It’s Caterpillar Project season in 2nd grade. Caterpillars and chrysalis’ and mallow plants are all Reese has wanted to talk about this week. So when she brought a fuzzy caterpillar home on a stick on Tuesday, I figured it would be fun for her to observe it for a few hours. It’s our policy to always return caterpillars and other creatures to the outdoors after a short observation period.
We stuck the caterpillar in a mason jar and named him Mason.
The two youngest kids couldn’t get enough of their fuzzy friend.
Imagine their surprise when they noticed Mason spinning web inside the jar. It was pretty cool to observe.
The next morning, we woke up to a full spun chrysalis (or is it a cocoon?) on the side of the mason jar.
The excitement in our house has been palpable. Even the older kids (ok, and myself) have gotten excited about watching Mason’s progress. We’re checking out books and making predictions about when Mason will emerge…..and what he’ll look like. Will he be a butterfly or a moth? My guess is moth.
Who knew that a little caterpillar like Mason could bring a family together and create such great memories?
Anybody know anything about caterpillars, butterflies, or moths?
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My middle daughter has a caterpillar living in our big red wagon by the front door. She told me last night it was changing so I better get photos for her…thanks for reminding. Lovely pictures…great colors!
You take really great pictures. What great timing? A few months ago we found a butterfly coming out of its cocoon on the way out of our condo. It was pretty cool. It will be amazing to see what emerges, and how it emerges.
Wow! Such a cool project, and such a beautiful pictures!!!
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Well, that’s very cool. Are you going to keep Mason until he/she turns into a butterfly? :)
Oh how cool is that!
Did the teachr know it was that close to a cocoon stage?
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What a fun project!
Awww…so cool! We’ve tried it before, but never got that far.
Thanks for the info! Most likely (since the jar is small) once he emerges, we’ll set him free. I just never expected to get a pet this week. :)
This is one of our favorite summer projects! You just reminded me that I need to order some larvae. ;-)
Love the photos and the name! Butterflies love sliced oranges or sugar water. You can wet a paper towel with some sugar water and they will soak it up. If they’re moths, they love oak tree leaves. Have fun! Can’t wait to see the photos of its release!
REminds me of when my sister and I kept silk worms in a pencil box. Still makes me a little giddy thinking about those times. :)
I’ll say moth, but I’ll hope butterfly.