She’s well happy. They come with the voucher to get the caterpillars.
There are people who will think you have caterpillars in the box itching to get out and turn into butterflies. This is not the case. You need to order them. You just pay about 2.50 for the postage.
The online ordering is actually more complicated than it needs to be but eventually got there. Worth doing though.
The caterpillars are on order and will get here in march. So you only have between march and sept to get your caterpillars. They don’t like the winter!
This is a wonderful little set and a special experience for kids to enjoy with the family, watching caterpillars grow into butterflies. I bought one for my daughter and her friend and they really enjoyed watching their caterpillars together and had a special release day when they were ready. Great value for money and great balance of fun and learning.
Perfect for a gift. My son was gifted one at Christmas and we waited until the right time to use the voucher provided to get the catipillers.
It was facinating for kids and adults to watch the grow, develop, make their cocoon and become butterflies.
We done this over the summer, kids were engrossed with the process and we got the most beautiful butterflies to release when the time came. Highly recommend for the memories and photos alone, butterflies flew onto my kids faces for some amazing photos. Don’t consider it, do it!
I bought this as a gift and then wanted to have a go myself so I could release the butterflies in memory of my mum. It was really interesting seeing these tiny caterpillars become butterflies and I would recommend for any age
I advise everyone, it is very interesting to watch how the caterpillars turn into butterflies before our eyes! The only thing, in my opinion, is not convenient that the caterpillars need to be ordered separately with a voucher.
Brought for my daughter. Caterpillars arrived quickly, as you have to order these separately. All hatched and was wonderful to see the process of change they go through. Great for learning. And when they became butterflies we set them free. Several sat on my daughters hand for a while before flying away. Made her day
Good however caterpillars are not included you have to use a voucher to order them. Separately and pay 3.99 pp bit they come with everything you need and very well packaged all 5 was alive on arrival Nd all 5 butterflies came out alive are we released them to the wild.
I would definitely do this again I’ve learnt so much about butterflies not to mention how pretty it is to watch them from larvae to butterflies.they are stunning insects it didn’t take too long probably because it’s warmer I’ve loved being able to watch them grow.it’s easier than I thought.
This was an absolutely amazing journey. From tiny little catapillars to beautiful butterflys..we did have 1 that died in its chrysalis and 1 that badly injured itself emerging from its chrysalis but its also taught my children to care for injured butterflys as well as setting healthy ones free..looking after the injured one who couldn’t walk right and couldn’t fly was a wild ride. We adored it and named it wonky. Giving the butterfly what it needed to feel comfortable and happy enough even through disability..
Thank you for the experience definitely would recommend to anyone who adores wildlife
We’ve had 2 of these now and will buy a third this year for sure although after buying the first pack we just bought new catapillars and not the whole pack. Our 5 year old loves watching the catapillars eat and grow in size until they turn into cocoons and then wait until the emerge as butterfly’s. To see the joy and intrigue on his face is priceless, once we release the butterfly’s every time we see a butterfly we tell him that it was one of his even if we are 100 miles away and 7 months later! He loves that “his” butterfly’s come back to see him and that they are still friends. To watch him say “hi mate” and talk to them brings us happiness so this is good not only for children and their parents but also for the butterfly’s. I hope it brings happiness to you too.
This is fantastic for both home or school use. I bought this about 4 years ago and the net is still perfect.
It comes with a voucher for you to buy live caterpillars on insectlore. They come in a little jar with food.
Children love to look and see how the caterpillar grows, builds a cocoon and then emerges as a butterfly.
It’s great for teaching children about the life cycle of the butterfly and learning about nature.
I keep the net and each year just buy a new set of caterpillars for my class to observe.
My daughter and I found an elephant moth caterpillar, we wanted to keep it and see what it would turn into. We kept it in here for a while but ended up releasing it onto the trees as we felt mean. But it’s a great and useful thing to have. I need to order some of the caterpillars soon to go inside. The net is great how it folds back up ever so small so then it doesn’t take up so much room. I love how it has Velcro on the top handle so you can attach it pretty much anywhere
This is brilliant! I think I had more fun than kids! All of our butterflies hatched and stuck around to land on kids hands. It comes with a voucher so you can get them when your ready so great as a present.
We had such a good time learning about butterflies this summer. With all activities closed, I decided to invest in this plus also purchased the caterpillars using a voucher. My girls absolutely adored them – and kept checking on the cocoons daily. When we released the butterflies one of them landed on a piece of orange that my daughter was holding – it was magical!
Kids loved the idea… But we never got round to buying the butterflies.. (pupa)… So we’re ready to go… If there are any pupa out there in need of a home we’re your peeps….
I bought this butterfly pack to help educate my child on the butterfly process. However, what we got was so much more!
Upon receipt of the pack we embarked on our journey, then with everything set up, we placed our order for the 5 little creatures.
They arrived soon enough and were so small and delicate, they didn’t do anything at first but after a day or two they were crawling round the tub causing havoc, never did I think I’d be parenting caterpillars. But their precious little baby stage didn’t last long at all.
After just 10 days they were in their chrysalis looking to become grown ups themselves. We monitored and cared for them during this vital stage of their little lives.
Soon enough they started emerging, this moment was sensational and we knew at this point we had succeeded in bringing these beautiful creatures to the world, we feed them over the next 3 days, taking it in turns to ensure they grew big and strong.
After just a few days they were itching to get out there and take on the big wide world, as we released them they very sheepishly came to the top of their cage and slowly made the big brave leap into the big world.
It was one some flap for them, one giant flap for butterfly kind
Well worth the money, we bought this for my daughter but in the end the whole family were amazed by it!
When you get it and use your caterpillar voucher there is a bit of an extra wait until they turn up as they might be out of season but that’s to be expected.
Highly recommend this produc
Arrived quickly, all caterpillars hatched. No problems
My boy loved it and made the perfect birthday present present him, Definitely ordering some more.
****Be aware you have to send off for the catapillars in an allocated time frame (during certain months of a butterflys life cycle)**** to avoid dissapointment.
Food and instructions are provided for when you transfer the chrysalis to the butterfly garden/net.
my 5&6yr old enjoyed watching them emerge and releasing them.
This is a great kit to admire the transformation of butterflies. The kit is a bit on the pricey side, considering the extra 2.99 for the caterpillars tub but well worth it. It all went smoothly apart from the huge amount of frass and silk produced by the caterpillars that will make it hard to see them properly after the about 2-3 days. Most caterpillars pupated at the bottom of the tub, the space is so little that no wonder they did not chose the lid! After about a week the butterflies have all emerged, beautiful and healthy.
Great kit to start and easy instructions, highly recommended for both kids and adults
Bought this for my Grandchildren, I have purchased one previously to this one. When you receive the kit you have to send off for your caterpillars, then you just let them grow, slowly they turn to chrysalis and then you move them into the net and wait around a week for the beautiful butterflies to emerge.
We had 2 of these, one a gift from someone else, but they were both for a 4 year old. We redeemed the vouchers for the caterpillars a couple of weeks apart so the first lot would have fled by the time the 2nd lot were ready. They fascinated us all from 4 to 74 years of age. It’s very important to just let the caterpillars get on with what they do. They (the tub they’re in) shouldn’t be handled especially when they start to go to chrysalis stage except to put the lid in the net container. Then you just wait until they become butterflies, not that long really. We’ll do it again in about 5 years when our new grandchild due early 2022 is old enough to appreciate it. Instructions come with the box and there is a web site if you need it.
We thoroughly enjoyed watching these beautiful butterflies develop. The instructions were easy to follow and I wouldn’t hesitate to purchase another tub of caterpillars since we can reuse the mesh “garden.” My daughter and I learned a great deal from the helpful booklet and watching our 5 little friends grow. All 5 seemed to grow healthily and had no problem flying away
We got four butterflies out of five caterpillars. It was mesmerising to watch the transformation.
Fast delivery and clear instructions. I worried it wasn’t kind to keep the butterflies but as soon as they’re fed and ready, we set them free into our garden and watched them happily fly around the flowers. I’ll be buying this again for my niece.
Bought for 9yr old granddaughter. They do take a few days ro arrive so check when you order. Clear instructions, good product. My granddaughter loved nurturing while watching them grow and emerge. Would definitely reccomend and purchase again for other grandchildren.
Bought this for my nature loving grandson’s 6th birthday in May. It’s just amazing. My daughter sent off the voucher for the caterpillers straight away and they were delivered within 48 hours of her chosen dispatch date. 5 arrived and 4 survived to become butterflies. My grandson found it great fun and fascinating to watch them grow, turn into chrysalises and then watch them hatch out. When he released them he was able to hold them and they fluttered about and sat on him before flying off. This would make an unusual and wonderful gift for any age. Highly recommend.
This is a lovely product which my girls were fascinated by, unfortunately it was too cold to let them out as we ordered as soon as they were available beginning of march i think, and the cats kept knocking it over. keep well away from cats they are fascinated by it – they must be able to hear them moving i think
Amazing product which has easy to follow instructions. We are on our third set of Caterpillars now and it is just fascinating to see them change to the most wonderful Butterflies.
My daughter was going about caterpillars and butterflies at school and I saw this and thought it would be nice. While I now think caterpillars are abit creepy they are absolutely fascinating and the kids had a great time watching them grow and then releasing them at the end, would 100% recommend.
Ordered this for my Grandaughters birthday when it arrived I ordered the caterpillar, s you can choose a date for postage they arrived the day after posting, tiny little creatures I have handed them over today so can’t wait to see the butterflies
The caterpillars grew quickly and formed chrysalis easily. We were very nervous transferring them to the habitat and worried after Agee days that they had died!! Then suddenly 2 beautiful butterflies emerged followed by 3 more. Fantastic! The children loved the experience, and we released them onto a butterfly garden we created. They loved landing on the lavender flowers . So good
Amazing kit, children learned so much and loved them
My daughter received this as a birthday present, I ordered the caterpillars which came within 3 days, was fascinating to watch these tiny caterpillars transform into beautiful butterflies.
My daughter took photographic evidence every day and the final stage was letting them go which was great to watch.
Ended up buying for friends birthdays, great idea!
I bought this for my 3 year old granddaughter. She loves butterflies and bugs and has watched them grow from teeny caterpillars into the cocoons they’re in at the moment. We received 5 tiny caterpillars and they all grew really quickly into big chubby ones. It’s really interesting to watch and I’m sure we will be ordering more when these have been released
She’s well happy. They come with the voucher to get the caterpillars.
There are people who will think you have caterpillars in the box itching to get out and turn into butterflies. This is not the case. You need to order them. You just pay about 2.50 for the postage.
The online ordering is actually more complicated than it needs to be but eventually got there. Worth doing though.
The caterpillars are on order and will get here in march. So you only have between march and sept to get your caterpillars. They don’t like the winter!
This is a wonderful little set and a special experience for kids to enjoy with the family, watching caterpillars grow into butterflies. I bought one for my daughter and her friend and they really enjoyed watching their caterpillars together and had a special release day when they were ready. Great value for money and great balance of fun and learning.
Perfect for a gift. My son was gifted one at Christmas and we waited until the right time to use the voucher provided to get the catipillers.
It was facinating for kids and adults to watch the grow, develop, make their cocoon and become butterflies.
We done this over the summer, kids were engrossed with the process and we got the most beautiful butterflies to release when the time came. Highly recommend for the memories and photos alone, butterflies flew onto my kids faces for some amazing photos. Don’t consider it, do it!
I bought this as a gift and then wanted to have a go myself so I could release the butterflies in memory of my mum. It was really interesting seeing these tiny caterpillars become butterflies and I would recommend for any age
I advise everyone, it is very interesting to watch how the caterpillars turn into butterflies before our eyes! The only thing, in my opinion, is not convenient that the caterpillars need to be ordered separately with a voucher.
Thank you for the experience definitely would recommend to anyone who adores wildlife
This is fantastic for both home or school use. I bought this about 4 years ago and the net is still perfect.
It comes with a voucher for you to buy live caterpillars on insectlore. They come in a little jar with food.
Children love to look and see how the caterpillar grows, builds a cocoon and then emerges as a butterfly.
It’s great for teaching children about the life cycle of the butterfly and learning about nature.
I keep the net and each year just buy a new set of caterpillars for my class to observe.
Buy one every year . I’m 34 and still in awe. Kids love i
My daughter and I found an elephant moth caterpillar, we wanted to keep it and see what it would turn into. We kept it in here for a while but ended up releasing it onto the trees as we felt mean. But it’s a great and useful thing to have. I need to order some of the caterpillars soon to go inside. The net is great how it folds back up ever so small so then it doesn’t take up so much room. I love how it has Velcro on the top handle so you can attach it pretty much anywhere
Great gift with a difference and every year you only need to purchase more caterpillars and start again!
Brilliant product I would definately recommend and instructions are easy to follow.
Really good family fun to watch these little caterpillars turn into beautiful butterflies.
loved the speed of delivery and great for a prese
This is brilliant! I think I had more fun than kids! All of our butterflies hatched and stuck around to land on kids hands. It comes with a voucher so you can get them when your ready so great as a present.
I think I enjoyed this far more then my son did
My son loved this, he was watching every day for changes. The butterflies were beautiful And the release of the butterflies was awesome
We had such a good time learning about butterflies this summer. With all activities closed, I decided to invest in this plus also purchased the caterpillars using a voucher. My girls absolutely adored them – and kept checking on the cocoons daily. When we released the butterflies one of them landed on a piece of orange that my daughter was holding – it was magical!
Everytime I think about this product I get butterflies in my stomach. Not sure I should have even the csterpillars
Kids loved the idea… But we never got round to buying the butterflies.. (pupa)… So we’re ready to go… If there are any pupa out there in need of a home we’re your peeps….
I bought this butterfly pack to help educate my child on the butterfly process. However, what we got was so much more!
Upon receipt of the pack we embarked on our journey, then with everything set up, we placed our order for the 5 little creatures.
They arrived soon enough and were so small and delicate, they didn’t do anything at first but after a day or two they were crawling round the tub causing havoc, never did I think I’d be parenting caterpillars. But their precious little baby stage didn’t last long at all.
After just 10 days they were in their chrysalis looking to become grown ups themselves. We monitored and cared for them during this vital stage of their little lives.
Soon enough they started emerging, this moment was sensational and we knew at this point we had succeeded in bringing these beautiful creatures to the world, we feed them over the next 3 days, taking it in turns to ensure they grew big and strong.
After just a few days they were itching to get out there and take on the big wide world, as we released them they very sheepishly came to the top of their cage and slowly made the big brave leap into the big world.
It was one some flap for them, one giant flap for butterfly kind
Well worth the money, we bought this for my daughter but in the end the whole family were amazed by it!
When you get it and use your caterpillar voucher there is a bit of an extra wait until they turn up as they might be out of season but that’s to be expected.
Highly recommend this produc
Bought as a gift for my 93 Yr old father, he loved it as he’s housebound he was able to watch butterflies hatch from caterpillars to release
My little girls had the best time watching the caterpillars growing into butterflies. Best activity for little ones. Will definitely do it agai
Arrived quickly, all caterpillars hatched. No problems
My boy loved it and made the perfect birthday present present him, Definitely ordering some more.
We had 5 set 4 free as was flying around net 1 is still in cacoon so left to hopefully set free by wkend.
****Be aware you have to send off for the catapillars in an allocated time frame (during certain months of a butterflys life cycle)**** to avoid dissapointment.
Food and instructions are provided for when you transfer the chrysalis to the butterfly garden/net.
my 5&6yr old enjoyed watching them emerge and releasing them.
This is a great kit to admire the transformation of butterflies. The kit is a bit on the pricey side, considering the extra 2.99 for the caterpillars tub but well worth it. It all went smoothly apart from the huge amount of frass and silk produced by the caterpillars that will make it hard to see them properly after the about 2-3 days. Most caterpillars pupated at the bottom of the tub, the space is so little that no wonder they did not chose the lid! After about a week the butterflies have all emerged, beautiful and healthy.
Great kit to start and easy instructions, highly recommended for both kids and adults
Bought this for my Grandchildren, I have purchased one previously to this one. When you receive the kit you have to send off for your caterpillars, then you just let them grow, slowly they turn to chrysalis and then you move them into the net and wait around a week for the beautiful butterflies to emerge.
We had 2 of these, one a gift from someone else, but they were both for a 4 year old. We redeemed the vouchers for the caterpillars a couple of weeks apart so the first lot would have fled by the time the 2nd lot were ready. They fascinated us all from 4 to 74 years of age. It’s very important to just let the caterpillars get on with what they do. They (the tub they’re in) shouldn’t be handled especially when they start to go to chrysalis stage except to put the lid in the net container. Then you just wait until they become butterflies, not that long really. We’ll do it again in about 5 years when our new grandchild due early 2022 is old enough to appreciate it. Instructions come with the box and there is a web site if you need it.
We thoroughly enjoyed watching these beautiful butterflies develop. The instructions were easy to follow and I wouldn’t hesitate to purchase another tub of caterpillars since we can reuse the mesh “garden.” My daughter and I learned a great deal from the helpful booklet and watching our 5 little friends grow. All 5 seemed to grow healthily and had no problem flying away
My grandson loves and is waiting for his first butterfly.
We got four butterflies out of five caterpillars. It was mesmerising to watch the transformation.
Fast delivery and clear instructions. I worried it wasn’t kind to keep the butterflies but as soon as they’re fed and ready, we set them free into our garden and watched them happily fly around the flowers. I’ll be buying this again for my niece.
Bought for 9yr old granddaughter. They do take a few days ro arrive so check when you order. Clear instructions, good product. My granddaughter loved nurturing while watching them grow and emerge. Would definitely reccomend and purchase again for other grandchildren.
Bought this for my nature loving grandson’s 6th birthday in May. It’s just amazing. My daughter sent off the voucher for the caterpillers straight away and they were delivered within 48 hours of her chosen dispatch date. 5 arrived and 4 survived to become butterflies. My grandson found it great fun and fascinating to watch them grow, turn into chrysalises and then watch them hatch out. When he released them he was able to hold them and they fluttered about and sat on him before flying off. This would make an unusual and wonderful gift for any age. Highly recommend.
This is a lovely product which my girls were fascinated by, unfortunately it was too cold to let them out as we ordered as soon as they were available beginning of march i think, and the cats kept knocking it over. keep well away from cats they are fascinated by it – they must be able to hear them moving i think
Amazing product which has easy to follow instructions. We are on our third set of Caterpillars now and it is just fascinating to see them change to the most wonderful Butterflies.
My daughter was going about caterpillars and butterflies at school and I saw this and thought it would be nice. While I now think caterpillars are abit creepy they are absolutely fascinating and the kids had a great time watching them grow and then releasing them at the end, would 100% recommend.
Ordered this for my Grandaughters birthday when it arrived I ordered the caterpillar, s you can choose a date for postage they arrived the day after posting, tiny little creatures I have handed them over today so can’t wait to see the butterflies
The caterpillars grew quickly and formed chrysalis easily. We were very nervous transferring them to the habitat and worried after Agee days that they had died!! Then suddenly 2 beautiful butterflies emerged followed by 3 more. Fantastic! The children loved the experience, and we released them onto a butterfly garden we created. They loved landing on the lavender flowers . So good
Bought this along with the life cycle of a butterfly for my 5year old granddaughter who was learning about it in school.
She was delighted with it.
My daughter received this as a birthday present, I ordered the caterpillars which came within 3 days, was fascinating to watch these tiny caterpillars transform into beautiful butterflies.
My daughter took photographic evidence every day and the final stage was letting them go which was great to watch.
Ended up buying for friends birthdays, great idea!
I bought this for my 3 year old granddaughter. She loves butterflies and bugs and has watched them grow from teeny caterpillars into the cocoons they’re in at the moment. We received 5 tiny caterpillars and they all grew really quickly into big chubby ones. It’s really interesting to watch and I’m sure we will be ordering more when these have been released