What are the benefits of Insect Lore's butterfly-growing kits?Updated 3 months ago

Insect Lore's Painted Lady butterfly-growing kits have been touching the lives of millions of children and families for over 50 years. Our kits offer children in the USA, the UK and Europe the opportunity to watch one of the marvels of nature as they observe, in wonder and excitement, the metamorphosis of tiny caterpillars into beautiful butterflies. Students love this activity and thousands upon thousands of teachers make it a centerpiece of their classroom activities each spring. Here are some of the many benefits of observing the butterfly life cycle up close and then releasing your very own butterflies:

• Insect Lore butterfly-growing kits provide up close observation of the butterfly life cycle in the home or classroom.  
• It is a truly educational experience - children can watch each stage of butterfly development carefully. 
• Our butterfly kits have been STEM Authenticated by stem.org. 
• This project offers numerous STEM/STEAM teaching and learning opportunities - it supports math, reading, writing, art, nutrition, life sciences, communication, critical thinking, and so much more! 
• The wonder and excitement of this project brings students and classrooms together. It is common for teachers and children throughout the school to daily visit the butterfly-raising classroom to check on the progress of the project!
• Raising butterflies is the perfect way to escape the constant focus on screens and devices - it helps us slow down and contemplate the wonders of nature.
• Our butterfly-raising project encourages family time and closeness.
• Teachers and families often time their butterfly release to coincide with a celebration like graduation, Earth Day, Easter, and other special gatherings.
• Butterfly releases give added meaning to weddings and memorials; hearts are lifted as butterflies remind us that the cycle of life goes on.
• Spirits are elevated through the powerful symbol of a butterfly; for many, a butterfly's life cycle can be reflective of a spiritual journey.
• Releasing butterflies into nature is a powerful life cycle lesson for children.
• Painted Lady butterflies are helpful pollinators and are beneficial to the environment, especially at a time when we are losing our pollinators at an alarming rate. Pollination occurs as butterflies flit from flower to flower, drinking flower nectar.
• The average life span of a butterfly is only a few weeks . In these crucial weeks of their lives during spring and summer, both wild and released Painted lady butterflies will visit flowers and pollinate them, mate, and lay eggs necessary to start the next generation of butterflies
• Butterflies bring us joy and an awareness of nature.
• Once children witness the incredible life cycle of a butterfly, it is our hope they will be inspired to become stewards of our precious environment.