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!
A Bigger Version of the Butterfly Garden!
Item code:103c (Live Kit) or 103 (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 child the Gift of Metamorphosis with the Live Butterfly Pavilion!
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
This educational kit offers children an invaluable lesson of metamorphosis, science, patterns, patience, and life cycle studies. With the giant and airy butterfly habitat it is perfect for raising butterflies in a home or classroom setting.
The butterfly cycle can take between 3 and 5 weeks to complete depending on the time of year, please take this into account when ordering.
See an Amazing Transformation
6-10 caterpillars (live butterfly cultures) will arrive within 2 clear plastic cups with all of the nutritious food they need. Place the cups in a safe place away from direct sunlight. The caterpillars will remain in the cups 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 pop-up butterfly habitat. It will take about seven to ten more days for them to complete the transformation to adult butterflies.
The Butterfly Pavilion 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 refill Cups of Caterpillars here.
The Live Butterfly Pavilion Includes:
- Pop-up, reusable 60cm tall super clear mesh habitat
- 6-10 LIVE caterpillars with food (2 cups of caterpillars) or voucher to redeem for caterpillars (caterpillars available March to mid-September)
- Feeding pipette
- Instruction guide
- x2 chrysalis stations (arrive with the caterpillars)
- Insect Lore sugar packet to make your very own Butterfly nectar (arrives with the caterpillars)
Ages 4+
Price: €39.57 ex VAT
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
