While I was on maternity leave I sent away for the live butterfly kit. Owen loved watching the larva eat and eat and eat, then turn into a chrysalis, and finally emerge as butterflies. Letting them go was so much fun too. I decided to do it again this summer since Adam is older now and he has developed a love for bugs.
The larva are pretty large this time of year so it shouldn't be long before they start to form chrysalises. When I did this with my class this past spring, the larva were teeny tiny and it's neat to watch them grow bigger and bigger.
Linda asked that the kids bring a journal to her house this summer. I think that's such a neat idea. Since Owen hasn't been there much, we've been keeping up with the journal a little here at home and a few times while we were in Mississippi. He really enjoys looking back through the pages.
Maybe next time we'll branch out and try a new bug. We did Praying Mantises at school in the spring and let me just say... they are gross. But Lady Bugs would be fun!
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