We had a butterfly garden nine years ago, when Emily was just five-years-old. It was a delightful experience. As you can see from the photos, one butterfly landed on Emily's arm before flying away.
I have a few younger kids who didn't get to be a part of that experience, and since we are studying arthropods, I thought tthis was the perfect time for such a project again. It is so cute to see the kids' interest. When James woke up the other day, the first thing he asked to do was check on the caterpillars. It will be fun to watch as they turn into butterflies. In the future, we'd also like to get milkweed plants to attract butterflies to our garden.
Here's a helpful website that talks about butterfly migration. We'll have to look more into the painted lady butterfly, which I realize, after getting our kit, is the kind of butterfly we are growing.
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