More Butterfly Fun

This year we did some projects to learn even more about our butterflies.  Kade cut out some milkweed leaves and glued on noodles to show the different stages of metamorphosis. We used acini de pepe for the eggs, the caterpillar is a corkscrew noodle, the chrysalis is shell pasta, and the butterfly is bowtie pasta.

We also learned about symmetry.  We looked at lots of pictures of butterflies to see if all their wings were symmetrical, then Kade used stickers and stamps to make his own symmetrical butterfly.  When he was done we taped pennies to the tips of the wings which made it balance on just about anything.

   We even played butterfly Tic Tac Toe.  Kade had to fly his butterfly to each square.  Dad told him that his butterflies sure were slow.

This is an accordion folded caterpillar/butterfly.  If you look at it from one side it is a caterpillar.

If you turn it and look at it from the other side it is a butterfly.

Kade has been asking me all night if we can do more caterpillar stuff tomorrow.  I think he enjoyed it.