Insect Fables

Earlier this week the older kids and I took a field trip to the Butterfly Pavilion.  They had a special program called Insect Fables going on.   It was a real hoot.  They learned about all sorts of invertebrates, crustaceans, butterflies, and arachnids.This was a great program.  The Colorado Chambers Players came and performed as one of the members read fable like stories. There was an oboe, bass, viola, violin, percussion instruments as well as digital piano. That belonged to a huge lobster. Cocoons.  Neat, huh? That’s a stick bug.  Those were fun.  Since they blend in with their surrounding it’s almost a hunt to find them. The kids even did a little dancing and played a game. How would like to find one of those in your house? And of course the kids always want to hold Rosie the Spider whenever we visit. It sort of tickles the hand. Shedding a little skin. And this is when my camera battery died.  :(  I think the kids were looking at spiders or something.

 

The rest of these photos I took with my phone. They’re not great, but there were some cool insects and butterflies to see.

There were butterflies everywhere.  It was awesome!  They were so pretty.

The kids and their friends.  I think they were all getting a little warm.  It was quite muggy inside too. Then the kids got to go to the education area where there was a maze, some puzzles, a climbing apparatus, and a zip line!

Butterfly Pavilion

I am a little behind in my posting, but I guess if I didn't tell you, you would never know. Last week I took the older kids to the Butterfly Pavilion with our home school group. It was great fun! They held a short class for the children where they learned about life cycles and metamorphosis. The teacher even read the Hungary Caterpillar for the purpose of teaching that the book is wrong.

It's not just butterflies at the Butterfly Pavilion. Here is Rosie the Tarantula. I think she is a favorite here at the pavilion.

Every time we visit we see several new species of butterflies. It is so fun to see them flying around and to see all the different colors.

Butterflies and More

Today we took a field trip to the Butterfly Pavilion near our home. We got to see more than just butterflies. Rebecca and Rachel held Rosie the Tarantula, while Thomas touched some starfish. There were plenty of beautiful butterflies everywhere. There were also some gorgeous flowers and creep bugs!