National Geographic Butterfly Growing Kit - Butterfly Habitat Kit with Voucher to Redeem 5 Caterpillars (S&H Not Included), Butterfly Cage, Feeder (Amazon Exclusive)

My kids liked watching the caterpillar develop into a butterfly!The place that sends you the larvae took long to ship the caterpillars though, but it seems to be an independent place. No tracking was provided when I ordered.We did get all larvaes in live condition.The set up was easy! Very educational and comes with little booklets and posters for the kids to fill out.

My daughter is 3 and she LOVED doing this. You have to order the butterflies separately and wait for that but it’s worth it. Directions are easy to follow. The kit has everything you need and the size of the tent is good. It folds down so you can save it.

This was an interesting experience to say the least. I am TERRIFIED of bugs but decided to do this for my daughter. We loved watching them grow. It took longer than it said but it was still cool to witness. It was easy to use and follow the included instructions. When time came to release, I was a mess. I was so afraid of them landing on me. But they didn't! I ended up with one butterfly that had damaged wings so we kept it a little longer. It kept climbing to the top, so I decided to see how it would do being released and it flew away. I will say I cried when that last one left. I had watched it grow and talked to it daily while feeding it. I will definitely do it for my daughter again!

I love these kits! I always grab a few at a time for the kids and for gifts for other kids! You have to send out to buy the butterflies, but this is a great thing for kids to raise them and watch how they change and grow.

My three year old loved this! It comes with a “voucher,” but no code is needed to redeem. The caterpillars cost $10 and take a week to arrive with or without the voucher.

This was a fantastic and engaging experience for our entire family. My children were fascinated by observing the full life cycle of the caterpillars from tiny larvae, to pupae, and finally to butterflies.We successfully hatched all six caterpillars. It appears they include an extra one or two to account for any mishaps during shipping, which is thoughtful. I highly recommend doing a bit of research beforehand, as each stage can be surprising if you're unfamiliar with the process.It's important to note that caterpillars will shed their skin multiple times as this is completely normal and not a cause for concern. When they begin to pupate, they will attempt to hang from the top of the container. During this stage, avoid shaking or disturbing the container. If any pupae fall, you can gently place them on a paper towel inside the provided habitat.Once the butterflies emerge, they will excrete a red liquid called meconium. While it may look like blood, it's simply leftover fluid from their development and is perfectly normal. Allow the butterflies a few hours to rest before releasing them outdoors.Overall, this was a fun, hands-on learning experience and a great way to teach kids about metamorphosis in a memorable way. Highly recommended for families!

OK, so this was so much fun! I am an adult and I bought this! Obviously, I know it’s for kids, but I just love butterflies, and I thought that this would be a fun project for me in the spring which it was! Super easy instructions, and it would be great for kids because it has a little educational booklet that you can follow along with, and Learn things about butterflies and how they build their cocoons and how they go from caterpillars to butterflies. it’s pretty interesting actually! When this arrived, it had a voucher coupon code that I then used to type in to the website where I purchased the caterpillars and then I received them. I think seven days later , everything worked so smoothly with that website as well. It took me a total of five minutes to find the voucher go to the website and purchase the caterpillars. It’s really great if you like having goals to look forward to and it’s something very interesting to learn, and you get to see the process!

My kids LOVE these things. They are always catching bugs and putting them in there. It works perfect for critter catching. Unfortunately we didn't get the bugs that was supposed to come with it. That part didn't work out so I am giving it a 3 star for that. YOu have to order them and we couldn't figure out that process easily. We lost the information to do so