12/5/2023 0 Comments Make a butterfly feeder![]() We have a squirrel issue, a neighbor’s cat issue (that likes to use our yard as a litter box) and we currently do not have an ant issue and I want to keep it that way. You often see plates hanging in yards as feeders with slices of melon or oranges. One note I should make is that many butterflies like to feed on rotting fruit. So if nothing else it certainly stimulated their little imaginations and they learned quite a bit in the process. I am not sure if this will actually work and help attract butterflies to the yard but it was a simple craft and the kid’s had fun making it and we just used things we already had on hand anyway. ![]() We are getting ready to let the butterflies free from our butterfly garden and hopefully they stick around and enjoy the little home we created. My hope is to have the butterfly feeder under the window of each child’s bedroom and I am hoping they can peer out the window and occasionally catch a glimpse of a butterfly. ![]() Our caterpillars have finally emerged as butterflies and we are ready to set them free tomorrow so this feeder project was our attempt to convince the butterflies to stay and hang out in our yard this Spring. My children have been having so much fun with this little science lesson and we decided to wrap up the lesson by making butterfly feeders for the yard. The last few weeks we have been raising caterpillars and learning about life cycles and insects and bugs. Here is a simple and fun little project to work on with the kids for Spring. ![]()
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