Do you know about Cute Moths that are as Beautiful as Butterflies? Our exclusive list will surely surprise you!
We love finding new specimens to add to Elliot’s nature collection. They’re a great resource for his nature studies and I’ve really enjoyed refining my process of preserving specimens over the past couple of years. I have a bit of experience pinning a variety of different insects, but am most familiar with butterflies and moths,
Hello friends! We are seeing more and more of our pollinator friends as the summer heats up – giant yellow swallowtails, dainty painted ladies, busy monarchs, and fascinating hawk moths. I pu…
Try these kids' songs about Bugs & Insects to use when you are reading bug books to children and/or during a Bug Theme. These song videos are
Amazing bugs, reptiles and amphibians photographed by Igor Siwanowicz.
From insect crafts and themed activities to fun facts and games, these preschool insect theme printables are a great way to make learning fun!
All creatures great and small in our ever popular animal gallery
Butterfly gardens are a beautiful and easy way to attract a variety of winged visitors to your backyard. They provide a peaceful and colorful environment, and help support local butterfly populations.
10 free coloring pages! Symmetry is sometimes a difficult concept to explain, this art activity can help! Download, print, fold, and trace!
Sensory play is such a wonderful way to engage in hands-on, experiential learning with kids. By using all of the senses, as they will do in this bugs in muck activity, children are better able to remember and process information. This muck has a really fun texture. It looks super goopy and messy but comes […]
Get ready to learn about insects with these free insect printables and activities. Perfect for a young bug enthusiast or insect unit of study (...)
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These Fingerprint Bugs are so simple and fun for the kiddos. I love seeing what my kids come up with.
FREE App LEGO Movie Maker - Kids can create stop motion movies with this free app from LEGO, screen by screen with the built-in tools in the app.
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To keep our garden in balance we life to plant for pollinators, create frog and ladybug habitats, and protect spiders and earthworms. You can do the same with these simple tips.
Looking for some spring themed science for kids? You’ll definitely want to explore chromatography using coffee filters and markers. The results from this science experiment can even be used to create a colorful butterfly craft for kids! Follow our Science for Kids Pinterest board! This post was originally posted February 26, 2014 and has since …
Bruco di Macaone (Papilio machaon)
Learn how to do this Fizzing Baking Soda + Vinegar Butterfly Cocoons science experiment the kids will LOVE.
Winner of a 2017 Moonbeam Children's Book Award Silver Medal!Millions of creatures live in the backyard: beetles and bugs; butterflies and birds; turtles and toads; ants, earthworms, and tiny animals hidden in the grass or deep in the soil. These creatures lead busy lives, climbing trees, crawling over rocks, searching for food, and building nests. With this book's 46 pages of illustrations — each accompanied by fact-filled captions — kids can combine the fun of coloring with the fascination of discovering how all kinds of living creatures are linked together.Realistic pictures to color depict the backyard through all four seasons and during the day and night. The captions identify different types of trees, flowers, and bushes; butterflies, moths, and birds; reptiles and amphibians; and many other plants and animals. Suitable for ages 8-11, this informative coloring book recaptures the excitement of the natural world that's right outside the back door.
If your kids love butterflies then grab this 28-page butterfly unit study today for your next science lesson.
Have you ever wondered how a caterpillar turns into a butterfly? This amazing change is called metamorphosis. Find out more!
On July 1st, the Monarch Butterfly that I have posted earlier as an egg and then a caterpillar, emerged from its chrysalis. This picture is from two days after it formed the chrysalis, and shows the beautiful jade green color that the chrysalis has. This picture was taken on day eight as a chrysalis. Tiny areas of color are beginning to show where the feet and antennae are. The gold decoration spots are just that and serve no purpose other than camouflage, although they don't look like an attempt to blend in. The forming butterfly inside is itself green, as the outer skin is completely transparent. So it needs to make big changes in the next 48 hours to have the bold colors of a Monarch Butterfly. Here is the chrysalis on day 10. Once the skin looks this clear the butterfly will emerge within an hour. Lots of color change did happen! The chrysalis is completely still for the entire ten days, making no movement after the first few hours when it formed. Now, just before it emerges, small movements can be seen through the camera lens around the legs and head. Very quietly the chrysalis skin splits and the butterfly begins to emerge. It hangs on with its feet and pushes its body and wings out of the skin. In the pictures below the new butterfly drops completely out and struggles to get a leg hold outside the chrysalis skin. From the instant the chrysalis skin breaks open the butterfly is pumping fluid from its abdoman into the wings, even while it emerges from the chrysalis. Note how big the abdoman is and how small the wings are in the pictures below. Within an hour the wings are fully extended, but are very limp, and need to harden. The butterfly turned and moved around quite a bit on the old skin while pumping fluids into its wings. Four hours later the butterfly was opening and closing its wings. The wings were hard enough for short flights. I took the butterfly outside and put it on the wild Vervain in the garden. After a few seconds it flew off into the sky. I only had time for a couple of pictures, one below, before it was gone. It took 27 days for the entire process from egg to flying away as a butterfly. 3 days as an egg, 14 days as a caterpillar, and 10 days as a chrysalis. With luck, the butterfly will live for several weeks. Enought time to start the next generation.
Add some color to your favorite animal, then hang up your creation for everyone to see!
Plan wonderful science lessons all about butterflies with this FREE Butterfly Unit: Printables, Activities & More!
