A new butterfly, and releasing ladybugs!

The kids were so excited today to see the butterflies. They each got to drop in an orange slice to feed them and all thought it was a bit scary and exciting. We noticed one chrysalis was really dark and I told them it would hatch today. They asked what they look like after they hatch, so I showed them in one of our books. A few minutes later, one of our girls yelled out that it hatched! It had just come out and was all wrinkled up, and I was so glad all the kids were there to see it.





We released the ladybugs during recess and I was so glad it was sunny! None of them flew, they just started crawling onto the grass. I scooped them up and each kid got to hold at least one, some more if they wanted. We then put them in our flowers and bushes.



They were in a bug type mood and as they searched under rocks for bugs, discovered a whole ant colony! They were so excited because we could see the eggs. We watched the ants carry their eggs into the tunnels. We went inside late because they were having such a great time watching them. It's so fun to watch their excitement and learning in spontaneous activities like this!

Picture 2 shows all the eggs gone. Within a few minutes, they had hidden them all in their tunnels.