Insect Lore Giant Butterfly Garden with Voucher | 18 Inch Habitat | Life Cycle Figurines Included | Voucher to Redeem 5 Baby Caterpillars Later | Raise Painted Lady Butterflies

I gave this to a 5 year old as a Christmas gift. He was excited, but wished he could get his caterpillars soon. Fast forward to spring. His mom ordered the 5 free caterpillars that you get with this kit, plus bought another 5. The caterpillars shipped within a few hours! All 10 caterpillars arrived alive, but a few looked a little worse for the wear, so we wondered if they’d survive. (The weather had turned pretty cold.) The boys were so excited to see that by the next morning, all 10 were actively moving around and eating. The 5 year old wanted to pet them! (Mom said no). They checked them each morning before school, and ran to check them as soon as they got home. They were excited when they saw them making their chrysalises, and as soon as they were all dry, my daughter transferred them to the enclosure. The boys checked them multiple times a day to see if any had hatched. Unfortunately, butterflies apparently prefer to hatch in the mornings, so with the boys in school, they didn’t get to see any actually emerge from their chrysalises, but they were excited to discover them drying their wings in the enclosure when they got home. All 10 caterpillars made a chrysalis, and all 10 butterflies emerged within a couple of days of one another. They waited to release them until the last hatchling was ready. (My daughter put a piece of orange in the enclosure for the first hatchlings to feed on while waiting for the last ones to hatch). The boys were so excited to watch this process! We learned a lot about butterflies by googling them. We will definitely order again next year. Maybe we’ll order a different variety of caterpillar next time. Awesome experience for the boys (5,7, & 13), my daughter, and me!

Great product. Would buy from seller again.

My daughter absolutely loved this kit! We order our caterpillars, received them a week later and started the process. My 3 year was so into it! Its hassle free for the parent, just let the caterpillars do their thing, once they’ve created cocoons, you move them to the sanctuary, and watch them become butterflies. We gave them a few pieces of watermelon every day and after a few days of admiring them we set them free. They stopped to give a little love to my daughter before taking off. It was a very sweet and special moment. I threw the sanctuary in the washing machine on a rinse cycle & we’re ready for another round! Highly recommend.

The media could not be loaded. Update:We got the caterpillars and grew our butterflies. He was so engaged in the entire process. This will be an annual thing for many years to come. Highly recommend. All 5 caterpillars became butterflies.I bought this for my 5 year old great-nephew for Christmas. We live in the northern US so I love the option of buying a kit with a voucher for the caterpillars so we can time when we get them. I just ordered the cup of caterpillars last week and the process of redeeming the voucher was simple. He is a nature lover so I am looking forward to listening to him telling me all about the life stages and I hope to be with him when he releases the butterflies.

I ordered this for a grade school teacher! Lots of students from different classrooms were so excited to watch the progress and the eventual release of the butterflies. Lots of educational resources included! I had also ordered one years ago for my husband ( stroke victim) and he loved it!!

I got this for my second grade class. I got the caterpillars the beginning of March, and we had to let them go the first of April because a few started dying. I was hoping for more time in my class so the kids could see them.

The media could not be loaded. We bought one but it didn't come with the voucher so Amazon sent us another right away. The kids got them for Easter. Yup,little bugs in thier baskets! It has been a very fun and educational process to be part of. All 10 of 10 caterpillars turned into beautiful butterflies! The kids loved them alot, even named them all!Only issue was with our cat trying to get to them. Great gift for any butterfly lover!

This is actually our second one of these we are purchasing, and I am so excited to see it in a larger size option. My daughter has had her original one for over 5 years and at 11 she still uses it almost daily during the warmer weather. She uses it mainly for butterflies but has been known to catch other random bugs to and it works for them also. I was very surprised by how well hers has held up through all of the use. The zipper on the door continues to work as it did on day 1, the fold down pop up shape has held up and continues to work, the material has withstood so much use. As old as her first one is it's starting to look slightly dirty and have some small holes in the netting here and there but I never would of expected it to hold up 5 plus years. When I saw the bigger size I knew she would absolutely love this and just had to order her another one. It is so neat to be able to put the butterflies or other bugs in this and watch them up close without harming them and watch what they would in there natural habitat. She has taken hers to school several times to share with classes different things she has found and I've had several teachers even ask where they could find one of these at. If your child loves the outdoors they need one of these, they will be entertained for hours.