Our caterpillars to butterflies in pictures

[miss mopple]

As promised, here they are, just waiting for the last one to hatch












aren't they beautiful

Will be sad to let them go, but its been great

[guest3]

Wow that's great! Did you buy them as a kit and if so, where from?
My own children did this at school a few years ago but they didn't turn into butterflies

Wendy xx

[miss mopple]

Thanks Wend. Yes its a kit. I got mine from insect lore but I believe you can order through the forum shop

[TheBTeam]

Yes we have just done this for the second time, it is amazing such a beautiful thing to see, my dd cried last year when it was time to say goodbye, but they hung around the garden for a few days. This year she just went briefly quiet but the butterflies went straight off never to be seen again!

[sarah707]

Thank you for the photos! They look lovely

[Alibali]

How lovely.

[Beetlejuice]

Ooh they are fab I'm a little squeamish about bugs and stuff but I think my kids would love it.

[miss mopple]

my kids have mostly all loved it. The little lad I really did it for as he is into the hungry caterpillar was fine with them at the caterpillar stage but now they have hatched its freaked him out and he cant look at them without screaming blue murder

[The Juggler]

they are fab arent they. never saw ours again after we let them go but we let them go on a day like today and the next three days were freezing, wet and very windy. Hope they survived

[miffy]

They are lovely - hoping to get one of the kits with my sainsbury's vouchers

Miffy xx

[huggableshelly]

i did the butterflies last year, was great fun.

your pics look great

[amanda1309]

they look brilliant. Think its something to go on my list of things to do next year.

[Helen Dempster]

Awesome! Ours are doing great now - they've not yet changed into butterflies, they only became chrysalides yesterday. The kids (and me!) are absolutely fascinated with the process. I thought they'd get bored (3 under 5 and an 8yo), but every day the first thing they want to do is check on them - I'm so glad I got the Butterfly Garden and would thoroughly recommend it to anyone who would listen

[angeldelight]

I did not want to look at this for ages

But now I have and wish I had not

Gives me the creeps

Angel xx