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Science Projects for Kids - Use Butterfly kits for an insect lesson plan! Insects are a great choice to study, as they have a short life cycle. You can study their life cycle, behavior, anatomy, and how different environmental factors affect them. These kits are FUN and popular for hands-on insect lesson plans! Caterpillars take approximately 3 weeks to develop into butterflies. See the KID SCIENCE PROJECT below for an easy experiment to do with these kits. FUN WINTER PROJECTS! Enjoy rearing butterflies ANY time of year, even WINTERTIME! Instructions included with butterfly hatching kit to keep the butterflies inside for their life cycle. See our FAQ page for most common butterfly kit questions.

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 Live Butterfly Rearing Kit
  • Our live butterfly kits are the best selling items in our store! Everything you need is included
  • 3 Sizes:

    Medium has 5 caterpillars and 1 foot tall net cage
    Large     has 10 caterpillars and 2 foot tall net cage
     School Size has 30 caterpillars, 2 foot net cage, and 30 individual cups

  • 2 Choices: 

    Receive your kit with LIVE caterpillars NOW if you are ready for them
    OR, receive your kit with a FREE certificate that must be mailed in to receive caterpillars at a later date

  • Your Painted Lady Butterfly Caterpillars arrive in cups of 5 with their special food and easy instructions
  • The see-through net cage with zippered entry allows easy access for care and feeding. Hang it from a string or set it on a table-top. Collapses for easy storage till you are ready to raise more butterflies with our live refills
  • Order ANY time of year- a Fun Winter Project! Instructions included how to keep butterflies inside for their life cycle.
  • Comes with: Mister, butterfly feeder and sugar, eye dropper, net cage, easy instructions and caterpillars.
  • Guaranteed! We guarantee 3 caterpillars from every cup to become happy adult butterflies
Kits with LIVE Caterpillars NOW Kits with Mail-In Certificates Live Caterpillar Refills
$24.95 Medium Kit: 5 LIVE Caterpillars Sent NOW Add to Order

$34.95 Large Kit: 10 LIVE Caterpillars Sent NOW Add to Order

$54.95 School Kit: 30 LIVE Caterpillars Sent NOW Add to Order

$24.95 Medium Kit: FREE Mail-In Certificate for 5 Caterpillars Later Add to Order

$34.95 Large Kit: FREE Mail-In Certificate for 10 Caterpillars Later Add to Order

$54.95 School Kit: Free Mail-In Certificate for 30 Caterpillars Later Add to Order

5 LIVE Caterpillars Sent NOW $14.95 Add to Order

10 LIVE Caterpillars Sent NOW $24.95 Add to Order

30 LIVE Caterpillars Sent NOW $44.95 Add to Order

    

Live Butterfly Activity Book

Live Butterfly Activity Book
  • The best way to make the most of your live-butterfly classroom experience
  • Full of activities, resources, and ideas that can be used with all live Painted Lady butterfly kits.
  • Suitable for pre-K to grade 8, these activities are built on the frameworks of the Head Start Program Performance Standards and the National Science Education Standards.

$11.95  Add to Order

 

Butterfly Observation House

Butterfly Observation House
 This reusable Butterfly Habitat is the perfect environment for young entomologists to raise or observe butterflies. Lightweight, durable construction and see-through mesh with zippered entry allows easy access. Butterflies NOT included.

Medium: 1 foot tall, $11.95 Add to Order
Large: 2 feet tall,    $19.95 Add to Order  

   

Butterfly Life Cycle Figurines

Butterfly Life Cycle Figurines
These Painted Lady lifecycle figures are an educational accessory to any of our live butterfly kits. The accurately detailed Egg, Larva, Chrysalis and Adult butterfly replicas are oversized for little hands.

$5.99 Add to Order

 

Butterfly Feeder and Nectar

Butterfly Feeder & Nectar
After raising your live butterflies, release them and encourage them to stay in your garden! This butterfly feeder attracts and feeds numerous types of butterflies. It is easy to fill and clean, and can be hung or post mounted. Comes with Butterfly Food that is specially formulated by biologists to attract butterflies and makes 3 quarts.

$17.95 Add to Order  

   

Try this Butterfly Experiment – it’s easy and makes a perfect kid science project.

The Question: Does cold or warm temperatures affect how a caterpillar grows?

The Experiment:

  1. Record the date your caterpillars arrive.

  2. Place 3 cups with caterpillars and food in them in a warm area of the room, like a high shelf.

  3. Place 3 other cups with caterpillars and food in them in a cooler place in the room, like near the floor.

  4. Measure the temperatures at each location daily and record them. There should be 2 to 3 degrees in difference between the 2 spots for best results.

  5. Record the date the caterpillars in each area becomes a chrysalis.

Did the caterpillars grow at the same rate in both places? Which place did they grow fastest? Why would a caterpillar grow best at this temperature?

The Facts: A caterpillar’s growth is related to the environment temperature. Insects like caterpillars are cold-blooded, so their body is the same temperature as the environment. Because of this they are more active during warmer times of the year. Since the plants caterpillars use for food also grow during the warmer times of the year, warm temperatures are also best for the caterpillar. If the caterpillars started to grow before the plants did, it would be bad for the caterpillar! If there is a 2 to 3 degree difference in the 2 spots you placed the cups, the cooler caterpillars may be 3 to 8 days behind in growth compared to the warm area ones.

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