Our Caterpillar Season has come to an end for 2024, but will resume again in March 2025.
Our Live Butterfly Kits with Caterpillar Vouchers are still available to buy Year-round!
Vouchers are redeemable for Caterpillar dispatches from March-September 2025.
Gift Giving made simple!
The Perfect School Kit!
Item code: 105c (Live Kit) or 105 (Voucher Kit)
Please note when selecting option "Send Kit with Live" this is the date the complete kit is dispatched, not the delivery date.
For the Kit that comes with a Voucher instead of Live cup, please select "Send Kit with Voucher"
Give every student the gift of a butterfly!
This rewarding educational kit is designed specifically for teachers and classrooms. It enables each student to raise their own Painted Lady Butterfly and witness the wonder of the butterfly life cycle. The Live Butterfly Pavilion School Kit provides educators with many opportunities to teach science, math, reading, environmental studies and environmental awareness.
The entire transformation from caterpillar to adult butterfly takes between three to five weeks depending on the time of year, please take into account upcoming holidays when choosing a send out date for your kit to ensure the whole cycle can be observed.
Included in the Live Butterfly Pavilion School Kit:
- Collapsible and reusable 63cm tall Butterfly Pavillion Garden habitat
- 33 live caterpillars or voucher (caterpillars available March to Mid-September)
- Specially formulated, ready to use, caterpillar food (1 large and 1 small cup)
- 33 vials and lids
- 66 sticking pads
- Feeding pipette
- Plastic spoon
- Small transfer brush
- STEM Butterfly Diary
- Live Butterfly Pavilion School Kit instructions
Habitat is re-useable, purchase a School Kit Refill here.
Ages: 4+
Please note - Immediately upon receipt of the caterpillars, you will need to distribute the food and caterpillars between the vials, instructions on how to do this are included. If you should receive more than 33 caterpillars, any remaining may stay and develop in the cup they arrived in.
If you choose to upgrade to the DPD delivery option at check out 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.
Price: £64.99 incl VAT (£54.16 ex VAT)
Need help with your Caterpillar to Butterfly Process? - Watch these informative videos
Preparing Your Caterpillars: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWxR9BMeXZs&t=9s
Moving Your Chrysalis: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yh83qIL5J2E&t=9s
Feeding your Butterflies:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wup0WdPnDOc
Releasing your Butterflies: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_ImYSNCqBs
