Butterflies and Link Party

June 17, 2010

We successfully raised 5 caterpillars into 5 beautiful butterflies. The whole process was fun to watch and was quite educational for the whole family! I was a bit creeped out from time to time with the transformation process, but it was so fun to watch. We had them a total of 18 days. When they caterpillars arrived, they were tiny! They grew quite large and all turned into Painted Lady Butterflies.

We were able to watch one of them emerge from its cocoon as a butterfly. What an awesome thing!

Then we released them into the summer sky. I even got one to sit on my finger for a minute before flying away. From the beginning, we told the girls that we were going to let them go, so they enjoyed the process rather than getting upset about letting a “pet” go.

I’m thinking we will get another batch of them!

So now show me something magical about your Thursday! What puts a smile on your face?

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