By Shelly Latshaw

Imagine a classroom of excited students, gathered around a table to watch the amazing transformation of caterpillars emerging from their cocoons chrysalises into a beautiful Painted Lady Butterflies. When the butterflies emerge and begin to flap their wings, the students will be astounded by nature's biological life cycle. Learning through the metamorphosis of a caterpillar to an adult butterfly is a hands on real-life experience that students would probably never be able to witness or experience naturally in the wild.

With a Live Butterfly Rearing Kit from The Butterfly and Nature Gift store, your child or classroom can observe the caterpillar's transition into a beautiful Painted Lady butterfly while learning about biological life cycles or simply in enjoy the aesthetics of nature through the butterflies' magnificent colorings.

With the largest selection live butterfly kits sold on the internet, the Butterfly and Nature store offers the kits in three sizes; medium, large and school size with the option to receive the caterpillars immediately or at a later date. The kits can be ordered anytime of the year including during winter months.

Each Live Butterfly Rearing Kit contains everything you need to witness the butterfly life cycle including live caterpillars, see-through net cage special food and easy instructions. Children not only watch the caterpillars change into chrysalises (cocoons) and then emerge as butterflies but they actively participate in the care and feeding of the butterflies. Most butterflies have an average lifespan of 30 days so they can be used in a classroom setting where long term care commitments are not practical.

Another exciting way to view live butterflies are the live butterfly release packages, which are perfect for weddings, christenings and other special events. Packaged by the dozen, the real live butterflies are shipped to you the day before your special event; the only requirement is to keep them in the dark until just before release. By exposing them to light they will be ready to take flight. They can be released from a basket all at once or by individual guests from envelopes the butterflies are packaged in. Either way it is a beautiful and special way to celebrate life's special events with the spectacular show of colors of live butterflies.

The Butterfly and Nature Gift store internet site was started by artist Randi Jones, who while obtaining her Master's of Science degree in Agricultural Entomology, discovered how little exposure people had to the exotic and interesting insects of the world, especially the beautiful butterfly. The butterflies used in her environmentally friendly art work and kits are raised in butterfly farms and are common species in their native countries. These butterfly farms give villagers a way to make a living instead of by clearing precious rainforest habitat and they also protects the natural wild butterflies living in the rainforest.

The Butterfly and Nature Gift Store sells other live wildlife kits such as ladybugs, ant farms, frogs, and hermit crabs which can be used as great interactive teaching tools. They also carry everything from real Butterfly framed art and Nature jewelry to Butterfly feeders and Bird Houses. Many of the unique, handcrafted butterfly items display real butterflies for best visibility of their striking natural colors and shapes making them ideal for science and art projects or to purchase as gifts. Also available are educational nature interactive toys, books and games as well as free screensavers and wallpapers.

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The Butterfly and Nature Gift Store prices start from $ 8.00 and are available for shipping throughout the continental United States. Orders are usually shipped within 2 to 3 days and there is a rush order option available. Credit cards, pay pal, money orders and school purchase orders are accepted.

Teachers who have orders shipped directly to their school will save an extra 10% off their orders.

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