For my daughter's 5th birthday, she received a butterfly kit from Insect Lore. Once we got the painted lady caterpillars, my kids were glued to the fully enclosed (LOL!!) habitat watching the caterpillars' every move. They were a little confused when they turned into chrysalises and then just amazed as the butterflies emerged:)
For this review, Insect Lore let us bring home some more cool creatures:) This last kit we've tried was the Praying Mantis Pagoda!! With the adorable and totally enclosed habitat, we received a live egg case!! Each kit also comes with instructions... which was so nice since I had NO clue how many were going to emerged or what they looked like, or what to feed them!! I was soo glad Insect Lore also sent us the Life Cycle Stages figures (I highly recommended these especially with younger children or with an unfamiliar insect!!!)
Here's my house when they emerged...
We learned soo much by the experience!!! I didn't even know the cycle of mantises, what their egg case looked like or even what types of food they eat! What we were the most surprised about was how friendly they were when we released the hundreds that emerged!!!
Experience Science… that’s the goal of Insect Lore! They offer tons of kits, games and other interactive activities that help teach and let kids experience SCIENCE !! By being hands-on and letting kids see the plants and animals (and insects) grow and change, kids get to see things that are normally done in nature “out of sight”.
They have tons of cool kits and games that I would love to bring into my home!! Ones I have my eyes on are the carnivorous plants kit and My First Chemistry Kit (sounds perfect for our 1st chemistry lessons next year)!
GET YOUR OWN!! You can find all sorts of ways to experience science and all kinds of insects to watch grow at Insect Lore. Their prices are great!! Many kits (habitat and creatures)like the butterflies, mantises, and ladybugs are $20! And those great little life cycle figures are $5.99!! Great gifts!!
WIN YOUR OWN!! The amazing folks at Insect Lore are giving SIMPLE readers a chance to win a $50 gift certificate.... seriously guys that's like 2 kits and some cool figures!!!
To enter, visit Insect Lore and tell us what you'd like to get if you won!!
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*Review Disclaimer: We were given the praying mantis pagoda and life cycle figures for the review process. All opinions are ours because we have loved Insect Lore products!
I think we would like the praying mantis pagoda .
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I think we'd like the praying mantis pagoda as well.
I'm so totally going to order some stuff for my son, since he's learning about this stuff in school!
My daughter and I ordered the caterpillar/butterfly kit this past summer - it was an awesome experience for us both!
ReplyDeleteI would love to try the praying manis' next!
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I would want the Butterfly Pavilion or the butterfly bungalow. Oh the lady bug land looks cool too.
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I didn't realize I could post more than one comment, by doing more of the tasks! Cool. Here I am :)
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I could spent a million dollars on this site for my Nathan!! I think I would have to have the "Frog Bog" Or the mantis kit... if I HAD to pick, other wise give me one of each!
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I think we would choose Ladybug Land and the Butterfly Garden. My daughter is going to have her 4th bday at the local butterfly pavilion so that would be the best gift for her.
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I would get the caterpillar to butterfly puppet/toy. Augie LOVES The Very Hungry Caterpillar and this would be a great way to keep sharing the story.
ReplyDeleteEco-Aquarium since my daughter really wants a frog
ReplyDeleteWow...who knew bugs could be so cool. I could go crazy on that site for my little girl. I would get "ladybug land". Very cool post, thanks!
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So many fun things. I like the beetle barn and the butterfly garden.
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ReplyDeleteI would get the hissing cockroaches if I thought my hubby would let me :-) My son always LOVES them when we see them at the zoo. I think that would kind of creep people out though. I think we'd get the lady bugs or the praying mantis'. So many cool things, I'm going to have to remember this for Christmas!
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ReplyDeleteI think I would order the lady bug and praying mantis habitats. I think both my boys and my toddler would love them.
ReplyDeleteHow cool!!! I love Praying Mantis and it would be cool to learn more about them so I think I'd pick one of those kits! The butterfly kit would be cool to tho!
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I would get the Eco-Aquarium.
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My daughter would love the Big Bug Magnifying Jar with Live Ladybug Larvae.
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My son would love the Frog Bog! @sethandshannon1 sethandshannon1 at yahoo dot com
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ReplyDeleteHow fun! We would get the Root Vuiw Farm and the caterpillar to butterfly puppet.
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my nephews would love the anthill with coupon for live ants
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I'd probably choose the Strange Plants Biodome Kit and the Praying Mantis Pagoda
ReplyDeleteI'm not sure what I would end up choosing....there's soooo much my little guy would LOVE!!! He loves to learn about all kinds of bugs and animals.
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ReplyDeleteI would take the Butterfly Garden (so cool) and the Praying Mantis Pagoda (equally cool).
ReplyDeleteWe love Insect Lore. We've got the Beetle Barn, Ant Hill, and Butterfly Cage. This time I think we'd either go for the frogs or the praying mantis.
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I would choose the Eco-Aquarium.
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I would LOVE to try the butterfly garden!!!! My kids would get a real kick out of it and I would feel good about such a fun educational opportunity.
ReplyDeleteWe would get the butterfly one.
ReplyDeletePraying mantis and butterfly. We raised tadpoles we found at the creek, but finding insects to raise is harder!
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I was so glad that my grandkids enjoyed the Butterfly Kit and would recommend it for all the grandmas out there to buy for their grandkids as educational fun!!
ReplyDeleteWhat I didn't know was that Insect Lore also has a Worm Nursery. As a fisherman, gardener and houseparent at a Boys Home, that is something that I could really use. I would love for the boys to establish a worm farm to supply us with bait so wouldn't have to go and buy them at $4.00 a dozen when we go fishing. Plus they might even be able to set up a little business on their own and possibly sell them to others.
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I'm sure my son would love to get the Beetle Barn!
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ReplyDeleteWe would have the catterpillars delivered again for our treehouse along with the praying mantis pagoda.
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My son really wants the Carnivorous Creations! i like the Giant butterfly lifecycle floor puzzle and the reversible butterfly puppet! Thanks for the chance!
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i'd love to check out the live beetle kit! survivingateacherssalary@gmail.com
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I love the ladybug tabletop magnifier, and it would be fun to have the ladybug ladybug activity guide to go with it.
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I'd like to get my children the praying mantis pagoda but I'd like the butterflies again also. I've purchased them before and they are just amazing to watch.
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ReplyDeletewe have done both the butterflies and the ladybugs from this site for the past 2 years and we'd love to get the frog bog- love insect lore
ReplyDeleteThis is hard, I think I would go with the earth worm habitat, and the preying mantis, we caught a mantis and it was molting hubs thought it would be a good idea to place him outside for a bit, well he forgot about him and our mantis ended up getting fried. DD and I was pretty sad.
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ReplyDeleteI just ordered us caterpillars does that count? This came with our butterfly kit, so paying for the shipping
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I just ordered us caterpillars does that count? This came with our butterfly kit, so paying for the shipping
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I would get the Butterfly Pavilion
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I would love to get the Earthworm Nursery Shipped ASAP w/ Live Earthworms.
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Leopard Frog Puppet
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I have the butterfly pagoda. What a beautiful experience! I'd enjoy the Mantis Pagoda very mush, too!
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The Easy Hatch Fish Hatchery would be cool!
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The Praying Mantis Pagoda looks awesome. kick554@hotmail.com
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My son would love the frog bog
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I would choose the Easy Hatch Fish Hatchery.
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ReplyDeleteWe would totally do the butterflies! We have done them in the past and never tire of the process.
ReplyDeleteBeetle Barn Shipped ASAP w/ 40 - 50 Live Mealworms.
ReplyDeleteThat may sound awful, but we have a bearded dragon who loves eating both mealworms and beetles. Our 10 year-old and our 3 year-old twins love bugs but they also love feeding the lizard the mealworms and watching him hunt the beetles! lol
I think my daughter would like the Butterfly Bungalow or the Ladybug Land.
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I would buy the fiddler crab kit for my nephew!
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I'd get the Carnivorous Creations and Ladybug Land. I think that would qualify me as the coolest aunt. :)
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My daughter would want the butterfly kit!
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I would love to get my kids the tadpoles and butterflies! They would love watching them grow and change.
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I'd get the Ladybug Land.
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Frog Hatchery Kit looks cool
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The Bugs Activity Kit and The Carnivorous Plants sound really neat.
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I would purchase the Quantum Big Screen Viewer for my son.
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I would get the Eco-Aquarium, thanks!
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Bella Butterfly Hopscotch, I would get this for my little girl.
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I would get the eco-aquarium. Thanks for the chance!
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I think the Ladybug Land with Coupon for Live Ladybug Larvae looks really neat! tylerpants(at)gmail.com
ReplyDeleteOh gosh, we LOVE Insect Lore! We own the butterfly garden and the ladybug land, so I'd order the live caterpillars and ladybug larvae for those. I'd also get the Praying Mantis Pagoda!
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I adore "Ladybug" land and am hoping to have a bunch of them in my newly started garden! queens they are!
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I love the Eco-Aquarium. Contact info on my blog, thanks!
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I would get the Eco-Aquarium. I absolutely love frogs.
ReplyDeleteThe Praying Mantis Pagoda w/ Coupon for Live Egg Case looks awesome!
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My boys would love the Eco-Aquarium.
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I would get the Butterfly Pavilion and Anthill if I won!
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I checked out Insect Lore and if I won I would get their Carnivorous Creations, awesome!
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Eco-Aquarium. I saw this one the other day in the store and really wanted it. I'm so glad they carry it!
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We would like the easy hatch fish hatchery.
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My daughters want the Eco-Aquarium. We have the Butterfly Garden and they love it. I would order the butterfly larvae as well.
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ReplyDeletei would get the Butterfly Bungalow with Live Caterpillars. my daughter and brother love bugs.
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I would get the easy hatch fish hatchery. My 1st grade students would love watching fish grow!
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I like the Frog Bog. Thanks so much! pamelashockley(AT)aol(DOT)com
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I would get the "Painted Live Butterfly" book and the A Bee C Buzz Game. vidomich(at)yahoo(dot)com
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