. \u00a0You don’t have to do anything more complicated than opening the box as the caterpillars, and everything they need is in a sealed cup. \u00a0It’s just a case of watching them grow, and my how they grow! \u00a0We’re at day eight today, so within the next few days, the caterpillars should attach themselves to the top of the lid meaning they are ready to pupate or become chrysalides!<\/p>\n <\/p>\nCaterpillars<\/h3>\n