Brenna gave Lillian a butterfly grow kit. We've watched these tiny caterpillars grow from tiny fingernail sized insects that barely moved to fuzzy, hungry caterpillars! They cocooned themselves up and hung from the lid of the container, then we put them inside the mesh butterfly habitat and waited for about a week. Suddenly one hatched! And I do mean suddenly, one minute I looked to see if anything was happening and a couple minutes later Lillian looked in and saw our first butterfly! The others followed within the next couple of days. We had an impromptu butterfly release party with the neighbors and said a quick prayer that they stay alive! I'm afraid they won't find enough to eat since we're having such a cold, slow start to spring/summer weather. What a terrific birthday gift!
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