Meet the caterpillars
Day 1 - meet the caterpillars! How many can you see?
Day 2
Day 3 - Do you think they are getting bigger?
Day 4 - What do you notice about the caterpillars?
Day 5 - They are growing so quickly!
Day 6 - The caterpillars are eating all the time!
Day 7 - How have the caterpillars changed in one week?
Day 8 - Can you see the different colours?
Day 9 - What can you see?
Day 10 - What has changed? What do you think will happen next?
Day 11 - The caterpillars have changed into chrysalides.
Day 12 - The chrysalides need time to harden before they can be moved.
Day 13 - Time to move the chrysalides into the butterfly hatching habitat
Day 14 - It will take between 7 and 14 days for the caterpillars to transform into butterflies
Day 15 - Inside the chrysalis the caterpillar is going through a change called metamorphosis
Day 16 - Did you know butterflies have 4 wings not 2?
Day 17 - Did you know butterflies taste with their feet?
Day 18 - Did you know that the wings of a butterfly are covered in tiny scales?
Day 19 - There are lots of different kinds of butterflies. These caterpillars will turn into Painted Lady butterflies.
Day 20 - The first two butterflies have emerged! Can you see them?
Day 21 - The third butterfly emerged today. You can see it's wings are still crumpled.



Day 22 - The fourth and final butterfly has emerged from the chrysalis


Day 23 - Time to release the butterflies



