Very nice summer project with the kids

[PennyinCanada]

I’ve been hatching eastern swallowtail butterflies over the years. They will lay their eggs on dill and many a mom and grandma have collected the caterpillars and watched them become very chubby, become a chrysalis, and emerge as a spectacular butterfly. They’ve been really hard to spot these last few years. If you want to give them a boost, plant dill in your gardens and flower beds this spring.

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I’ve enjoyed hatching them over the summer and the kids and grandkids on the blocked loved it too. Great summer project. I might add, a pretty spectacular image of Jesus in the tomb and the Resurrection, and our own earthly journey here.

 

[pianistclare]

Fabulous! I will share this with my friends.
Happy Eastertide to you!
God Bless!

 

[7armyrugrats]

This is a great idea! Kids learn so much from nature. Thanks for sharing!

 

[gardenswithkids]

We’ve done that several times! It’s fun to find random caterpillars in our garden. We don’t always know what we have until they emerge. Just a reminder that if anyone wants to attract butterflies and caterpillars by planting their host plants, then don’t spray or dust the host plants with insect repellents!