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Last week, the kids and I went to see the butterfly exhibit at Meijer Gardens with my Mom and my brother's family. We go every year, and every year we have a wonderful time. Megan didn't like it when the butterflies flew around her - especially the larger ones like the Common Morpho. This year, they had a pretty cool butterfly chair, where the kids could sit and they look like they've got wings and antennae.
Here's some pictures of the kids learning about caterpillars, chrysalids and some tropical plants before going into the main butterfly exhibit. We saw several new Monarch butterflies in the cases drying out their still-wet wings.
Here we are exploring the main area. RJ and Emily each like to take a butterfly guide and go on a scavenger hunt to see how many different types of butterflies they can spot. Megan stayed close to the stroller, a little overwhelmed with all the butterflies flying around.
We then went over to the Children's building and the kids had lots of fun exploring all the butterfly manipulatives and imaginative play items. The kids built butterflies, looked at mounted butterflies through a magnifying glass, dressed up as butterflies and caterpillars and played with the puppet theater.
After we finished up at Meijer Gardens, we went to McDonalds for lunch and to let the kids play in the play area to get them good and tired.
A great time was had by all. I'm going to close this post with my favorite picture from our day:
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| Thank God my kids aren't caterpillars! |
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