Butterfly School Kit - Complete Educational Butterfly Breeding Kit for Schools & After-School Care

Butterfly School Package – Experience the wonder of nature in the classroom

Do you want to introduce children to the cycle of life in a wonderful and interactive way? The **Butterfly School Package** is one of the most popular educational nature projects for primary schools, childcare facilities (after-school care/daycare), childminders, and nature education. There is nothing more magical for a child than to daily follow the metamorphosis in the classroom: from a happily munching caterpillar to a spun cocoon, to the breathtaking moment when a real butterfly emerges!

Complete with physical life cycle models

This package makes biology lessons extra tangible. In addition to the breeding net, the package also contains **physical 3D models of the life cycle** (egg, caterpillar, pupa, and butterfly) and plastic model butterflies. This way, children can not only admire the different phases of metamorphosis in real life, but also hold and study the anatomy in advance in the classroom.

How does ordering caterpillars work? (March to September)

The school package itself is available directly from stock. In the box, you will find a **special coupon**. With this coupon, you can easily order the live caterpillars yourself from our specialized breeder in England at your desired time (you only pay a small contribution to the shipping costs). The breeder aims to send 10 caterpillars, with a guarantee that at least 7 caterpillars will be raised into healthy butterflies. The caterpillars come with all the necessary breeding food in their own breeding pot!

Reusable Butterfly Habitat (45 cm)

The included collapsible **45 cm Butterfly Habitat** is made of a fine-mesh, breathable netting that provides perfect ventilation and optimal viewing for students. After the butterflies hatch and are released, the habitat is easy to clean and reusable as a housing for other insects, such as ladybugs, praying mantises, or stick insects!

Contents of the Butterfly School Package:

• 1x Collapsible Butterfly Habitat (45 cm): Spacious, reusable, and fine-mesh breeding net
• 1x Coupon for the caterpillars: To be requested yourself from the breeder from March to September (excl. shipping costs)
• 1x Set of 3D Life Cycle Models: Physical models of egg, caterpillar, pupa, and butterfly
• Set of plastic model butterflies: For additional support during the lesson
• 1x Feeding pipette: For feeding the emerged butterflies with sugar water or nectar
• 1x Clear A4 lesson plan: Simple guide and instructions for teacher or supervisor
• 30x Reward stickers: Cheerful stickers to hand out in the classroom (more available on request)

Project progression in brief:

1. Caterpillar phase: The caterpillars eat the provided food from their breeding pot and grow quickly.
2. Pupation: The caterpillars hang under the lid and transform into shiny cocoons.
3. Emergence & Release: Place the cocoons in the 45 cm habitat. After emergence, observe and feed the butterflies for a few days, after which the class festively releases them into nature!

Give the children an unforgettable experience and transform your classroom into a real nature museum. Order the Butterfly School Package today from Mierenboerderij!