We had a fantastic time today releasing our Butterflies from Insect Lore. They were fun to watch crawl around as caterpillars, hang upside down as chrysalis and emerge as butterflies. We watched them for a few days and today was the pre-determined release day. CJ took control of the release and gave instructions to the preschoolers. He was the handler of the butterflies and helped everyone get to see one before they flew away.
We found the best option for getting the butterflies out was to tip the butterfly garden on its side and use a flower with a long stem for them to crawl on one at a time. Then we could bring it out, observe it and let it climb on our hands if it was calm. Once they flew away it was fun to watch the ones land around the yard and others fly high into the sky. I think CJ REALLY enjoyed this experience. He's very nature oriented and has enjoyed reading about the different insects in our area from our trail guide.
Overall, as a homeschool science curriculum I'd have to say this was awesome. There isn't much preparation, it's a great notebooking experience, and in the end you get to release them and not stress over having another pet to take care of. Yay!
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