Ava, for her birthday, got the Insect Lore, Butterfly Garden and Lady Bug Land kits. We waited for our weather to warm up enough so we would be able to release them into our yard. Even though this is our 3rd time having these butterflies, the kids are just as fascinated each time. They enjoy watching the caterpillars grow, and grow, and GROW, until they finally turn into beautiful butterflies.
Here they are opening the net to release them.
One of the 5 was really friendly, and stuck around us for awhile, but the other 4 were off to find flowers right away :)
Ava holding a butterfly
Here's a picture of one of the ones that flew off right away, although he kind of blends in with the dead lilacs.
This was the first time we raised lady bugs, and oh boy is it ever interesting. I learned a lot about these cute little bugs. We released them into our rose garden, and even over a week later, we still see them there! Guess they found plenty of aphids to feast on.
There they are, crawling around in their habitat
The kids let them go one, by one.
Carter holding a lady bug
finding the perfect leaf for their bugs
Such a fun summer science project for the kids!!
Ava, for her birthday, got the Insect Lore, Butterfly Garden and Lady Bug Land kits. We waited for our weather to warm up enough so we would be able to release them into our yard. Even though this is our 3rd time having these butterflies, the kids are just as fascinated each time. They enjoy watching the caterpillars grow, and grow, and GROW, until they finally turn into beautiful butterflies. 
Here they are opening the net to release them.
One of the 5 was really friendly, and stuck around us for awhile, but the other 4 were off to find flowers right away :)
Ava holding a butterfly
Here's a picture of one of the ones that flew off right away, although he kind of blends in with the dead lilacs.
This was the first time we raised lady bugs, and oh boy is it ever interesting. I learned a lot about these cute little bugs. We released them into our rose garden, and even over a week later, we still see them there! Guess they found plenty of aphids to feast on.
There they are, crawling around in their habitat
The kids let them go one, by one.
Carter holding a lady bug
finding the perfect leaf for their bugs
Such a fun summer science project for the kids!!
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Such a fun thing for the kids!
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