Order Your Home Edmonton Butterfly Raising Kit Starting Today at Education Station
Every spring, we raise butterflies to observe, and release, with our kids. In the first week of February, we order our butterfly raising kit in Edmonton, and choose a pick up date to
In 2023, pick up dates begin the first week of May at Education Station. For $34.99 you’ll receive a Painted Lady Butterfly Raising Kit, to raise at home, and release early into the summer. It’s a fun way to observe the life cycle of butterflies, create science programming, at-home, and find magic.
Each butterfly raising kit comes with:
8-10 larvae
Artificial Diet in an 8 oz. group raising container
a feeding vial
paint brush
complete instructions
tips for teachers & butterfly facts
What do you need that isn’t included in the butterfly raising kit in Edmonton?
At first, the caterpillars will arrive in a group raising container. When they’ve created their chrysalis, it’s time for them to move the group to a mesh container habitat, where the butterflies will emerge. The mesh habitats are not included in the butterfly raising kits, but can find these at Education station for sale (and re-use them every time you buy a butterfly raising kit in Edmonton). In the past, we’ve successfully used a mesh hamper from the dollar store as a habitat for the butterflies.
Order a butterfly raising kit in advance at EducationStation.ca.
