The Very Hungry Caterpillar™ Butterfly Growing Kit
Give every child the Gift of Metamorphosis with the Very Hungry Butterfly Garden!
Choose to receive the kit with either a voucher, where you or the recipient have the flexibility to start raising butterflies when ready, or with LIVE caterpillars immediately (by selecting a send out date). Caterpillars are available from March to mid-September only.
Watch the Miracle of Metamorphosis Up Close
Our special edition kit gives children, students and families an unforgettable opportunity to watch caterpillars change into chrysalides and then emerge as beautiful Painted Lady Butterflies. Raise and feed your very own butterflies and then release them into the wild! The entire transformation from caterpillar to adult butterfly takes about three to five weeks.
See an Amazing Transformation
3-5 caterpillars (a live butterfly culture) will arrive in a clear plastic cup with all of the nutritious food they need. Place the cup in a safe place away from direct sunlight. The caterpillars will remain in the cup and will eat, spin silk and grow to TEN times their original size! After seven to ten days they will hang upside down and harden into chrysalides (chrysalides are also known as pupae).
Raise Your Very Own Butterflies
Once the chrysalides have hardened, gently move them to the special edition pop-up butterfly habitat. It will take about seven to ten more days for them to complete the transformation to adult butterflies.
The Butterfly Garden Habitat is a reusable, cylindrical mesh container perfect for up-close butterfly viewing! When not in use it folds flat for easy storage. Then when you wish to raise more butterflies, just order a refill Cup of Caterpillars here.
This Very Special Edition of our ever-popular Butterfly Garden includes:
- The Very Hungry Caterpillar™ pop-up reusable habitat, 30cm tall
- Cup of 3-5 LIVE caterpillars with food or voucher to redeem for caterpillars (caterpillars available March to mid-September)
- A SPECIAL SURPRISE Very Hungry Caterpillar™ Butterfly Feeder! (one of the following: plum, orange, strawberry, apple, pear, sausage, pickle, cake, cherry pie, or ice cream cone; Chosen at random)
- Feeding pipette
- Full instructions
- Chrys-A-Lid™ Holding Log
- Insect Lore sugar packet to make your very own Butterfly nectar (arrives with the caterpillars)
Please Note: This kit does not include The Very Hungry Caterpillar™ Book, you can however purchase one here.
Ages: 4+
Price: £27.98 incl VAT (£23.32 ex VAT)
If you choose to upgrade to a DHL delivery option (UK addresses only) at checkout for an order that contains a Live kit, please be aware that your order will still be dispatched on your chosen send-out date. This service does not include weekend deliveries.
Need help with your Caterpillar to Butterfly Process? - Watch these informative videos
Setting up your Chrysalis Station: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Prw99oojY0
Caring for your Chrysalis: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JcwOzy72vcM
Feeding your Butterflies:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wup0WdPnDOc
Releasing your Butterflies: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_ImYSNCqBs
All non-live orders leave our offices within 1-3 working days unless the item(s) are out of stock, or if your order includes a Live product with a chosen send-out date of 3 weeks or less away (in which case we will dispatch all goods, live and non-live, on the requested send out date).
Once your order is dispatched, standard delivery time for the UK is approximately 1- 4 working days, depending on your location. Please allow 10 days for orders outside of the UK. A Next Working Day option is available for UK delivery only (excludes weekends).
