Choose to receive the LIVE option by picking a send out/dispatch date from the calendar or choose a paper VOUCHER version for a gift, or if you don't yet know when you would like to start the project (when redeemed, the postage for the LIVE refill only is included). Smaller items are usually shipped using Royal Mail or Interlink, and larger items are sent usingTNT or Tuffnells. The International Butterfly Breeders Association founded in 1998, IBBA is the largest and oldest professional butterfly farming trade association. Growing butterflies helps them learn about one of the most famous examples of complete metamorphosis. One of the UK’s leading suppliers of live Lepidopterans (butterflies and moths), invertebrates, and aquatics.

The Butterfly Garden is an educational kit that gives the child an up-close experience to see caterpillars change into chrysalides and then emerge as fabulous painted Lady Butterflies. Some of the technologies we use are necessary for critical functions like security and site integrity, account authentication, security and privacy preferences, internal site usage and maintenance data, and to make the site work correctly for browsing and transactions. The 30 cm tall reusable butterfly habitat is made of super clear mesh for better viewing and folds flat when not in use. Consenting to these technologies will allow us to process data such as browsing behaviour or unique IDs on this site.The children learn about the metamorphosis of the Painted Lady butterflies by raising butterfly caterpillars. Painted Lady butterflies feed from over 100 different plants; this makes them incredibly vital pollinators. Witness the magic of metamorphosis firsthand with our high-quality live caterpillars and breeding kits. Remove the silk fabrics and insect droppings from the butterfly pupae before hanging the butterfly pupa in the Butterfly Habitat. Great gift choice for the auntie (or Uncle) who’s not sure what their nephews and nieces are playing with - I’ve not got it wrong yet ?

Immerse yourself in the educational and entertaining experience of watching caterpillars grow and transform into stunning butterflies. After about a week after the butterflies have hatched, the female Painted Lady butterflies lay the previously fertilized butterfly eggs. The caterpillars are usually available from the 15th of March to 15th September (exact dates are dependent on weather).Grow your own butterflies and witness their amazing life cycle close-up with the Caterpillar to Butterfly Kit. Most butterflies prefer to feed on nectar, but others will feed on the juices of rotting fruit or animal dung. If you are planning to get a school butterfly kit for the first time and have some queries, read our FAQs. You then watch the tiny caterpillars grow up to ten times their size before transforming into chrysalides - watch them change into beautiful butterflies and release them into the wild.