Butterfly Garden SCHOOL KIT (33 Caterpillars)

The Perfect School Kit!

Item code: 105c (Live Kit) or 105 (Voucher Kit)

Please note when selecting option "Send Kit with Live" this is the date the complete kit is dispatched, not the delivery date.

For the Kit that comes with a Voucher instead of Live cup, please select "Send Kit with Voucher"

 

Availability: In stock
SKU
105C
£64.99

Select when you would like your insects shipped.

"Send Kit with Live / Send Live Insects" is usually the best choice. You’ll save valuable time and you will receive everything you need in one convenient, exciting package. Please select a send out date from the calendar accessed by the blue button.

"Send Kit with Voucher / Send as a Voucher" is a good option only if you are not sure when you, or the recipient, will be ready to receive and raise the insects. Please note this option is not available for all products.

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Give every Student the Gift of a Butterfly!

This rewarding educational kit is designed specifically for teachers and classrooms. It enables each student to raise their own Painted Lady Butterfly and witness the wonder of the butterfly life cycle. The Live Butterfly Pavilion School Kit provides educators with many opportunities to teach science, math, reading, environmental studies and environmental awareness.

The entire transformation from caterpillar to adult butterfly takes between three to five weeks depending on the time of year, please take into account upcoming holidays when choosing a send out date for your kit to ensure the whole cycle can be observed.  Caterpillars are available from March to mid-September.

See an Amazing Transformation

A set of 33 caterpillars will arrive with all of the nutritious food they need. Separate the food and caterpillars into the individual vials and place them in a safe place away from direct sunlight. The caterpillars will remain in the vial and will eat, spin silk and grow to TEN times their original size! After seven to ten days they will hang upside down and harden into chrysalides (chrysalides are also known as pupae).

Raise Your Very Own Butterflies

Once the chrysalides have hardened, gently move them to the pop-up butterfly habitat. It will take about seven to ten more days for them to complete the transformation to adult butterflies.

The Butterfly Garden Habitat is a reusable, cylindrical mesh container perfect for up-close butterfly viewing! When not in use it folds flat for easy storage. Then when you wish to raise more butterflies, just purchase a School Kit Refill here.

Included in the Butterfly Garden School Kit:

  • Pop-up, reusable 63cm tall super clear mesh habitat
  • 33 LIVE caterpillars or voucher (caterpillars available March to Mid-September)
  • Specially formulated, ready to use, caterpillar food (1 large and 1 small cup)
  • 33 vials and lids
  • 66 sticking pads
  • Feeding pipette
  • Plastic spoon
  • Food levelling tool
  • Small transfer brush
  • STEM Butterfly Diary
  • Instruction guide

Ages 4+

Please note - Immediately upon receipt of the caterpillars, you will need to distribute the food and caterpillars between the vials, instructions on how to do this are included.  If you should receive more than 33 caterpillars, any remaining may stay and develop in the cup they arrived in.

Price: £64.99 incl VAT (£54.16 ex VAT)

 

If you choose to upgrade to the Parcelforce delivery option (UK addresses only) at checkout for an order that contains a Live kit, please be aware that your order will still be dispatched on your chosen send-out date. This service does not include weekend deliveries.

 

 

 

 

Need help with your Caterpillar to Butterfly Process? - Watch these informative videos

Preparing Your Caterpillars: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWxR9BMeXZs&t=9s

Moving Your Chrysalis: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yh83qIL5J2E&t=9s

Feeding your Butterflies:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wup0WdPnDOc

Releasing your Butterflies: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_ImYSNCqBs