136 HAWAII PARENT May/June 2025 observant and inquisitive, responsible, and patient; and now they are learning sacrifice. Although they love their fluttering orange friends, setting them free is the best thing for them. Raising monarch butterflies with your kids is a great chance for your kids (and you) to learn and have fun with this hands-on activity. Raising butterflies is fun at any age. You may even find yourself sneaking some peaks for yourself to see where your part-time pet is on their incredible life cycle. Raising butterflies is a magical, hands-on activity that creates lasting memories while teaching kids important life lessons they will carry with them for years to come. want to reach the ultimate goal of a butterfly. An important aspect of raising caterpillars until they’re butterflies, is releasing the butterflies. This can be a wonderful experience for kids. It may be one of the only times in their lives that they may hold one of these delicate insects. Apart from a magical experience for kids, and a great photo opportunity for parents, there is another lesson to be learned here. Your kids have taken care of their critters for weeks and have likely become attached to them. This is a good opportunity for them to experience letting something they love go in the most minute sense. In raising their butterflies they have learned to be more “It may be one of the only times in their lives that they may hold one of these delicate insects” “Sharing the Butterfly Experience” educational event.
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