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| List Price: | $24.99 | | Price: | $14.31 | | You Save: | $10.68 (43%) | | | Available: | Usually ships in 24 hours |
| | Sales Rank: | 95th |
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FEATURES | - See butterfly metamorphosis up close.Reusable, collapsible habitat.
- Includes feeder.Complete instructions included.
- Includes mail-in voucher for five butterfly larvae and special food. ($3.00 fee for processing)
- Witness one of nature's most spectacular transformations up close.
- Just mail in the included coupon for larvae and food.
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Product Description
Witness one of nature's most spectacular transformations up close with this reusable, collapsible habitat. Fine, transparent mesh lets you see butterfly metamorphosis up close. Product includes easy-to-use feeder and complete instructions for habitat. Butterfly larvae with food shipped directly to your home. The habitat collapses for storage when not in use. You can adopt and raise a handful of caterpillars, watch them transform into painted lady butterflies, then lift the garden cover to release your beautiful specimens into the wild. This exciting habitat makes a fabulous introduction to the miracles of nature. The larvae and food available round the year. |
Editorial Review
Did you know that painted ladies (the butterflies, that is) taste with their feet and have 10,000 eyes? You and your kids will be fascinated by all you learn about these beautiful creatures with the Butterfly Garden from Insect Lore. The kit comes with a relatively easy-to-assemble observation chamber; supplies for feeding the butterflies (you provide only sugar and water); an informative booklet of clear instructions and butterfly facts; and a certificate for three to five free painted lady caterpillars. The metamorphosis from larva to butterfly takes about three weeks from when you receive the caterpillar larvae (which arrive in a small container with all the nutrients they need). Your children can watch the larvae increase dramatically in size, form chrysalides, and finally emerge into full-fledged painted ladies (it's suggested that they release the butterflies after a few days of observation). This would make a wonderful activity for families with kids of any age, but younger children will need help assembling the observation chamber and reading the instruction booklet. (Note: The manufacturer recommends that butterflies should not be set free in temperatures lower than 55 degrees Fahrenheit.) --Rachel Radway |
CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 4.5 based on 277 reviews)
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The caterpillars are not meant to be eaten! by Ryan Guthridge (Centreville, VA)  4 Stars
October 29, 2009
I really cheated myself out of the best part of the butterfly garden by devouring the caterpillars mercilessly before they reached the cocoon stage.
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Amazing Wonderful Visual Experience for Any Child that Loves Butterflies by bearboo2 (CA, United States)  5 Stars
October 28, 2009
My 3 year old loves to watch the metamorphosis from larvae to butterfly on You Tube, so I thought he would enjoy seeing it in real life. He was so fascinated he sat still for HOURS every day in front of the butterfly "house" watching and waiting. . . (And he is a child that rarely sits still for more than 5 minutes at a time!)The day the butterflies started to emerge from their cocoons he had the hugest smile on his face all day. He took the butterflies out for "walks" (like how we walk our puppy) on his finger and treated them like his pets, and then he eventually let them go in the garden. At $14 on Amazon (and no S/H and no tax), the pavilion is a great deal because if you go to the Insect Lore website (company that makes the Butterfly Pavilion) they want $15 just for the larvae plus you have to pay $9 shipping and tax. This way, for half the cost you also get an extra butterfly "house" which also works well for housing grasshoppers and crickets etc. Also, the kit guarantees that at least 3 of the 5 larvae will hatch into live butterflies. This is exceedingly important when dealing with a 3 year old's expectations. The butterfly "house" could be a little more durable and the zipper sometimes sticks, which is why I gave it only 4 stars. Otherwise, it is a 5 star product in my opinion.
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Live butterfly  3 Stars
October 14, 2009
It took longer to arrive. It must have come on a late Friday or Saturday delivery, but sat untill Monday. I usually check the mail, but that Saturday I was out of town. It was the hottest weekend. The containers were sticky and smelly. I opened the netting and placed the cocoons as directed. I waited and waited, at the end 3 of the butterflies must of been dead and another died which only left 1, he soon died because his wings were damaged. Horrible to watch. Won't do this again.NL
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Live Butterfly Garden by Mom of 3 (Baltimore, MD) 5 Stars
October 08, 2009
My daughter received this gift for her 7th birthday and she loves it! My 5 year old and 18 month old sons even love it! We sent away for the live larva (caterpillars) and it was very inexpensive. They come in their own little jar with food so you never have to feed them. You watch them grow and once they make their chrysalis you remove them from the jar and hang the paper the chrysalis are attached to in their garden. It's so simple and fun to watch the butterflies come out of their chrysalis.
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Wonders of wonders by D. Weber (San Diego, CA) 5 Stars
September 20, 2009
What a magical and special gift for our budding entomologist!!! Please, if you live in a cold climate, don't order this for the holidays...
The ordering of the butterflies is as simple as sending in the postcard. The caterpillars arrived over a long weekend and we were worried but they were fine. Our daughter was fascinated from the start. We had a discussion with her about mortality. She's four, very aware and empathetic, but after all, Daddy is a zookeeper, and these things happen. Living in San Diego, and it still being very warm, we've had a bit of luck and ALL FIVE BEAUTIFUL BUTTERFLIES have emerged. It truly is wondrous! Our daughter is singing happy birthday to them right now! So cool!
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SIMILAR PRODUCTS |
| From Caterpillar to Butterfly (Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science, Stage 1)
by Deborah Heiligman (Author), Bari Weissman (Illustrator)
A caterpillar comes to school in a jar. The class watches the caterpillar each day as it grows and changes. Soon, it disappears into a hard shell called a chrysalis. Then the chrysalis breaks, and a beautiful butterfly flies out of the jar! This is a perfect beginner's guide to the mystery of metamorphosis.
Outstanding Science Trade Books for Children 1997 (NSTA/CBC)
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| My, Oh My--A Butterfly!: All About Butterflies (Cat in the Hat's Learning Library)
by Tish Rabe (Author), Aristides Ruiz (Illustrator), Joe Mathieu (Illustrator)
With a little help from the Cat in the Hat, Sally and Dick observe a small miracle in their own backyard—the metamorphosis of an egg into a caterpillar into a chrysalis into a bright new butterfly! Along the way, beginning readers will find out how butterflies see thousands of images at once, drink nectar from flowers, avoid predators, and can be identified by size, shape, and color. Readers will also follow the amazing migration of millions of monarchs.
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| Insect Lore Ladybug Land
by Insect Lore
Witness the magic of biology as tiny larvae bloom into beautiful ladybugs. The ladybug metamorphosis kit is a colorful, see-through habitat that provides kids with an up-close look at the miracle of nature. Features: Colorful, see-through Ladybug Land habitat. Mail-in certificate for ladybug larvae and food -15-20 larvae, shipped separately. It includes a magnified viewing lens fun-filled fact and a instruction guide. You can watch in amazement as the larvae shed their skins and extend their...
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| Where Butterflies Grow (Picture Puffins)
by Joanne Ryder (Author), Lynne Cherry (Illustrator)
In a field of lacy leaves, a small caterpillar hatches, grows, and sheds its skin, becoming a smooth, green creeper. It eats and changes some more, then in a sequence of remarkable close-ups, spins a sliken sling in which to pupate--until it finally bursts forth as a brilliant black swallowtail butterfly. Includes suggestions on how children can grow butterfiles in their own gardens. Color throughout. *************Full color.
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| Insect Lore Ant Hill
by Insect Lore
Watch as these hard-working critters burrow underground to create an amazing network of subterranean tunnels, walkways and secret chambers. Features a realistic double-sided viewing area, wide base for super stability, escape-proof locking lid, special AntHill fill sand, fun ant activities and complete instructions. Note: Ant certificate must be returned to receive your live ants. Extra $4.00 required for ant shipping.
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