A few weeks ago we did a unit on insects in science . . . and what unit on insects is complete without growing butterflies! Yes, we ordered our caterpillars and observed . . . the girls journaled about their daily changes, and on Friday they started to emerge from their chrysalises. Yesterday I had them journal their observation for the last time, and since it was such a nice day outside, we let them go. We had 4 butterflies to release (we had 5 to start with, but one of them had to be flushed down the toilet due to a malformed wing - it couldn't break free from it's chrysalis). Our remaining 4 were all named - Butterscotch, Butter, Flutter and Mariposa.
The girls each loved the bit of time that their butterflies sat on their fingers!
Here's Emma taking care of our disabled butterfly. Yes, this one emerged completely, but it's wings had a strange curve to them, so it couldn't fly. Emma took special care of it until I told her it was time to go inside - then she expected it to be where she left it when she went out later! : ) I'm sure some bird had a yummy snack!
Meg enjoyed holding this one on a stick!
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