Insect LoreButterfly Garden | 5 Live Baby Caterpillars | Habitat, Feeder, Chrys-A-Lid Log, STEM Journal Included | Raise and Release Painted Lady Butterflies

I loved doing this with my kids! The most exciting parts were watching them turn into chrysalises & them hatching into butterflies. Out of the 5 caterpillars that arrived, four made it, the fifth one never hatched. I still count it as a success and a for sure win with my kids!

They came several days early (on the weekend) so we were worried cause they were for school. But they did just fine. All ten matured and hatched while the class watched. We let them go once they’d all hatched and matured a few days. The kids all really enjoyed watching the process and letting them go was exciting. Ages 1-9 involved.

My 7 years old love it!Are caterpillars still growthing, they came to little and after almost 12 days , are big.Preparing for the next stage, this has kept my son interested every day, watching them. We're eager to see them in the pupal stage and then our little butterflies. Excellent for our children who are interested in science.

Perfect gift for our three grandchildren, ages 3, 5, and 7. They were so curious about how the caterpillars were going to turn into butterflies.The surprised and innocent look on their faces when they released the butterflies was priceless!

We had 9 live caterpillars arrive, 8 of which made it to butterfly stage! It was a wonderful educational experience for my homeschool kids. It was pretty foolproof and great value for the money!

I was disappointed in this product; I bought it to teach my class a science lesson about the butterfly life cycle and use it as a positive behavior incentive. To be fair, the habitat and the instructions were excellent and easy to follow. When it arrived, though, only 3 of the 5 promised caterpillars were in the container, and 1 was dead. The 2 remaining caterpillars were at vastly different stages in their life cycles. It says in the directions: do not open the cup at any point because it can harm the caterpillars. It also says to remove the chrysalis from the cups before they emerge so they can dry their wings. One formed a chrysalis and was in it for a week/ready to emerge before the other caterpillar had grown to even half the size it should have been, so I released it since I had no way of removing the chrysalis and keeping it in the cup for it to create its own. I made the mistake of opening it in front of my students, so returning it was not an option without upsetting them. It may be my fault for assuming I'd be sent 5 living caterpillars or that the caterpillars would be at similar growth stages so that they would create a chrysalis around the same time. Having only one butterfly to show my class after they were so excited was disappointing. I would not buy again.In the picture you can see how different in growth the 2 living caterpillars were and the 3rd dead caterpillar in the back. Maybe there is another one that was dead beneath the larger living caterpillar, but either way, I only ever had 2 that were alive.

Great educational project for kids. My 4 year old enjoyed watching the life cycle of the caterpillars to butterflies.4 stars because we only received 9/10 caterpillars and based on other reviews this is a reoccurring thing. 8/9 caterpillars became butterflies however 1 of the 8 was deformed. I used the deformed butterfly as a teaching moment as we put it outside for a predator to find.

Loved this kit!! I panicked when 2 chrysalis fell but I read instructions and they hatched! I also had one caterpillar crawl up to the top of enclosure because the others formed their chrysalis. He was just a late bloomer! I feel like this is fool proof. Patience is all you need.