Butterfly Kits For Children- Things To Know About Them

Butterfly kits for children are one of the most educational gifts you can give to any kid. These will not only teach the kids how a butterfly evolves through various stages of the life cycle but also teaches about the beauty of the nature. A butterfly kit essentially contains all the things needed to raise a butterfly.  It includes a gift certificate that allows the kids to plan accordingly and order the caterpillars when they are ready to take care of them.Here are some of the things that one must know when they are using butter fly kit:1) Before ordering the caterpillars the kids must make sure that they are available to take care of them until the whole cycle is done and that can range for about 3 weeks. So, it's always advisable to choose holiday time when there is a break for the schools to do this project.2) When the caterpillars arrive, they must be handled very carefully and most of the time, they are provided with adequate food required. All they have to do is transfer them to the container and watch the developments that happen after that.3) It is always advisable to keep the caterpillars out of the reach of sunlight and preferably indoors. The position of the container should always be in an upright position. Sunlight can cause condensation effect in the container and that can affect the health of the caterpillars. Since the larvae doesn't need anything extra, just keep it in your room and watch them grow. Initially, they don't move much, but slowly they will start improving, and then they start eating a lot and will get double the original size.  4) The larval stage generally takes about a week to change into the next stage that is called as chrysalis. When at this stage they crawl on to the top of the container and will hand downwards. This is a very critical stage, and they must not be disturbed during that state. The whole body of the caterpillar will start changing and slowly move towards the formation of a beautiful butterfly.5) During this stage it's not really needed to be indoors, and it is ok to expose it to the sunlight. Keep the container away from strong breeze or strong sunlight. To say it right, you must give optimal conditions for the chrysalis to develop slowly into the butterfly. Let them hang in the container until they are ready.6) After a period of about a week or so, the chrysalis staged butterfly will slowly start to transform into an adult butterfly. You can know that the chrysalis is close to become a full fledged butterfly with the color it, the darker the color the closer it is to develop into a butterfly. Slowly, the butterfly will evolve and still be hanging vertically down until the wings are fully formed and spread out. The wings will take about two to three hours to harden and then the butterflies will be ready to fly.Don’t forget to teach your kids to leave the butterflies and give their freedom after they become a fully grown adult. The purpose of butterfly kits of children is solely to teach them its life cycle and also about being responsible and taking care of another living being.