Butterfly Raising Kit

Give every child the Gift of Metamorphosis with the Very Hungry Butterfly Garden!

Choose to receive the kit with either a voucher, where you or the recipient have the flexibility to start raising butterflies when ready, or with LIVE caterpillars immediately (by selecting a send out date).  Caterpillars are available from March to mid-September only.

Watch the Miracle of Metamorphosis Up Close

A wonderful combination of Eric Carle's beloved classic story and actual butterfly metamorphosis.  This fun but educational kit gives children, students and families an unforgettable opportunity to watch caterpillars change into chrysalides and then emerge as beautiful Painted Lady Butterflies. Raise and feed your very own butterflies and then release them into the wild! The entire transformation from caterpillar to adult butterfly takes about three to five weeks.

See an Amazing Transformation

3-5 caterpillars (a live butterfly culture) will arrive in a clear plastic cup with all of the nutritious food they need. Place the cup in a safe place away from direct sunlight. The caterpillars will remain in the cup and will eat, spin silk and grow to TEN times their original size! After seven to ten days they will hang upside down and harden into chrysalides (chrysalides are also known as pupae).

Raise Your Very Own Butterflies

Once the chrysalides have hardened, gently move them to the special edition pop-up butterfly habitat. It will take about seven to ten more days for them to complete the transformation to adult butterflies.

The Butterfly Garden Habitat is a reusable, cylindrical mesh container perfect for up-close butterfly viewing! When not in use it folds flat for easy storage. Then when you wish to raise more butterflies, just order a refill Cup of Caterpillars here.

• EAN code
  735569081015
• Brand
  Insect Lore

Local Delivery
Stewarts offer free delivery on all orders over £50 within our local area. For orders under £50 we charge £7.95. Below is a map showing our local area, if you are outside this then unfortunately, except for selected nationally deliverable products, we are unable to deliver to you but you are very welcome to use our click and collect service.

Once your order has been placed we will be in contact within three days to arrange a time and date that will be convenient for you to receive the delivery.

National Delivery (selected products)

For products featuring the national shipping symbol above, delivery to mainland UK addresses is £7.95 for orders totalling less than £50 and free of charge above this.

Non-mainland UK addresses will incur a charge of £15 under a basket total of £150 but delivery is free of charge above this amount.

These postal areas are included in the non-mainland UK delivery list:

• Shetland Isles (ZE)
• Channel Islands - Guernsey, Alderney & Sark (GY)
• Jersey (JE)
• N. Ireland (BT)

Click and Collect
All Stewarts stores offer the option to reserve items, pay for them online, and collect them in store. You can see from a glance which stores have the item you are viewing by looking at this section:

Once your click and collect order is complete we will send you an email to confirm that the items are ready for collection. We do ask that items are collected within 7 days or a refund will be issued and the products returned to sale.

Gift Card Delivery
Stewarts gift cards can be delivered anywhere in the UK free of charge. Orders are posted at the end of the working day by Royal Mail First Class. Royal Mail have a next-day delivery aim for First Class letters and parcels, but delivery times are not guaranteed especially in busy periods.