Insect Lore Butterfly Garden

Science can be really fun to teach young preschoolers, especially if you have a Butterfly garden. We ordered this about three years ago for our center, and our children were amazed to watch a caterpillar change into a butterfly. I like this garden because it is reusable. You just buy the kit and send away for your caterpillars. Year after year you can use the same garden, making this a very well worth the money investment. You caterpillars arrive and are in a cup, which they stay in for a few weeks. Their food is included in the cup, so that is pretty easy. Once their chyrasalises are made, they may be transferred to the bottom of the net (garden). ...  Read the complete review

The Butterfly Garden by Insect Lore ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ On a recent day teaching a reception class my wife came across this really clever idea for introducing small children to life processes, a key part of the foundation stage. The company supply a range of products around tending to and learning about mini beasts and of particular interest was this kit for growing your own butterflies. You start with very small caterpillars; watch them grow into nice fat caterpillars, form chrysalises and emerge as bright, colourful butterflies that can then be set free. How nice is that? What you get~ The caterpillars arrive by ...  Read the complete review