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The Kid's New Project

Look what came in the mail a few days ago.  It’s Lily and Emma’s birthday present.

Yes, they are creepy.  Yes, they are crawly.  And furry.  They already have names like Bob, Lunchmouth and Mr. Fuzz (though I don’t think any of us can tell them apart really.)

With any luck in a few short weeks, they will turn into:

Painted lady butterflies.

The girl’s gift was the Insect Lore Live Butterfly Garden.  It came with the pop up pavilion and a card to mail away for the caterpillars.  Their birthday was the beginning of March, but we had to wait for the temperatures to be right before sending away for the caterpillars.

In the few short days since they arrived, the tiny caterpillars have grown to 4 times their size…  just like in one of our favorite books The Very Hungry Caterpillar.

As soon as they form a chrysalis, they will move into “the Pavilion.”  Where we will wait for them to transform into butterflies.

Of the gifts they received for their birthday, this one is by far the most entertaining and interesting for the whole family.  We have loved reading painted lady facts… like a painted lady has 1000 eyes.  And we have loved learning about the miracle of a tiny caterpillar that transforms into a butterfly… and watching the process first hand, that’s pretty darn cool.

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