Butterflies

The children were very excited to receive their very own Painted Lady Larva. These caterpillars will turn into beautiful butterflies in a couple of weeks. I put a link to the right of the page on how to raise these caterpillars. On that link is another link on caterpillar care that will show you what each stage looks like as well as how to make the sugar/water mixture for the newly emerged butterfly. This link also tells you how to construct a shoebox habitat. Once the caterpillar changes into a chrysalis, you will need to move it into this homemade habitat. I have one other suggestion for a habitat: get a pop up hamper from the dollar store and put some tulle material from Hobby Lobby to lay over the hamper. That would make an easy habitat. :) Enjoy this beautiful metamorphosis!!